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CHARITY

 

On July, 10 or 11, 1953 Marilyn attended a party organized by the actor Danny Thomas for the creation of the Jude's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

During this evening which took place at the Hollywood Bowl, she sang with Jane Russell.

With Danny Thomas 

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With Robert Mitchum 

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With Danny Kaye 

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With a photographer 

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With the Amos Brothers 

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With other people

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With the children 

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Alone 

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In October 1953, Marilyn attended the party given at the Ciro's, for the benefit if the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund :

arriving

with Betty Grable 

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with Herman Hover, owner of Ciro's 

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party

with Walter Winchell

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with Joe Schenck 

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with Jimmy McHugh 

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with Sheila Graham 

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with Walter Winchell and Betty Grable 

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pictures of the group 

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with Herman Hover, Louella Parsons and Betty Grable 

 

In December 1953, Marilyn attended the "Toys for Tot Campaign" sponsored by the US Marines Corps,for collecting some toys for disadvantaged children

 
In 1955 Jane Russell begged her help for the WAIF, an association which placed abandonned children in foster care :

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On March 30, 1955 she rode a pink elephant in a party which took place at the Mike Todd's Circus in favor of the Arthritis and Rheumatic Affections Foundation at the Madison Square Garden.

Presentation of the party on February 28, 1955

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with a reporter 

                                                                        

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with Mike Todd

 

On November 17, 1955, she attended the "1955 Thanksgiving March of Muscular Dystrophy Drive", organized by the Firemen International Association, whose vice president was Jack Bostick

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On January 28, 1957 she attended a fashion show at the Waldorf Astoria, New York City, for the "Dime March", bound to help the children affected by poliomyelitis.

with the twins/on the stage

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with the twins/seated 

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backstage 

 

She gave the earnings of the world premiere of "The Prince and The Showgirl" which took place on June 13, 1957 in New York City, for the "Milk Find for Babies"

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March of Dime 1958, to encourage the American to take polio vaccine : .

 

She gave 1000$ to an organization which shared out free breakfasts to disadvantaged children.

In February 1962, during her trip in Mexico, she visited an orphanage and gave a 10 000$ check :

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She joined the SANE, an organization against the nuclear weapons.

She made her last public appearance at the Chavez Ravin Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, on June 1, 1962, the day of her 36th birthday, to the benefit of the fight against a muscular disease.

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The last charitable donation she did was the most important : her will.
In the movie world and among her friends, she had the reputation of a big generosity because she helped the people as soon as she could.

Her stand-in, Evelyn Moriarty remembered that on the shooting of "Let's Make Love"(1960), she gave a 1000$ check to one of the crew member who needed this money to pay his wife funeral.

In appreciation of her love for children, the writer Gloria Steinem and the photographer George Barris created a help fund for disadvantaged children by giving, as first contribution, the copyrights of their book "Marilyn Norma Jeane".

 

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