10 reasons why we adore Marilyn Monroe
On a day like today, it would be 90 years since the birth of the Hollywood diva Marilyn Monroe, actress, singer and model, who marked the cinema of Estaudonidense and became one of the main sexual symbols of all time. And, to remember the best of it, we offer you a list of 10 reasons why we should admire it.
1. She was attracted only to men because of their intelligence.
Marilyn made a list of the men she was attracted to. Among those she mentioned was scientist Albert Einstein, Pulitzer winner Arthur Miller: psychiatrist Elia Kazan, tenor Frank Sinatra, and among other men who stand out for their intelligence.
2. She was the second woman to have her own business
The company he formed was called Marilyn Monroe Productions. Through this, Marilyn acquired the rights to the playwright Terence Rattigan who wrote "The Sleeping Prince."
3. She admired Abraham Lincoln.
She compared herself to Abraham Lincoln and called her her hero. "I used to read everything I could find about her. She was the only famous American with whom I felt identified, mostly during her childhood," she mentioned in her book that she wrote "My Story."
4. She practiced yoga
In 1948, Marilyn Monroe was photographed practicing yoga. She was one of the first women to promote this discipline. Photo: Lee Chapman
5. She was a photographic model.
In 1946, a fashion photographer discovered Marilyn and convinced her to work as a model. At that time, her name was Norma Jean and her agent was Emmeline Snively, who advised her to change her brown hair to platinum blonde.
6. She wanted to make her intellectual concerns known.
In each interview she gave, she wanted journalists to make their concerns about knowledge known. She even wanted to count the books she read, the kind of movies she would like to interpret; however, she obtained papers from housewives.
7. She was considered the sexiest woman of the century
This recognition was by People Magazine in 1999. Despite the existence of several books that she has written, she appears in the first position of a similar ranking, for example "sexiest film actress" in 1995 by Empire Magazine of England.
8. When she died, her money was left in the hands of her teachers
The inheritance was valued at $ 1.6 million. About 75% was given to her acting teacher, Lee Stasberg, and the remaining 25% to her psychoanalyst, Gladys Baker Eley.
9. She refused to divorce Miller.
Marilyn, was pressured by Hollywood executives to divorce Arthur Miller. This happened when she was invited to the Committee on Un-American Activities.
10. Her body was not that of a super model
She was slim, but not slim. She displayed her curves with pride. If we were like the women of the 60s, we would not have so many complexes because of our weight or figure.
