Marilyn's
Facts
Marilyn's Beauty Secrets:
*Marilyn used to rinse her face 15 times after
every wash.
*She would smear Vaseline, cold cream, or hormone
cream on her face.
*When not wearing make-up she would apply lanolin
or olive oil on her face as a protecting agent.
*She would also take "ice baths" and add Chanel
no. 5 to it.
*Marilyn used Nivea Skin Moisturizing Lotion.
Cosmetic Surgery:
Before the shooting of Ladies of the
Chorus(1948).Dr. Walter Taylor fixed Marilyn's
front teeth which protruded slightly.
In 1950, Johnny Hyde arranged for her to have her
chin and nose perfected.
Marilyn's heros and idols:
Michael Chekhov Eleanora Duse
Albert Einstein Clark Gable
Abraham Lincoln Dr. Albert Schweitzer
Lincoln Steffens Lee Strasberg
Marilyn's
Favorite Musical Artists:
Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland and
Beethoven.
Playboy Magazine
Marilyn Monroe was Playboy magazine's first
playmate. In Dec. 1953, Marilyn appeared on the
cover of Playboy's very first issue.
Marilyn's fave Hollywood restaurants:
Chasen's
La Scala
Romanoff's
Trader Vic's
Villa Capri
Marilyn's Measurements:
Marilyn's measurements fluctuated quite a bit.
Dress size 12
Pant size 8
height 5'5" and a half
1945:36-24-34
1946:36-24-36
1952:36 1/2-23-34
1954:37-24-35
1955:38-23-36
1956:37-23-37
Marilyn's Husbands:
Jim Doughtery: June 1942-Sept 1946
*Bob Slatzer: Oct 1952-a few days later
Joe DiMaggio: Jan 1954-Oct 1954
Arthur Miller:June 1956-Jan 1961
*included although there is no marriage
certificate as proof
More facts
Named the Number One Sex Star of the 20th Century
by Playboy magazine in 1999
-Voted the 'Sexiest Woman of the Century' by
People Magazine in 1999
-Featured on a 32¢ US commemorative postage stamp,
issued on June 1, 1995
-In December 1953, she was the Playboy
"Sweetheart" of the Month
-She was crowned Miss California Artichoke Queen
in 1947
-In 1946, she began using the stage name Marilyn
Monroe, but did not legally change her name until
February 23, 1956
Marilyn apparently had had a daughter in her early
20s. She was given away to an Italian Family. This
was taken from the book "The Assassination of
Marilyn Monroe".
She had plastic surgery- her nose and chin.
She wore a wig on the Misfits set.
She sometimes wore fake eyelashes in photopgraphs.
When she was young, she liked to show herself off.
She was going to marry Joe DiMaggio again on
August 8th, 1962 (ironically it was the date she
was buried).
Marilyn would go to work with a temperature of
105!
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