Rare Facts You Never Knew About Marilyn Monroe

Early Childhood

Norma Jean had a happy, stable childhood, all things considered. Her mother placed her in foster care for the first six months of her life, unable to care for the baby. When her mother got work in the city, she was resigned to only see her daughter on weekends. In the meantime, Marilyn lived under the watchful eye of Albert and Ida Bolender, married evangelical Christians in the town of Hawthorne, CA. 

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