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EP5 My Life Was Kind of Grim Part 2
Marilyn: Behind the Icon
English - May 06, 2020 23:15 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBDocumentary Society & Culture Health & Fitness Mental Health icon classic hollywood marilyn monroe marilyn monroe collection marilyn monroe 2020 marilyn monroe 58th marilyn monroe quotes marilyn monroe facts marilyn monroe house marilyn monroe life Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Norma Jeane is born in Los Angeles. Gladys’s best friend Grace comes to visit her after the baby’s birth and talks about the child’s future. Infant Norma Jeane is placed in foster care with the Bolenders, a couple who have rigid religious beliefs. She begins her life experiencing childhood trauma and abuse. Della, Norma Jeane’s grandmother, has a psychotic episode at the Bolenders. Norma Jeane adopts her first pet, a stray dog that follows her to school.