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Gladys Pearl Monroe (May 27, 1902 – March 11, 1984), also known as Gladys Pearl Monroe Baker Mortensen Eley, was the mother of American actress Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson). Born in Mexico, Baker grew up in the Los Angeles metro area.
1 gru 2021 · Gladys Pearl Baker was a single mother with paranoid schizophrenia who gave birth to the future icon. Learn about her tragic story, her relationship with Monroe, and how the studios tried to hide her from the public.
9 wrz 2020 · In and out of foster care, actor Marilyn Monroe struggled to connect with her mom, Gladys Baker, who was a single mom and diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.
14 paź 2021 · One day at the pier, Gladys met a man that took a shine to her. He was 25 and his name was John “Jasper” Newton Baker. He didn’t care that she was only 14, he wanted to marry her.
8 paź 2024 · Gladys Pearl Baker (née Monroe) was born on May 27, 1902, in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. The early years of her life were anything but stable, as her father, a house painter who struggled with mental health issues and alcoholism, frequently moved the family around.
28 wrz 2022 · At the film’s beginning, a seven-year-old Norma Jeane Baker (Lily Fisher) is tormented by her alcoholic and mentally unstable mother, Gladys (Julianne Nicholson). She is shown directly...
Gladys Pearl Baker was the mother of Marilyn Monroe and a tragic figure in her own right. She had a string of failed marriages, mental illness, and lost her children to foster care.
