The document summarizes the life and career of Marilyn Monroe. It describes her difficult childhood growing up without parents and moving through foster homes. She got her start in modeling after her photo appeared in a military magazine while her husband was overseas. She was noticed by an executive at 20th Century Fox who helped transform her appearance and name to Marilyn Monroe to prepare her for Hollywood. Her early acting roles were small but she had breakthrough performances in 1950 that established her as a rising star and blonde bombshell.