Ben Lyon remembered a stage actress from the 1920s whom he had long admired, a musical performer named Marilyn Miller. He thought “Marilyn” would better suit Norma Jeane’s new, glamorous identity as a Hollywood starlet. For her part, Norma Jeane suggested her mother’s family name, “Monroe,” as a last name. Lyon liked the alliteration of “Marilyn Monroe,” and told Norma Jeane that the double “M” was a lucky omen. So it was that in the course of one afternoon, Norma Jeane Mortenson Baker Dougherty was transformed into Marilyn Monroe. She was forever grateful to Lyon for his support and his
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- by Nat Berman
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