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Norma Jeane Monroe Baker (Mortenson) aka Marilyn Monroe 1926–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1926

Birth Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Death Date: 5 Aug 1962

Death Location: Brentwood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Charles Gifford

Mother: Gladys Monroe

Spouse(s): Arthur Miller, Joseph DiMaggio, George Sanders, Jorge Guinle

Children(s):

In 1926, Norma Jeane Monroe Baker (Mortenson) aka Marilyn Monroe entered the world in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA, born to Charles Stanley Gifford And Gladys Pearl Monroe. Norma Jeane Monroe Baker (Mortenson) aka Marilyn Monroe married Arthur Asher Miller, George Henry Sanders, Jorge Eduardo Guinle, Joseph Paul Joe Dimaggio. Norma Jeane Monroe Baker (Mortenson) aka Marilyn Monroe passed away in 1962 in Brentwood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1926, Norma Jeane Monroe Baker (Mortenson) aka Marilyn Monroe entered the world in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA, born to Charles Stanley Gifford And Gladys Pearl Monroe.
  • Norma Jeane Monroe Baker (Mortenson) aka Marilyn Monroe married Arthur Asher Miller, George Henry Sanders, Jorge Eduardo Guinle, Joseph Paul Joe Dimaggio.
  • Norma Jeane Monroe Baker (Mortenson) aka Marilyn Monroe passed away in 1962 in Brentwood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Norma Monroe's Ancestors

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Norma Monroe
1926–1962
Birth Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Parents
Charles Stanley Gifford
1898–1965
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Gladys (Pearl) Monroe
1902–1984
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Easton) Tennant
1866–1904
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Otis (Elmer) Monroe
1866–1909
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Della (Mae) Hogan
1876–1927
Barry County, Missouri, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Monroe
1831–
Mary Appleton
1841–
Tilford Hogan
1851–1933
Charlotte Sellars
1857–1935
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Norma Monroe's Timeline

2 Records

1926
20 Feb 1926
Birth of Norma Jeane Monroe Baker (Mortenson) aka Marilyn Monroe in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1962
5 Aug 1962
Age 36
Death of Norma Jeane Monroe Baker (Mortenson) aka Marilyn Monroe in Brentwood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Brentwood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1926
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 866980

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: St Louis, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Cadet Nursing Corps Card Files, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Cadet Nurse Corps Files, compiled 1943 - 1948, documenting the period 1942 - 1948; Box #: 193

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1962
    Event Place: Brentwood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 866980

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