Marilyn Monroe

THE FIRST PLAYBOY MAGAZINE

                You’re probably thinking:  “what is an anecdote about Playboy doing on a site for teachers?!”  Stay with me here.  On Dec. 1, 1953, the first Playboy magazine was published.  This was a significant moment in American culture.  The magazine was part of the Sexual Revolution and ironically an example Read more…

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MARILYN MONROE FACTS

She was born Norma Jean Mortenson. The head of new talent at Fox suggested the first name Marilyn because he looked like a Marilyn to him.  Specifically, the actress Marilyn Miller.  Norma chose Monroe as her last name to honor her grandmother. Her grandmother and mother both had mental issues. Read more…

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