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Marilyn Monroe was a Georgia Tech fan...

1952 feature written by Marilyn Monroe called "How I Stay in Shape." A typical day consisted of "bust-firming" exercises, raw eggs whipped in milk, and leaving outdoor sports to the men.

An image of Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe in "My Week With Marilyn"

Marilyn before she became "Marilyn"

This video discusses how a Spanish collector plans to auction what he claims is a newly discovered 8-mm version of a film purportedly showing Marilyn Monroe having sex when she was still an underage actress known as Norma Jean Baker.

"She rarely bathed, slept in the nude and ate a lot in bed - shoving what was left on her plate under the sheets before going to sleep."

My Week with Marilyn Since moving on from the Creek, Michelle Williams has been slowing making a legit movie star out of herself with over a decades worth of solid supporting and fringe performances. In My Week with Marilyn she doesn’t just…

Playboy magazine named Marilyn Monroe the "#1 Sex Star" of the 20th century in 1999. People magazine named her "Sexiest Woman of the Century" the same year. She is the most written-about (over 600 books at last count) movie actress in history.
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She was voted "Miss Artichoke" in 1947 in a beauty contest in Castroville, California, "the Artichoke Capital of the World."

Marilyn spent much of her childhood in various foster homes and the Los Angeles Orphans Home (later renamed Hollygrove), although she was never an orphan. A tomboy, Norma Jean was the top player on the Hollygrove softball team.