Marilyn Monroe was the object of everyone's desires, but there were only a few men who actually got to be a part of her life in some way or the other. Here's a look. After a number of foster homes, adoptive parents and a lot of instability, Marilyn Monroe married James Dougherty at the age of 12. The two divorced after four years of marriage in 1946. While Dougherty claimed to be her friend for life, he didn't attend her funeral.
In 1952, Marilyn Monroe met baseball player Joe DiMaggio. Two years later, they eloped. Reports claim that their marital problems began on their honeymoon itself, and the duo divorced less than a year into the marriage. However, DiMaggio was the one who Monroe turned to for help even in the most dire circumstances. The two even considered remarrying in 1961. DiMaggio claimed her body when she died and arranged the funeral. He has never spoken about her publicly.
Marilyn Monroe had met celebrated playwright Arthur Miller in 1950, but it was only after she divorced DiMaggio that she got romantically inolved with him. Miller and Monroe married in 1956. As Monroe's mental health deteriorated, their relationship suffered a great deal and they were involved in a number of public fights. One of Monroe's psychiatrists said that Miller genuinely tried to help her get through her mental problems, but she wouldn't let him. In 1961, the two finalised their divorce.
Another man in Marilyn Monroe's life was Milton Greene. He became an advisor and a close friend, who advised her to leave Hollywood when the going wasn't good. He gave up his job and mortgaged his house to finance Monroe's business venture - Marilyn Monroe Productions - and asked her to live in his family home.
The man behind Monroe's famous skirt flying scene in The Seven Year Itch was director Billy Wilder. While the film was being shot, he ordered that particular scene to be re-taken a number of times, much to the anger of her husband Joe DiMaggio. It was two weeks after a public quarrel over this scene that Monroe announced the divorce.
Another man who was a constant in Marilyn's life was dress designer William Travilla. He designed her clothes for a number of films, including the famous number she did in Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friends.
One of Monroe's last famous appearances was in 1962, when she sang 'Happy Birthday, Mr. President' for John F. Kennedy. She was rumoured to have an affair with the president and with his brother Robert Kennedy. Later it was unofficially confirmed that she had an affair with Robert F. Kennedy.
Upon her death, which is still considered shrouded in mystery, she left everything to co-actor Lee Strasberg (standing, centre).
