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The Days of Her Life - September
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September 13, 1935: Norma Jeane enters an orphanage in Los Angeles as orphan number 3463.
Autumn 1944: Photographers from the army's First Motion Picture Unit arrive at Radioplane in Burbank to take photos and movies of
women in the assembly line, to show their contribution to the war effort. Photographer David Conover asks eighteen-year-old Norma Jeane
to pose for him. One of the photos of hers appears on the cover of Yank magazine in 1945.
September 13, 1946: Divorce granted from James Dougherty.
September 8, 1948: Dropped by Columbia.
September 8, 1951: In the September 8, 1951, issue, Collier's magazine features the first full-length national magazine story on Marilyn,
entitled "Hollywood's 1951 Model Blonde" by Robert Cahn.
September 2, 1952: Marilyn is grand marshall for the Miss America Pageant parade in Atlantic City, New Jersey ~ and many others are
shocked by her revealing clothing.
September 13, 1953: Marilyn makes her live television debut on Jack Benny's CBS-TV comedy series show, singing "Bye Bye Baby" from
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and successfully performing a comedy sketch with Jack.
September 15, 1954: As a publicity stunt for the New York filming of The Seven Year Itch, Marilyn stands over a subway grating at
Lexington Avenue and 52nd Street, the breeze billowing up her white pleated dress. Two hundred photographers record the scene, as
thousands of ogling spectators watch. Joe DiMaggio is furious.
September 16, 1954: Marilyn and Joe return to Los Angeles. Two weeks later, Marilyn files for divorce.
Sources: The Marilyn Encyclopedia, The Unabridged Marilyn - Her Life from A to Z, Marilyn Monroe
Unseen Archives, The Ultimate Marilyn, & Marilyn Handbook.
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