Born to an aloof mother & an unknown father, Norma Jean Baker grew up a lonely daydreamer with a painfully negative self-image. But, her irrepressible beauty began to show at an early age, & she soon found herself posing as a model. At age twenty she signed her first movie contract as Marilyn Monroe, & still remains one of the most recognizable faces in the world. This pictorial history chronicles the highs & lows of Norma Jean Baker's complex life, both personally & professionally.