Famous People born today - Marilyn Monroe

Biography

Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress, model, and singer, who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s and early 1960s.

After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946 with Twentieth Century-Fox. Her early film appearances were minor, but her performances in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (both 1950) drew attention. By 1952 she had her first leading role in Don't Bother to Knock and 1953 brought a lead in Niagara, a melodramatic film noir that dwelt on her seductiveness. Her "dumb blonde" persona was used to comic effect in subsequent films such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) and The Seven Year Itch (1955). Limited by typecasting, Monroe studied at the Actors Studio to broaden her range. Her dramatic performance in Bus Stop (1956) was hailed by critics and...

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Marilyn Monroe - The Eternal Sex Appeal

THE HOUSES

LEO ON 1ST HOUSE CUSP

Life is best viewed as a grand creative project. The image that you project is powerful, warm, sunny and enthusiastic. You are generous, but need to leave others some room to express themselves.

VIRGO ON 2ND HOUSE CUSP

You are particular about your money and possessions. You like to accrue material possessions in an orderly fashion. You value your ability to pay attention to detail.

LIBRA ON 3RD HOUSE CUSP

You are a born networker. You can see many sides of an issue and help bring about a balanced result with your gift for fair talking.

SCORPIO ON 4TH HOUSE CUSP

You have intense feelings about your home and family. You may have experienced intense emotions in your home during your childhood. As a result you may be secretive about your own home life as an adult.

SAGITTARIUS ON 5TH HOUSE CUSP

You enjoy the wide open spaces for your recreation and sports. You are a creative teacher, particularly of children.

CAPRICORN ON 6TH HOUSE CUSP

You are well-organised in your daily routine. You like schedules and time-plans. You may be bossy in your home or office.

AQUARIUS ON 7TH HOUSE CUSP

You like the freedom to be an individual in your relationships. Your close partners will need to allow you much freedom. You may difficulty committing yourself to one person.

PISCES ON 8TH HOUSE CUSP

You are not clear about joint resources suffering from confusion about what is your's and what belongs to the other person. A joint artistic endeavour may be a positive outlet. You may also experience confusion about your sexual feelings.

ARIES ON 9TH HOUSE CUSP

You prefer learning about life through raw experience, rather than in the halls of academia. However, any avenue of higher learning which challenges you will appeal.

TAURUS ON 10TH HOUSE CUSP

You require routine and stability in your career, and will choose a reliable and determined path. You may find that your chosen career reflects literally the earthy side of your nature.

GEMINI ON 11TH HOUSE CUSP

You have many friends from all walks of life. You enjoy talking with friends, both individuals and in groups.

CANCER ON 12TH HOUSE CUSP

You are likely to be strongly influenced by the emotions of those around you, and to have an intuitive streak.


THE MOON

THE MOON IN AQUARIUS

You feel secure with intellect rather than emotions. You may be aloof from emotions, or distrust emotions as irrational and unpredictable. You may have viewed your mother as emotionally erratic.

THE MOON IN THE 7TH HOUSE

You have a deeply-felt need for one-to-one relationships. Intimate partnerships will provide emotional sustenance. Beware of a need to have your partner mother you.

ASPECTS OF THE MOON

CONJUNCTION JUPITER  Orb 7°44' Applying

You have a generous and expansive nature. You take an optimistic view on life, and few things seem too far-fetched. You enjoy adventure.

SQUARE SATURN  Orb 2°21' Applying

You suffer from feelings of discontent and insecurity. You work hard to cover up your inner lack of self-esteem. Once you have learnt to value yourself you will find your self-confidence growing.

OPPOSITION NEPTUNE  Orb 3°07' Applying

You are drawn to unusual people. Positively these people may be spiritual and artistic, or negatively they may be confused and drunk. You may idealise other people and need to be more realistic. The conflict is that you want to be at-one with the universe and yet cannot be until you have a clear idea of your identity. The lesson is to recognise your own artistic and spiritual potential.

THE SUN

THE SUN IN GEMINI

You are curious, communicative, versatile and talkative. You may be unreliable and evasive.

THE SUN IN THE 10TH HOUSE

You shine in the public arena. Profession, social status and marital status become the lens through which you will express yourself.

ASPECTS OF THE SUN

CONJUNCTION MERCURY  Orb 3°40' Applying

You are an effective communicator. You enjoy intellectual stimulation, and look for avenues through which to communicate your ideas. You tend to talk forcefully about yourself and your interests but are less interested in listening to others.

MERCURY

MERCURY IN GEMINI

You love conversation and information. You are a fast talker, who likes to collect and network knowledge and data. You enjoy books, letters, magazines, the media, computers and anything else that helps you learn and communicate.

MERCURY IN THE 10TH HOUSE

You may seek a career in communications or education. You will be keen to share your thoughts and ideas in your chosen profession.

ASPECTS OF MERCURY

Unaspected Mercury- Those with an unaspected Mercury tend to be likable, intelligent and adaptable. But they flirt from one thing to another. They also exhibit lots of confidence , humor and are sociable. The subjects are usually highly popular like Mahatma Gandhi who had an unaspected Mercury.

VENUS

VENUS CONJUNCT MIDHEAVEN

At its best, this placement means that you are full of love and affection for others, but at the same time you can follow your own path and attract only those who are able to go along with you. You will be liked because you can be yourself without feeling that you must live up to other people's ideas of what you should be. This aspect may also mean that you have considerable artistic ability. Certainly you enjoy and appreciate beauty, and you are able to bring beauty into your everyday life. You enjoy peace and harmony, and you get along very well with others. Wherever you go, you create a peaceful atmosphere. Your relationship with your parents, as well as with other authorities, such as teachers and employers, should be excellent. The key element in your ability to get along is that you are true to yourself as well as fair to others. This placement may indicate a career involving either beauty and art or human relations - that is, getting people to work easily together. Or your career might be in entertainment of some field in which you make people feel good and lighthearted. In any career, your ability to get along easily with people will be an important part of your success.

SEXTILE JUPITER  Orb 1°55' Separating

You have the ability to set goals and reach them with the help of your loved ones.

CONJUNCTION CHIRON  Orb 1°39' Applying

You have a childlike innocence in  your personal relationships, which makes you vulnerable to emotional pain. You fear commitment and rejection. You may experience pain in early relationships, but this pain is usually healed giving you insight and wisdom in later personal relationships. You see the beauty in people who have been cast aside by others, and develop the ability to be a teacher or healer in intimate relationships.

TRINE NEPTUN Orb 6°32' Separating

It is a great time to be out in nature or just spending time with your idle fantasies. Try to be more creative as you should excellent ability to be artistic. You will be more loving, compassionate and selfless. You will be putting others needs first new relationships may feel quite deep or spiritual but maybe quite deluded.

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Filmography:  Ladies of the Chorus (1948), Love Happy (1949), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), All About Eve  (1950), Don't Bother to Knock (1952), Monkey Business (1952), Niagara (1953), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), River of No Return (1954), There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), The Seven Year Itch (1955), Bus Stop (1956) The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), Some Like It Hot (1959), Let's Make Love (1960), and The Misfits (1961). The filming of Something's Got to Give in 1962 was suspended after Monroe's death. The film went unfinished until it was rebooted in 1963 as Move Over, Darling.