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You may be surprised to learn that Marilyn Monroe had a half-sister, Berniece Baker Miracle. In 1944, they crossed paths, and their extraordinary bond is beautifully captured in Berniece’s memoir, “My Sister Marilyn.”
- Berniece Baker Miracle’s Early Life
- Berniece Baker Miracle Meets Marilyn Monroe
- Berniece Baker Miracle After Marilyn Monroe’s Death
Like her half-sister, Berniece Baker Miracle had a turbulent childhood. Born on July 30, 1919, she spent just a few scant years with her mother, Gladys Pearl Baker. After her parents divorced in the 1920s, her father took Miracle and her brother from California to his native Kentucky. Gladys later claimed that her husband had been abusive and that ...
In the autumn of 1944, Norma Jeane — not yet called Marilyn Monroe — traveled to Detroit, where Berniece Baker Miracle lived with her husband, Paris. “Norma Jeane had written to tell me what kind of outfit she would be wearing and what color it would be,” Miracle wrote in My Sister Marilyn: A Memoir of Marilyn Monroe. Yet Miracle fretted over who w...
Following Marilyn Monroe’s death, Berniece Baker Miracle helped put her sister to rest. “I helped [Monroe’s ex-husband] Joe DiMaggio arrange her funeral,” Miracle explained. “I chose her casket and decided on the pale green dress she wore.” But Miracle doesn’t think that her sister killed herself. “It could have been an accident, because I had just...
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Dec 6, 2011 · My sister Marilyn : a memoir of Marilyn Monroe. by. Miracle, Berniece Baker, 1919-; Miracle, Mona Rae, 1939-. Publication date. 1994. Topics. Monroe, Marilyn, 1926-1962, Miracle, Berniece Baker, 1919-, Motion picture actors and actresses. Publisher. Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Sep 6, 2024 · Through her memoir and personal anecdotes, Berniece Baker Miracle provided a humanizing account of Marilyn Monroe's life and their family's history, ensuring that their bond and struggles are remembered for generations to come.
Berniece Inez Gladys Miracle (née Baker; July 30, 1919 – May 25, 2014) was an American writer, known for her memoir My Sister Marilyn (1994) about her half-sister, actress Marilyn Monroe.
Dec 23, 2023 · However, behind the dazzling lights of fame and the captivating allure of the silver screen, there exists a compelling and lesser-known figure – Marilyn Monroe's sister, Berniece Baker...
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Dec 23, 2023 · Here’s everything to know about Marilyn Monroe's sister Berniece Baker Miracle. Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe didn't meet her sister Berniece Baker Miracle until she was 18.
