evidence: Marilyn Monroe’s 21 best quotes on what would have been her 94th birthday [...] Born Norma Jeane Mortenson in Los Angeles on 1 June 1926, Marilyn Monroe rose to fame in the 1950s, beginning her career as a model before breaking through as an actor. [...] 13. On a woman’s power "Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world."