Rare Facts You Never Knew About Marilyn Monroe

Orphanage Days

After living with the Atkinson family, Norma spent the summer of 1935 boarding with Grace and her husband Erwin "Doc" Goddard. Over the summer, she also lived with two other families. Eventually, come September, Grace decided to place Marilyn in the Los Angeles Orphans Home. Marilyn was unhappy here, so Grace removed her once again to live with the Goddards. 

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