Hollywood Couples: Marilyn Monroe and Joe Dimaggio
After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Marilyn Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946. Her early roles were minor, but her performances in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (both 1950) were well received.
In 1951, Joe DiMaggio saw a picture of Monroe but did not ask the man who arranged the stunt to set up a date until 1952. During their honeymoon in Japan, she was asked to visit Korea as part of the USO She performed ten shows in four days for over 100,000 servicemen.
