1950'S 1960'S MOVIE STAR----MARILYN MONROE "PORRAIT" & SWAP CARD

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MOVIE STAR CARD
1950'S 1960'S MARILYN MONROE
JAC & SWAP CARDS
MOVIE STAR
This card is of MARILYN MONROE
"FROM THE BINTAK SET ".
Marilyn Monroe
(
née
Norma Jeane Mortenson
; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress, singer, and model. Famous for playing comedic "
blonde bombshell
" characters, she became one of the most popular
sex symbols
of the 1950s and early 1960s and was emblematic of the era's
sexual revolution
. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed 0 million (equivalent to billion in 2021) by the time of
her death
in 1962.
[3]
Long after her death, Monroe remains a major icon of
pop culture
.
[4]
In 1999, the
American Film Institute
ranked her sixth on their list of the
greatest female screen legends from the Golden Age of Hollywood
.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Monroe spent most of her childhood in
foster homes
and an
orphanage
; she married at age sixteen. She was working in a factory during World War II when she met a photographer from the
First Motion Picture Unit
and began a successful
pin-up modeling
career, which led to short-lived film contracts with
20th Century Fox
and
Columbia Pictures
. After a series of minor film roles, she signed a new contract with Fox in late 1950. Over the next two years, she became a popular actress with roles in several comedies, including
As Young as You Feel
and
Monkey Business
, and in the dramas
Clash by Night
and
Don't Bother to Knock
. She faced a scandal when it was revealed that she had posed for nude photographs prior to becoming a star, but the story did not damage her career and instead resulted in increased interest in her films.
By 1953, Monroe was one of the most marketable Hollywood stars; she had leading roles in the
film noir
Niagara
, which overtly relied on her sex appeal, and the comedies
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
and
How to Marry a Millionaire
, which established her star image as a "dumb blonde". The same year, her nude images were used as the
centerfold
and on the cover of the first issue of
Playboy
. She played a significant role in the creation and management of her public image throughout her career, but she was disappointed when she was
typecast
and underpaid by the studio. She was briefly suspended in early 1954 for refusing a film project but returned to star in
The Seven Year Itch
(1955), one of the biggest box office successes of her career.
When the studio was still reluctant to change Monroe's contract, she founded her own film production company in 1954. She dedicated 1955 to building the company and began studying
method acting
under
Lee Strasberg
at the
Actors Studio
. Later that year, Fox awarded her a new contract, which gave her more control and a larger salary. Her subsequent roles included a critically acclaimed performance in
Bus Stop
(1956) and her first independent production in
The Prince and the Showgirl
(1957). She won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for her role in
Some Like It Hot
(1959), a critical and commercial success. Her last completed film was the drama
The Misfits
(1961).
Monroe's troubled private life received much attention. She struggled with
addiction
and
mood disorders
. Her marriages to retired baseball star
Joe DiMaggio
and to playwright
Arthur Miller
were highly publicized, but ended in divorce. On August 4, 1962, she died at age 36 from an overdose of
barbiturates
at her Los Angeles home. Her death was ruled a probable suicide.
The card is unnumbered and is black and white (JAC printed on back). The cards are printed on PHOTO STOCK measuring 4" x 2 3/4" and have blank backs.
This is
MARILYN MONROE (2 DIFF. CARDS)
The cards are in
NEAR MINT (SEE SCAN)
condition.
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