Marilyn Monroe Portrait by RM Style pink polyester ties

In her autobiography, My Story, film sex symbol Marilyn Monroe recalled the difficulty she had adjusting to having her name changed from Norma Jean Baker by the Fox studio: "When I actually signed my first autograph, I had to go slow. I wasn't too sure how you spelled 'Marilyn.' You know. Where the 'i' went and where you put the 'y.'"