Marilyn - Portrait of a Legend

Examine Marilyn through an in-depth investigation of her private life?

As the definitive sex symbol of all time, Marilyn Monroe´s life continues to mystify us even today - forty years after her tragic death. Her private life has been probed and investigated more than once, but the cloud of mystique surrounding the most loved and envied goddess in history has never been completely unveiled.

Marilyn: Portrait Of A Legend examines Marilyn through an in-depth investigation of her private life. From her turbulent childhood when her mother vanished beyond the dark wall of mental illness through her short stays at various orphanages and foster homes?to her marriage at sixteen to James Dougherty. Relive Marilyn´s first exposure during World War II as a calender girl for the war effort, one of her first performances in Ladies of the Chorus, and acting debut in Asphalt Jungle, then into the limelight as a glamorous Hollywood superstar. Marilyn: Portrait Of A Legend, lifts the veil of intrigue and depicts the essence of the legendary Norma Jean which we grew to love as Marilyn Monroe.