THE FACES OF MARILYN (3/6) – Joe DiMaggio, Arthur Miller, John Kennedy, Sinatra… On the heart side, the star married three times, flirted a lot and had many crushes.
60 years ago, the heroine of Some like it hot. Of norma jeanne, the calendar pin-up to the icon painted by Andy Warhol, passing by the Hollywood star, her multiple facets have forever forged the image of Marilyn Monroe. Tracking back.
Men prefer blondes? It must be said quickly. Anita Loos, the novel’s author, added: “But they marry brunettes.” That’s not entirely accurate. Jane Russell was married three times, as Marilyn. So? She wanted children, lots of children. Instead, it multiplied abortions and miscarriages. She dreamed of a stable home. None of his unions lasted. Let’s move on to the brave Jim Dougherty, her neighbor whom she married at 16 to stop being tossed from home to home.
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Joe DiMaggio dyed nine months, barely the time of a baseball season. The retired sportsman had noticed her on the cover of a magazine. She’s not interested in home runs. He makes fun of cinema and distrusts everyone…
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