Marilyn's Home Life
Norma Jeane Mortenson
Norma Jeane Mortenson was born on June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles. Norma Jeane was born into a world that was already fighting against her. She didn't have a father to raise, protect, or love her. Though her birth certificate identified her father as Edward Mortenson, her real father abandoned Gladys after being told of the pregnancy.
It's difficult to overemphasize the significance behind these stories. Marilyn felt a profound loss never knowing a father. It left a scar that never healed. Her conflicting stories and fantasies about her father seem to come to grips with her hazy past.
It's difficult to overemphasize the significance behind these stories. Marilyn felt a profound loss never knowing a father. It left a scar that never healed. Her conflicting stories and fantasies about her father seem to come to grips with her hazy past.