Born as Norma Jean Mortenson on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles General Hospital, she never knew who her father was. Due to her mother’s mental instability and the fact she was unmarried at the time, Norma Jean was placed in the foster home of Ida and Albert Bolender. It was here she lived the first seven years of her life.

In 1933, Norma Jean lived briefly with her mother until her mother began to show signs of depression and in 1934 was admitted to a rest home. Grace McKee, a friend of her mothers took over the care of Norma Jean and much later introduced her to Jim Dougherty. Jim and Norma Jean married on June

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