Image: Wikimedia CommonsMarilyn Monroe
American actress and model (1926–1962)
- Born June 1, 1926
- 27 movies
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model, known for comic blonde bombshell characters, who became one of the most popular stars of the 1950s and early 1960s. After a pin-up modelling career led to contracts with 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures, she signed a longer Fox contract in 1951. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million by 1962.
Marilyn Monroe appears in 27 films in The Rerun, from 1948 to 1961. Most of that work is in comedy, romance and drama. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: John Huston (3), Thelma Ritter (3), Jean Negulesco (3), Don Beddoe (3), Howard Hawks (3).
Known for
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953). A 1953 film from the years when she was a top-billed Fox star.
- Niagara (1953). A 1953 film from her rise as a Fox contract star.
- How to Marry a Millionaire (1953). A 1953 film from the period when she became one of Hollywood’s most marketable stars.
- The Seven Year Itch (1955). A film from the mid-1950s, at the height of her popularity.
- Some Like It Hot (1959).
- The Misfits (1961).
Movies
Let’s Make Love
Some Like It Hot
The Prince and the Showgirl
Bus Stop
The Seven Year Itch
River of No Return
There’s No Business Like Show Business
How to Marry a Millionaire
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Niagara
We’re Not Married!
Monkey Business
Don’t Bother to Knock
Clash by Night
O. Henry’s Full House
Let’s Make It Legal
As Young as You Feel
Love Nest
The Fireball
All About Eve
A Ticket to Tomahawk
The Asphalt Jungle
Right Cross
Love Happy
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
Ladies of the Chorus
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Marilyn Monroe been in?
- Marilyn Monroe appears in The Misfits (1961), Let’s Make Love (1960), Some Like It Hot (1959), The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), Bus Stop (1956), The Seven Year Itch (1955), River of No Return (1954), There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Niagara (1953) and We’re Not Married! (1952) on The Remote.
- When was Marilyn Monroe born?
- Marilyn Monroe was born on 1 June 1926.
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