Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe's rise to fame began on Long Island at Tobay Beach in 1949. A plaque was unveiled at the beach ahead of her 100th birthday. Monroe also lived in Amagansett with husband Arthur Miller and suffered a miscarriage. Long Island beaches and movie houses will pay tribute throughout June.
Not many people know Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe 's splash to stardom began on Long Island . It was 1949 when photographer André de Dienes brought 23-year-old Norma Jean Mortenson to Tobay Beach in the town of Oyster Bay.
The beach was little known at the time, but it was quieter than nearby Jones Beach.
"Norma Jean became Marilyn Monroe right here at Tobay Beach," Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino said. Saladino unveiled a plaque at the beach Friday ahead of what would have been the pop culture icon's 100th birthday on June 1. Known as"the blonde bombshell," Monroe spent time at numerous Long Island beaches and lived in Amagansett while married to famed playwright Arthur Miller. During their marriage, she suffered an ectopic pregnancy and lost the baby.
After recovering in a New York City hospital, she returned via limousine to their Long Island home, where her Pulitzer Prize-winning husband posted a sign reading"welcome home, Marilyn" on the front door. This weekend and throughout June, beaches and movie houses on Long Island will be paying tribute to the legend.
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