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Sep 2024
40m 13s

Marilyn Monroe | The Foster Kid Who Love...

Wondery
About this episode

The young Marilyn Monroe has a traumatic childhood in and out of foster homes. Watching movies is a precious escape from reality, but it’s not enough to shield her from a mentally unwell mother and absent father. But this is LA, the land of Hollywood, and life-changing opportunities. And soon she discovers she might have a place in front of the camera.


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