A more extensive personal timeline, along with the images used here, can be found at: www.marilynmonroepages.com/timeline/.
1 June 1926 - Norma Jeane Mortenson born at LA General Hospital
13 September 1935 - Norma Jeane enters an orphanage in Los Angeles as orphan number 3463
26 June 1937 - Norma Jeane leaves the orphanage to live with Grace McKee
19 June 1942 - Marries Jim Dougherty
April 1944 - Norma Jeane starts work at the Radio Plane Munitions Factory
26 April 1946 - First national magazine cover in Family Circle
17 July 1946 - First interview at 20th Century Fox with Ben Lyon
26 August 1946 - First studio contract with Fox, Norma Jeane changed her name to Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn was after actress Marilyn Miller and Monroe was her mothers maiden name)
2 August 1946 - Norma Jeane applies to Blue Book Modeling Agency
13 September 1946 - Divorce granted from James Dougherty
25 August1947 - Fox contract not renewed, Marilyn is dropped by Fox
9 March 1948 - Contract with Columbia Pictures
8 September 1948 - Dropped by Columbia
31 December 1948 - Meets Johnny Hyde, who dedicates himself to promoting her
27 May 1949 - Poses for photographer Tom Kelley-the nude calendar
October 1949 - Signs contract with MGM for role in The Asphalt Jungle
5 January 1950 - Starts shooting The Fireball
April 1950 - Lands small but perfectly-formed part in All About Eve
10 December 1950 - Signs a new contract with Fox
8 September 1951 - First full length feature in Collier’s magazine
March 1952 - Marilyn and Joe DiMaggio go out on a first date
13 March 1952 - Nude calendar story broken to the public
7 April 1952 -
First Life magazine cover
1 June 1952 - On her birthday she learns she is to be Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
21 January 1953 - Niagara released, Marilyn is a star
26 June 1953 - Marilyn and co-star Jane Russell leave their prints outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre
13 September 1953 - First TV appearance in “The Jack Benny Show”
4 November 1953 - How to Marry a Millionaire premiers
4 January 1954 - Fox suspends Marilyn
14 January 1954 - Marries Joe DiMaggio at San Francisco City Hall
16 February 1954 - Marilyn starts ten-venue tour of the troops in Korea
15 September 1954 - Infamous skirt-blowing scene shot for The Seven Year Itch
5 October 1954 - Officially separates from Joe
31 December 1954 - Marilyn and Milton Greene form Marilyn Monroe Productions
15 January 1955 - Fox suspends Marilyn
1 June 1955 - The Seven Year Itch premiers
31 October 1955 - Granted final divorce from Joe Dimaggio
4 January 1956 - Announcement of reconciliation between Marilyn and Fox studios
9 February 1956 - Press conference with Laurence Olivier to announce The Prince and the Showgirl
3 May 1956 - Bus Stop starts shooting
29 June 1956 - Marries Arthur Miller in a civil ceremony
13 June 1957 - The Prince and the Showgirl premiers
29 March 1959 - Premiere of Some Like it Hot
8 March 1960 - Receives Golden Globe Award for Best Comedy Actress for Some Like it Hot
20 January 1961 - Mexican divorce from Arthur Miller granted
31 January 1961 - Premiere of The Misfits
7 February 1961 - Enters Payne Whitley Psychiatric Clinic in NY
19 November 1961 - Attends a dinner at Peter Lawford’s house with President Kennedy
5 March 1962 - Marilyn wins Golden Globe Award, Worlds Film Favorite
19 May 1962 - Sings “Happy Birthday” and “Thanks for the Memory” to JFK at Madison Square Garden
28 May 1962 - Nude pool sequence shot on Something’s Got to Give
7 June 1962 - Fox fires Marilyn for breach of contract
23 June 1962 - Bert Stern begins first of three photo sessions for Vogue “The Last Sitting”
1 August 1962 - Fox rewrites Marilyn’s contract for double the salary and restart production of Something’s Got to Give
3 August 1962 - Appears on the cover of Life for last time
5 August 1962 - Police called to Marilyn’s home. Official day of death. Autopsy performed
