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Jun 24, 2023 · And as for the icon's real-life father? A DNA test from 2022 identified him as Charles Stanley Gifford, a foreman at the Los Angeles film processing company where her mother once worked. The actor had long suspected her absent father's identity — as is evidenced by photographs, the pair looked strikingly similar ...
May 8, 2022 · The news was reported by the French magazine Paris Match, with exclusive photos of the suspected father, Charles Stanley Gifford, and the Hollywood legend’s hair, with which a DNA test was carried out.
Sep 28, 2022 · As for her father, who was identified in 2022 through DNA testing to be Charles Stanley Gifford, in her book Monroe recalled first seeing a lone photo of him when she was a child.
- Her Childhood and Her Mother’s Mental Health Issues
- Her Alleged Affair with Charlie Chaplin, Jr.
- Her Marriage to Joe Dimaggio
- Her Marriage to Arthur Miller
- Her Alleged Pregnancies and Miscarriages
- Her Alleged Affair with John F. Kennedy
- Who Are Whitey and Mr. Shinn?
In the film, Marilyn, or Norma Jeane, as she was known in her childhood, is growing up in Los Angeles. Her earliest memories are of her mother telling her about her absentee father, while showing her a picture of Clark Gable. Her mother, a heavy drinker fixated on being abandoned by Marilyn’s father, shows signs of mental instability, including bei...
Among the more fantastic liberties Blonde takes with Marilyn’s life is the throuple relationship she embarks on with Charlie “Cass” Chaplin Jr. and Edward “Eddy” G. Robinson Jr. Their threesome, which they dub “the Geminis” becomes the scandalous talk of the town, with Marilyn’s talent agent urging her to end it to try and curb bad press. A pregnan...
Blonde follows the rise and fall of many of Monroe’s relationship and marriages. In the film, she meets and falls in love with “The Ex-Athlete,” a character based on the baseball star and Monroe’s ex-husband Joe DiMaggio. Their romance starts with a mutual desire for marriage, children, and a quiet life outside of the spotlight. After they marry, h...
In Blonde, one of the happiest and most idyllic periods of Marilyn’s life is during her romance and eventual marriage to “The Playwright,” a character based on Arthur Miller. In the film, they meet in 1955 when she auditions to perform in one of his plays, while living in New York and attending the Actors’ Studio; the duo bond over a shared love of...
Marilyn is haunted by the memories of her unborn children in Blonde, with the film suggesting that she had an abortion out of fear that her mother’s mental illness was hereditary, while two other pregnancies resulted in miscarriages. There’s no evidence that Monroe ever had an abortion; she had three miscarriagesduring her marriage to Arthur Miller...
One of the most horrific scenes in Blonde occurs when Marilyn is flown out to visit “The President,” who’s recuperating from back surgery. After being unceremoniously dragged through the halls of a hotel by Secret Service agents, she’s shown to the politician in a manner that she likens to “meat to be delivered.” She asks The President, who’s on a ...
In Blonde, two of the more consistent characters in Marilyn’s life are her makeup artist Whitey and her talent agent, Mr. Shinn. Whitey is present for many of Marilyn’s most vulnerable moments in the film, constantly helping her transform from Norma Jeane to her glamorous Marilyn Monroe persona. Unlike many of the other men depicted in the film, he...
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Nov 24, 2022 · Digest. under the radar. What happened to Marilyn Monroe’s father? Newly unearthed letter to the Hollywood star from her estranged father is up for sale. A recent DNA test confirmed Marilyn...
Afterwards, she had a relationship with Charles Stanley Gifford, who was separated from his wife, and they were parents to Norma Jeane Mortenson, also called Norma Jeane Baker and later Marilyn Monroe, but Gifford was never part of Norma Jeane's life.
Sep 28, 2022 · The identity of Monroe’s father was unknown until this year, when DNA testing confirmed it as Charles Stanley Gifford, with whom Gladys had an affair while working for him as a film negative...
