Marilyn Monroe performances and awards
dumb blonde. Margot A. Henriksen, her biographer with the American National Biography, considers the typecast "an unfair stereotype that bothered her throughout her career".[2]
Her major breakthrough came in 1953, when she starred in three pictures: the
white dress; it became the most famous scene of her career.[5]
After appearing in top-billed actress for only a decade, her films grossed $200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962.[8]
Monroe won, or was nominated for, several awards during her career. Those she won included the
Golden Globe for Best Actress.[10] She continues to be considered a major icon in American popular culture in the decades following her death.[16]
Filmography
Monroe completed 29 films in her career. In 1962, she was filming her 30th film, Something's Got to Give, when she was fired by the studio; she died before it was completed with others in the role.[17][18]
Box Office Ranking
See also: Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll
- 1953 - 6th (No.1 Female Star)
- 1954 - 5th (No.1 Female Star)
- 1955 - 11th
- 1956 - 8th (No.1 Female Star)
- 1959 - 20th
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1953 | The Jack Benny Program | Herself | [48] | |
1954 | The Bob Hope Show | Herself | [49] | |
1955 | Person to Person | Herself | Interview with Edward R. Murrow | [50] |
1962 | President Kennedy's Birthday Salute | Herself | Singing "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" | [51] |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Film | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951 | Henrietta Award
|
– | Best Young Box Office Personality | Won | [9] |
1952 | Photoplay Award | – | Fastest Rising Star of 1952 | Won | [52] |
1952 | Look Award | – | Most Promising Female Newcomer of 1952 | Won | [53] |
1953 | Henrietta Award
|
– | World Film Favorite: Female | Won | [10] |
Photoplay Award | – | Most Popular Female Star | Won | [54] | |
1954 | Photoplay Award | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire |
Best Actress | Won | [55] |
1956 | BAFTA Award | The Seven Year Itch | Best Foreign Actress | Nominated | [56] |
Golden Globe Award
|
Bus Stop | Best Motion Picture Actress in Comedy or Musical
|
Nominated | [10] | |
1958 | BAFTA Award | The Prince and the Showgirl | Best Foreign Actress | Nominated | [57] |
David di Donatello Award | The Prince and the Showgirl | Best Foreign Actress | Won | [58] | |
1959 | Crystal Star Award
|
The Prince and the Showgirl | Best Foreign Actress | Won | [59] |
Laurel Award | The Prince and the Showgirl | Top Female Comedy Performance | Fourth place | [59] | |
1960 | Golden Globe Award
|
Some Like It Hot | Best Motion Picture Actress in Comedy or Musical
|
Won | [10] |
Laurel Award
|
Some Like It Hot | Top Female Comedy Performance | Second place | [60] | |
1962 | Henrietta Award
|
– | World Film Favorite: Female | Won | [10] |
Notes and references
Notes
References
- ^ Spoto 2001, p. 677; Lefkowitz 1995, p. 120.
- ^ a b c d Henriksen, Margot A. "Monroe, Marilyn". American National Biography Online. Oxford University Press. Retrieved July 15, 2016. (subscription required)
- ^ Churchwell 2004, pp. 59–60.
- ^ Churchwell 2004, p. 61.
- ^ Spoto 2001, pp. 283–84.
- ^ Spoto 2001, p. 352.
- ^ a b Schneider 2011, p. 92.
- ^ Hertel, Howard; Heff, Don (August 6, 1962). "Marilyn Monroe Dies; Pills Blamed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
- ^ a b Rollyson 2014, p. 87.
- ^ a b c d e f
"Marilyn Monroe". Golden Globes. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ Spoto 2001, p. 409; Vogel 2014, p. 131.
- ^ "Marilyn Monroe". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Palm Springs Walk of Stars" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ "AFI's 50 Greatest American Screen Legends". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ Chapman 2001, pp. 542–543; Hall 2006, p. 468.
- ^ "Something's Got to Give (1962)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ Spoto 2001, pp. 681–82.
- ^ "Dangerous Years". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Scudda-hoo! Scudda-hay! (1948)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Ladies of the Chorus". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Love Happy". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "A Ticket to Tomahawk". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Asphalt Jungle". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "All About Eve". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "The Fireball". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Right Cross". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Home Town Story". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "As Young As You Feel". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Love Nest". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Let's Make It Legal". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Clash by Night". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "We're Not Married!". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Don't Bother to Knock". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Monkey Business". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "O. Henry's Full House". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Niagara". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "How to Marry a Millionaire". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "River of No Return". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "There's No Business Like Show Business". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "The Seven Year Itch". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Bus Stop". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "The Prince and the Showgirl". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Some Like It Hot". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Let's Make Love". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "The Misfits". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ Burkhead 2013, p. 142.
- ^ Hyatt 2006, p. 142.
- ^ Rollyson 2014, p. 149.
- ^ Rollyson 2014, p. 263; Vogel 2014, p. 163.
- ^ Vogel 2014, p. 21.
- ^ Kidder 2011, p. 42.
- ^ Rollyson 2014, p. 106.
- ^ Super 2005, p. 367.
- ^ "Foreign Actress in 1956". British Film Institute. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ "Foreign Actress in 1958". British Film Institute. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ Spoto 2001, p. 409.
- ^ a b Vogel 2014, p. 131.
- ^ Vogel 2014, p. 143.
Sources
- "Marilyn Monroe". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- "Marilyn Monroe". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- Burkhead, Cynthia (2013). Dreams in American Television Narratives: From Dallas to Buffy. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4411-2417-3.
- Chapman, Gary (2001). "Marilyn Monroe". In Browne, Ray B.; Browne, Pat (eds.). The Guide to United States Popular Culture. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-87972-821-2.
- Churchwell, Sarah (2004). The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe. Granta Books. ISBN 978-0-312-42565-4.
- Hall, Susan G. (2006). American Icons: An Encyclopedia of the People, Places, and Things that Have Shaped Our Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-275-98429-8.
- Hyatt, Wesley (2006). Emmy Award Winning Nighttime Television Shows, 1948–2004. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-2329-3.
- Kidder, Clark (2011). Marilyn Monroe: Cover to Cover: Cover to Cover. Iola, WI: Krause Publications. ISBN 978-1-4402-2780-6.
- Lefkowitz, Frances (1995). Marilyn Monroe. New York: Chelsea House Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7910-2342-6.
- Rollyson, Carl (2014). Marilyn Monroe Day by Day: A Timeline of People, Places, and Events. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4422-3080-4.
- Schneider, Michel (2011). Marilyn's Last Sessions. Edinburgh: Canongate Books. ISBN 978-1-84767-036-6.
- Spoto, Donald (2001). Marilyn Monroe: The Biography. Lanham, MD: Cooper Square Press. ISBN 978-0-8154-1183-3.
- Super, John C. (2005). The Fifties in America. Ipswich, MA: Salem Press. ISBN 978-1-58765-203-5.
- Vogel, Michelle (24 April 2014). Marilyn Monroe: Her Films, Her Life. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-7086-0.
External links
- Marilyn Monroe filmography at the Internet Movie Database