Marilyn Monroe: podcast appearances and interviews

Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model known for her roles as a comic blonde bombshell. She gained fame in the 1950s and early 1960s as one of the most popular sex symbols of her era and an icon of the sexual revolution. Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson in Los Angeles and spent her childhood in foster homes and an orphanage. She married James Dougherty at age sixteen and worked in a factory during World War II, where she met a photographer who helped launch her pin-up modeling career. This led to film contracts with 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures, and eventually a longer-term contract with Fox in 1951. She became well known for her roles in comedies such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire, as well as in drama and film noir productions including Niagara and Clash by Night. Monroe's image as a