Marilyn Monroe

20
Apr
2012

Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s.
After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946 with 20th Century Fox. Her early film appearances were minor, but her performances in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (both 1950) drew attention to her—by now her hair was dyed blonde. By 1953, Monroe had progressed to a leading role in Niagara (1953), a melodramatic film noir that dwelled on her seductiveness. 
Her "dumb blonde" persona was used to comic effect in subsequent films such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) and The Seven Year Itch (1955). Limited by typecasting, Monroe studied at the Actors Studio to broaden her range. Her dramatic performance in Bus Stop (1956) was hailed by critics, and she received a Golden Globe nomination. Her production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions, released The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), for which she received a BAFTA Award nomination and won a David di Donatello award. She received a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Some Like It Hot (1959). Monroe's final completed film was The Misfits, co-starring Clark Gable with the screenplay written by her then-husband, Arthur Miller.
The final years of Monroe's life were marked by illness, personal problems, and a reputation for being unreliable and difficult to work with. The circumstances of her death, from an overdose of barbiturates, have been the subject of conjecture. Though officially classified as a "probable suicide", the possibility of an accidental overdose, as well as the possibility of homicide, have not been ruled out. In 1999, Monroe was ranked as the sixth greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute. In the years and decades following her death, Monroe has often been cited as both a pop and a cultural icon as well as the quintessential American sex symbol.

The winners are...

David Duque

gold

Segovia, Spain

Rocky J Sawyer

silver

Troy, United States

Kunicz

bronze

Saint-Petersburg, Russia

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David Duque

about 1 year ago

824

Rocky J Sawyer

about 1 year ago

318

Kunicz

about 1 year ago

  • Kunicz: misterponce, thank you

  • misterponce: for me it is the most succeeded, because it is norma jeane, not marylin.....gold for you!

  • misterponce: perfect!!! i love it

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misterponce

about 1 year ago

256

whitlock

about 1 year ago

657

Steve_Roberts

about 1 year ago

  • misterponce: "elle a pas d'culotte""elle a pas d'culotte""elle a pas d'culotte"....................nice!!!!

466

Bogdan Covaciu

about 1 year ago

354

Ernesto

about 1 year ago

285

jonesmac2006

about 1 year ago

248

durandujar

about 1 year ago

313

Abj-Crayon

about 1 year ago

  • Abj-Crayon: Cut paper + light effect with photoshop for the hair. Thanks for your support Wooden Horse !

  • wooden-horse: Very nice! Is this cut paper?

632

wooden-horse

about 1 year ago

418

Pfeil

about 1 year ago

554

studio-candia

about 1 year ago

196

James Rabbitte

about 1 year ago

328

cartoonman

about 1 year ago

220

Anupriya

about 1 year ago

  • Rocky J Sawyer, about 1 year ago

    Congratulations.....David, Kunicz......Thanks All....

  • David Duque, about 1 year ago

    Hey! thank you very much everyone, this makes me very happy! Congratulations to Rocky and Kunicz, excellent workS!! ;)

  • durandujar, about 1 year ago

    Enhorabuena Señor Duque, un abrazo, crack!! Congratulations Rocky and Kunicz

  • Kunicz, about 1 year ago

    It's good. Thank's everybody for competing

  • Steve_Roberts, about 1 year ago

    Congratulations to David,Rocky and Kunicz.

  • Ernesto, about 1 year ago

    Congrats to the winners!! ;D

  • David Duque, about 1 year ago

    Gracias por la parte que me toca...;)

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