Monroe's mother, Gladys Pearl Monroe, was born in Mexico in 1902 before moving to Los Angeles with her family soon after. According to author J. Randy Taraborrelli in "The Secret Life of ...

Part of Monroe’s mythology lies in what’s tragic and unknown about her. While much has been said about her troubled childhood, a lot of people don’t know that her mother, Gladys Pearl Baker ...

Knife-wielding breakdowns, abusive relationships at sixteen, and kidnappings with a duffle bag – Marilyn Monroe's mother, Gladys Pearl Baker, had her fair share of tragedy. Trump to reclassify ...

Monroe's mother was born in Mexico Monroe's mother, Gladys Pearl Monroe, was born in Piedras Negras, Mexico, in 1902, according to birth registration documents. The Monroes had immigrated to the ...

Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jean Mortensen on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles to Gladys Pearl Baker and an unidentified father. Because her mother struggled with mental health issues, Norma was put ...

Another key aspect of the film concerns the relationship between Monroe and her mother, Gladys Pearl Baker, and audiences might also want to know just how accurately their real relationship is ...

A 2022 documentary called "Marilyn, Her Final Secret" claims that DNA testing shows Charles Stanley Gifford is Monroe's real father. He was a coworker of her mother, Gladys Pearl Baker.