Marilyn Monroe's biographical film is getting closer and we present you with some curious facts about the world icon
Netflix has officially released the trailer for Blonde, the upcoming biopic starring Ana de Armas as the legendary Marilyn Monroe. The story is inspired by the bestselling historical novel of the same name written by Joyce Carol Oates which will explore how the violence of the Hollywood industry led Monroe to her death.
During the 40s and 50s, Monroe developed a successful career as an actress and singer that ended up enchanting the world thanks to her talent and charisma. However, behind the facade of success, there was a person who felt pressured to act as everyone expected of her, especially in an industry that constantly objectifies women and associates their value with their appearance.
Monroe's turbulent private life and mental health problems led to her death from an overdose of barbiturates in 1962, when the actress was just 36 years old. However, the Netflix movie will tell us in depth about the life of the actress and how she became a world icon.
Here we present some information that you did not know about Marilyn Monroe to better understand her new biopic!
Marilyn had a difficult childhood
Marilyn Monroe had a tumultuous childhood as her mother, Gladys, was in and out of mental hospitals, which meant that Monroe was in foster care for most of her childhood. The celeb reportedly went through 12 sets of foster parents and even ended up in an orphanage once. Her last adoptive parents were Grace and Erwin "Doc" Goddard, who eventually moved to California.
Marilyn recorded her life through writings and recordings.
Marilyn left behind detailed and often tragic records of her life. The actress used leather-bound journals to write, in thin, forward-sloping cursive handwriting.
The letters are said to have been filled with "manic-sounding" sentences about her experience in Hollywood. Part of these thoughts were recorded in the book Fragments which presents her unpublished texts written between 1943 and 1962.
Marilyn loved to read and write.
Marilyn was friends with important writers like Truman Capote, Carl Sandburg, and Saul Bellow. It is said that the actress had more than 400 books in her private library and her favorite photos of her were of her when she was reading.
Monroe also wrote poetry to express herself, and her reflections were often on couples and their loneliness, in equally romantic and dark tones.
Marilyn was going to play Holly Golightly
Audrey Hepburn was highly praised for her portrayal of Holly Golightly in Breakfast At Tiffany's; however, the role was originally intended for Marilyn Monroe because the eponymous book author, Truman Capote, had always wanted Marilyn, a "kindred spirit," to play Holly.
However, Capote's casting suggestion was dropped by Paramount Pictures, which ultimately cast Hepburn in the role, while Monroe's mentors and trainers, the Strasbergs, talked her out of taking on the role of "a lady of the night." ”.
Marilyn had Latin roots
The actress's mother was born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, and Monroe was originally called Norma Jean Mortenson; However, the Hollywood star decided to change her name at the beginning of her artistic career.
Monroe also visited bars in Ciudad Juárez where she used to meet different entertainment figures, such as Frank Sinatra. Similarly, during a photo session, she wore a chiconcuac sweater, a garment that was made in Santiago Tianguistengo, Mexico.
She also visited Mexico City and went to dinner at the house of "The Indian" Fernández with Columba Domínguez, a Mexican actress, singer, and painter.
