What does Marilyn look like? Marilyn Monroe without makeup: what was hidden behind the star's appearance
Before Marilyn Monroe became world famous, this charming girl was simply called Norma Jean. She was not a very happy teenager who wandered from family to family. She even lived with her mother's friend, since her mother was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. At the age of 16, Norma married James Edward Dougherty and went to work at an aircraft factory. Oddly enough, it was there that her modeling career began. In 1946, Norma divorced her husband and set off to conquer Hollywood. By then she had already become Marilyn Monroe and quickly found a 33-year-old lover named Andre De Dienes. He was a photographer and often photographed Marilyn in her natural form, without makeup and voluminous hairstyles. Later, these photos from Malibu brought Andre fame, since they showed Marilyn as she was rarely seen. And he paid her only 200 bucks for this photo shoot...
In these pictures, Norma Jeane is only 20 years old, and there is not a drop of makeup on her young face.
There are many conflicting stories about Marilyn, and I wanted to find out the truth first-hand. I was warned that I would have to wait. The wait turned out to be productive. I watched how she lived and how she worked. I watched how I communicated with my husband, writer Arthur Miller. I discovered in them similar gentleness, intelligence, simplicity, and especially sincerity and honesty, rare qualities. I had an image of a couple who wanted to be happy and who were - this was felt in the tone of their story. Marilyn turned out to be completely different from what we used to imagine her to be. Smart, open and completely defenseless.
“I never lived with my parents, I didn’t know my father, and my mother was for me “that woman with red hair” who sometimes came to visit me.”
Marilyn Monroe: I'd rather answer questions. I don’t know how to just tell something, it’s terrible. Where to start? So many options...
Marie Claire: However, the beginning was your childhood.
Marilyn: Nobody knows anything about this, only guesses. For a long time my life, my past remained in complete fog. I never talked about this because it is my personal matter. Then director Lester Cowan wanted to cast me in the film " Happy love" He offered me a small role and he had to sign a contract with me. I was still very young, so he said that he would like to talk to my father or mother. I said it's impossible. "Why?" - he insisted. “I never lived with my parents,” I explained to him the situation. It was the pure truth, and I never understood why this fact should be sensationalized. Since then, so much nonsense has been written about me that my God, why not tell the truth now?
What are your first memories of yourself as a child?
Marilyn (after a long silence): My first memories? Well, as far as I remember, I'm in a stroller, wearing a long white dress, on the sidewalk in front of the house where I lived with a family that wasn't mine. family of origin. What I native child to your mother, that’s a fact. But what they say about my father or my fathers is nonsense. My mother's first husband was named Baker. The second is Mortenson. But when I was born, she had been divorced from them for a long time. They say that my father was Norwegian, as indicated by the name Mortenson, and that he died shortly after my birth in a road accident. As for the identity of my real father, I know two facts. In my birth record, next to the column “father’s profession,” it says “Baker.” This is the name of my mother's first husband, but it is also the name of his profession - baker. When I was born out of wedlock, my mother had to give me a last name. Probably making a quick decision, she said “Baker.” Or it happened due to a clerk's mistake. Anyway, my name is Norma Jean Baker. It's written all over mine school notebooks. Everything else is stupid invention.
So your mother raised you alone...
Marilyn: I never lived with my mother. They say it's not true, but it's true. I have always been in the care of other people. My mother had mental problems. She worked as an editor at a film studio. Now she is no longer alive. Her parents died in a mental hospital. My mother also had to be placed in a psychiatric hospital. Sometimes she was released, but then there were relapses. So it was like this: when I was very little, I pointed to the first woman who entered the room: “Mom!” - and to the first man who entered: “Dad!” But one morning—I was probably three years old—they were giving me a bath, and I called the woman who was taking care of me then mom. She replied: “I’m not your mother. Call me auntie." "But he's my dad"? – I asked, pointing to her husband. “No,” she replied, “we are not your parents. That woman with red hair who comes to you sometimes is your mother.” It was a shock for me then. But since my mother came very rarely, she forever remained a “red-haired woman” for me. Nevertheless, I knew about its existence. However, when I was placed in an orphanage, it was another shock. I already knew how to read. After reading the inscription “Orphanage”, written in gold letters on a black background, I threw a tantrum and had to be dragged away by force. I shouted: “I’m not an orphan, I have a mother!” Later people told me: “You better forget about your mother.” "But where is she?" – I asked. "Don't think about it, she's dead." And then after some time I receive news about her. And so on for several years. It turned out that I made up her death because I didn’t want to admit where she was. Idiot! Anyway, I lived at eleven foster families. The first family was very religious. We lived in a small town in the suburbs Los Angeles(I was born in Los Angeles). There was another one with me adopted boy. I lived with them until I was about seven years old. They were terribly strict, but without malice. They raised me in their own way, within strict limits, and my mistakes were corrected with the help of a leather belt. Eventually word got out and I was given over to be raised by an English couple in Hollywood. These were actors, or rather extras, and my life with them was strikingly different from the previous one. The new parents worked hard when they had jobs, and the rest of the time they enjoyed life, singing, dancing, drinking, playing cards, and having many friends. With my religious upbringing, I have already seen them in hell for all their sins! I prayed for hours for the salvation of their souls. These Englishmen kept me because they received money from the sale of my mother's property. They introduced me to cinema. I have not yet turned eight years old. I had my favorite stars. Jean Harlow. My hair was platinum, which is why I was nicknamed “tow head.” I hated them and dreamed of golden hair until I saw her: such a beauty - and with platinum hair like mine! And Clark Gable! I hope he won't be angry with me if I say that I imagined him as my father. According to Freud, this is not bad at all, on the contrary! It's interesting, but I never dreamed of someone being my mother. What were we talking about?
About an English couple. When the money runs out...
Marilyn: Yes, they brought me back to orphanage. Oh wait. No, I went to live with these people in Hollywood, they were from New Orleans. But I wasn't there long. Three to four months. Then I ended up in a shelter. There I started to stutter. This still happens to me when I'm tired or nervous. At the shelter I started going to secondary school. They pointed at us and said: oh, look, orphans, orphans! We were ashamed. I was a very tall girl. They gave me fourteen, although in fact I was 9. Then I was already the same height as now - 163 cm. I stayed in the orphanage until I was 11 years old. After that she lived in many more families. Maybe they were paid for me? Some accepted me in the end academic quarter and kept it during the holidays. Eventually I was taken into custody by the state of California. That’s how I ended up in the house of “Aunt” Anna. It was elderly woman, 60–65 years old. She loved me very much, and I felt it. At the end of this happy period I was married off. I don't have much to say about that marriage. Auntie was supposed to be leaving for Virginia. In Los Angeles she got $20 for me. If I left with them, they would stop paying her, and she couldn’t support me on her own. It was necessary to find a way to accommodate me. In California, girls can get married at 16. So, I was given a choice - either return to the state orphanage until I turned 18, or get married. I was almost 16 and I chose marriage. His last name was Dougherty, he was 21 years old and he worked in a factory. A little later, the war began, and he was mobilized to active army. Shortly before the end of the war, I went to Las Vegas and got a divorce. I was 20 years old. Now he is a police agent, but we do not keep in touch with him.
Are you afraid to tell the whole truth about yourself?
Marilyn: People close to me know how difficult it is for me to lie. Sometimes I can keep something quiet to protect myself or others, but I can't lie. People are funny creatures, they ask you all these questions and if you answer honestly they are shocked. People ask me: “What do you wear when you go to bed? A pajama shirt? Pajama pants? Nightgown? I answer: “A drop of Chanel No. 5 perfume,” and they think that I was making such a joke. Whereas I was simply trying to delicately answer a sensitive question. Besides, it's true, but people don't believe it! The moment came when I became popular, and people could not understand why they didn’t see me at premieres or presentations. And I studied. I wanted to finish my education and enrolled as an evening student at Los Angeles University. During the day she made a living by playing small roles in films, and in the evening she took a course in literature and American history. I read a lot. opened up to me the whole world. It was difficult to come to school on time. We had to hurry all the time. I left the studio at 18:30, and to be at full readiness at the site at 9 am, we had to get up early. Our teacher, Madame Siay, didn’t know that I was an actress, but it seemed strange to her that young people from other classes would look at us during class to look at me and whisper. One day she asked my classmates about this, and they told her that I was acting in a movie. She was very surprised: “I thought that this girl had just left the monastery!” This was the best compliment. But people preferred to see me as a stupid, capricious and sexy starlet. My reputation has always been a little lagging.
“They asked me what I wear to bed? A pajama shirt? Pajama pants? Nightgown? And I answered – Chanel No. 5, because it’s true. I didn't want to say that I go to bed naked."
Don't you like to rush?
Marilyn: Perfection takes time. I would like to become a great actress in the true sense of the word and be as happy as possible. But what is happiness? And to become great, it takes a lot of effort and a lot of time. Love and work are the only true things in our lives. They must keep up, otherwise life begins to limp. On the other hand, work is a form of love. And if I dreamed of love, I wanted it to be as perfect as possible. When I married Joe DiMaggio in 1954, he was no longer playing baseball, but he was a superb athlete and a man of rare sensitivity. The son of Italian immigrants, he experienced many hardships in his youth. Therefore, we understood each other quite well. This united us. But still not ideal. And so our marriage broke up, unfortunately, after ten months of living together.
How did you meet Arthur Miller?
Marilyn: We met for the first time at the pavilion where I was filming. I cried because I found out about my friend’s death, and he was passing by with director Elia Kazan. We were introduced to each other. I saw everything as if in a fog. It was 1951. After that we didn't meet for four years. We corresponded sometimes, and he sent me a list of books that were worth reading. Then we met again at the studio. That evening I had auditions for two films, and on set I tried my best. I will never forget what he said that day. It seemed to him that I should play in the theater, and the people who heard this laughed. But he repeated: “No, no, seriously.” And in his tone I felt deep humanity. He treated me as an equal. And this is the most important thing for me. Since we got married in 1955, if I'm not filming, we keep it quiet, happy life in New York or at our home in Connecticut. My husband likes to work early in the morning. He usually gets up at six. Maybe lie down some more after lunch. Our apartment is not very large, and I ordered his office to be upholstered with soundproof panels. When he works, he needs complete solitude. I get up at half past eight. We have an excellent cook. Sometimes, while he is preparing breakfast, I go for a walk with my dog Hugo. And when the chef is on vacation, I get up early to make breakfast for my husband. I believe that a man should not cook. I'm very old-fashioned when it comes to etiquette. It also seems to me that under no circumstances should a man carry in his hands anything that belongs to a woman - a bag, high-heeled shoes, etc. True, I have sometimes hidden a peignoir in my husband’s pocket, but that’s all. After breakfast I take a bath. This is absolutely necessary. Often you have to get up at six or even five in the morning. Then contrast shower helps me wake up. And in New York I like to lie in the bath and look through magazines while listening to music. Then I put on a skirt and blouse, flat shoes and a polo jacket. On Tuesdays and Thursdays by eleven I usually go to acting studio for private lessons with Lee Strasberg. I come back for lunch; my husband and I usually have lunch and dinner together. We listen to records while eating. My husband, like me, loves classical music. Or good jazz, although we usually play jazz when friends who like to dance come to visit us. Arthur often works after lunch. At this time I always have something to do. Arthur has two children from his first marriage, and I try to be a good stepmother to them. The house is also always full of things to do. I like to cook, but not in the city, where there is a lot of fuss, but outside the city, on weekends. I can do it delicious bread and noodles - roll out, dry, boil and season with sauce. These are my signature dishes. But I also like to come up with something new. I like seasonings. Garlic! Sometimes I go overboard with it. Sometimes the actors with whom I study in Strasberg's courses come to our house, in the morning or afternoon, and I cook them breakfast or serve tea. In general, my days are always filled with something. But before dinner I always have to be free to be with my husband. After dinner we sometimes go to the theater or cinema, or go on a visit, or receive guests. But more often we just sit at home, listen to music, read or talk. We love to walk along the streets or in Central Park. We really like to walk. There is no routine in our life. There are times when we would like to be more organized, to do certain things at certain times. But my husband says that's true at least, we don't have to be bored. So everything is fine. And personally, I am never bored. I'm only bored with people who are bored themselves. I really like people, but sometimes I ask myself, do I really want to be so social? Loneliness doesn't bother me at all. I feel good when I'm alone. I even like it, it's relaxation. This allows you to pull yourself together and refreshes your mind.
The legend of world cinema, the dazzling blonde Marilyn Monroe, suffered from self-doubt all her life and spent her entire life trying to overcome her complexes. This is confirmed by all her chroniclers.
Monroe received serious support from the German Jew Natasha Leitess, who taught Monroe acting.
From 1948 to 1955, Monroe and Lytess were in a lesbian relationship and even lived together for a couple of years. In 1962, shortly before her death, Natasha Lytess made notes in which she described in detail her acquaintance with the future movie star.
Lytess and Monroe met in 1946. Still very young, Monroe did not know how to present herself at all, she was awkward and uptight. And because of this, she didn’t make an impression at all.
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In her youth, Monroe was completely unimpressive. Charisma and fame came to her later
“She was afraid of everything,” Natasha Lytess recalled. According to the teacher, the future great actress and object of desire for men all over the world was in desperate need of care and affection. Among Monroe’s oddities, the teacher noted the habit of walking naked all day long.
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Monroe hated sex. But I was always desperate for support
Monroe never considered herself beautiful and sexy. Over time, she learned to keep her fears and complexes secret. But she always carefully watched how she dressed, made up, and moved - according to Monroe, without all this she was simply a nobody. And she had nothing but the body that everyone craved.
The paradox is that according to Lytess, Monroe hated sex and everything connected with it. She also hated compliments in the style of “you are so sexy”, which were given to her, trying to flatter her.
Marilyn Monroe, 1950s.
To successfully film, Marilyn needed constant support - to the point that Natasha always had to hold her hand during filming.
Monroe always asked that Lytess be as close to her as possible. If the shooting conditions allowed and Natasha was not included in the frame.
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To successfully act, Marilyn needed constant support
“If only Monroe’s head was in the frame, I could hold her hand to give her courage,” the teacher recalled.
Lytess also claimed that she had to save Monroe when she swallowed pills.
“I found her in bed, terribly pale and lethargic. And it wasn't pretense. When asked what happened, Marilyn replied: “Nothing.” Her mouth was full of some kind of rubbish. I was so scared that I hit her. The doctor later said that Marilyn had swallowed 16 tablets. It was a lethal dose."
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Marilyn - a legend of world cinema
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Marilyn Monroe: death suits her
On August 5, 1962, at the golden “Balzac age” of 36, Norma Jeane Mortenson, who once took the stage name Marilyn Monroe, died of an overdose of sleeping pills. At 4:25 a.m., Monroe's personal physician, Hyman Engelberg, calls the Los Angeles police to report the death of his patient. The police arrive to find Monroe lying naked in bed, face down on the pillow. On the floor near the bed there is an empty package of sleeping pills, on the night table there are fourteen vials of barbiturates.
Despite the fact that Marilyn Monroe died quite a long time ago, in 1962, she still remains one of the main sex symbols for the whole world. Rarely do “stars” manage to remain in the firmament of fame for so long. This is especially true for women, because new actresses, models and singers are constantly appearing who have an ideal physique, attractive appearance and charm, but they still continue to look up to Marilyn Monroe, despite the fact that beauty standards have undergone quite significant changes since then . But we all also know that often the beauty of actresses is largely due to skillful makeup, while their natural appearance, without any cosmetics, is rather mediocre and uninteresting. Let's take a closer look at what Marilyn Monroe looks like without makeup, and what beauty secrets this woman had.
Marilyn Monroe without makeup
In general, if you remember, Merlin’s makeup was never provocative, but still it was always quite bright. The emphasis was usually placed on the lips using red lipstick, which for blonde Monroe is simply the perfect choice, although if you do not skillfully create this kind of makeup, it can turn out to be too vulgar. But Merlin always knew how to feel that line between coquetry and outright vulgarity.
Without makeup, Marilyn Monroe looks no less attractive, although it becomes noticeable that her appearance is not so bright. She has rather small eyes, which, if not emphasized with mascara, become less expressive, although her gaze still remains charming. But Merlin’s lips are quite voluminous without lipstick, although their color is not too bright. In general, we can say that an unmade-up Marilyn Monroe looks no worse, because, despite the fact that her appearance becomes a little paler, this woman always retains a natural charm that works much better than any cosmetics. It is safe to say that this woman of the last century achieved fame not with the help of false eyelashes or bright lipstick, but thanks to her charm, a certain charming spontaneity and feminine, attractive charm.
You can see this for yourself by looking at several photos of Marilyn Monroe without makeup in the gallery below.
Beauty secrets of Marilyn Monroe
- Merlin took care of her skin with Vaseline. As they say, everything ingenious is simple. The actress applied Vaseline to previously cleansed skin and powdered her face before going out. She also spoke negatively about ultraviolet rays and their effects on the body, and therefore tried not to stay in the sun for long. In addition, to always look fresh with such a busy schedule, Monroe wiped her face with frozen cubes of chamomile tea.
- Marilyn Monroe's hair was subjected to quite harsh external influence: both painting and styling, but at the same time they always remained shiny and silky. The actress achieved this only with the help of egg yolk. She always washed her hair with it, and then rinsed it with a weak solution of vinegar. As it turns out, you don’t need expensive cosmetics for beauty; you just need to know a few secrets of natural cosmetics.
- was ideal, this is exactly what almost all women want to achieve. In order to always be in shape, the actress systematically went in for sports, devoting at least twenty minutes a day to this activity. She also ate quite a bit, since she didn’t see much appeal in food. As they say, Monroe could go a whole day without eating, just drinking juice. And she liked it.