The movie begins with a young Marilyn ( then Norma Jeane ) , as an orphan in California . The feature progresses with the young girl growing up and superstar dreams fill her head , and she eventually marries , starts modelling , divorces , signs a contract with 20th Century Fox , and changes her moniker to Marilyn Monroe . The movie also takes a view of her personal life ; with her husbands , baseball-star Joe DiMaggio , and with playwright Arthur Miller . As with her personal life , the movie shows a great deal of Monroe 's life in the public eye , showing her rise to stardom , her career peak , and her tragic final years . The film ends with the mysterious death of the star
mysterious death
Death of Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn: The Untold Story