INDIVIDUAL SPOTLIGHT
No other Hollywood celebrity has captured the hearts and affections like Marilyn Monroe has done for decades. Her stardom and popularity continued to glow even after she died in 1962.
In 1999, the American Film Institute listed 100 Years …. 100 Stars. Monroe ranked as the sixth greatest female screen legend. Yet, her story is no other than before her. Marilyn was an orphan. Her mother, Gladys Baker, had paranoid schizophrenia throughout her life. She was mentally unstable and financially unable to care for her daughter, so she placed Norma Jeane Mortenson (Marilyn Monroe’s birth name) with foster parents, whom she lived with until she was 7.
There are scores of Hollywood films, one after another, starring Marilyn that brought fame and attention to the screen. Among all her releases, the most famous film was “Some Like it Hot,” in which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Award category in 1960. The film co-star Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and George Raft. The comedy story was about two male musicians who witnessed a mob hit that led them to flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.
Despite the many unfortunate events in Marilyn Monroe’s life ever since she was a little girl, from having an unable mother to marrying a couple of times to different men in her life, Monroe lived a beautiful life before her death on August 5, 1962. However, she didn’t let these unfortunate moments in her life stop her. Instead, she made it possible to be famous and well-known in her craft and delivered each film excellently.
“Keep smiling because life is a beautiful thing, and there’s so much to smile about,” said Monroe.
Our board continues to provide hope and love to all underserved children in Myanmar, especially during this worldwide pandemic. Our goal remains to reach out to vulnerable children and integrate them well into their communities so that they can thrive, like how Marilyn Monroe was able to do when she was adopted into a foster care system at a young age.
