Marilyn Monroe was nominated for 17 awards and won 8. Won one Golden Plate, three Golden Gloves, two photoplay awards and two walk of fame. Besides the movies Marilyn Monroe sang 7 different songs.
Marilyn Monroe. Her mother was a paranoid schizophrenic and she spent her childhood living with poverty, neglect and abuse in a number of foster homes. This childhood might have made some people submit to their low self-esteem, but Marilyn instead developed an intense drive to succeed. Marilyn Monroe is now one of the most famous and recognized faces in the world. Marilyn Monroe overcame, all of her hard times. She came from the bottom to the top. She was a very determined woman.