Although the two were very much in love, DiMaggio could be very controlling. He was apparently extremely opinionated about Monroe's career and did not like the sexy image his wife so often portrayed.
Only days after their wedding, Monroe announced her divorce from DiMaggio. The starlet cited "mental cruelty" as her reason for filing. After his divorce with Monroe, DiMaggio had a difficult time moving on. In a scandal that has now become known as the " Wrong Door Raid ," DiMaggio faced consequences when he wrongfully kicked in the door to a house that he thought Monroe was inside with another man.
Monroe and DiMaggio remained friends; she visited him in Tampa in while he was coaching at Yankees spring training. After Monroe died in , DiMaggio sent flowers to her grave site every week until the day he died in The starlet held a press conference in to announce her plans to marry playwright, Arthur Miller.
The two had carried out a fairly public affair since her divorce from DiMaggio—with Miller having to move to Reno, Nevada to establish residency in order to divorce his first wife.
A year after her divorce from DiMaggio, Monroe wed Miller. The couple were married in a small ceremony on June 29, at the home of Miller's agent in Westchester, New York. Monroe and Miller first met on the set of As Young As You Feel in and remained friends until the dissolution of Monroe and DiMaggio's marriage, resulting in Miller leaving his wife Mary Slattery for the blonde bombshell.
The media and public alike were shocked by the union of Hollywood's biggest sex symbol and the pensive intellectual. Monroe and Miller spent the first part of their honeymoon on Miller's farm in Roxbury, Connecticut, where they were photographed enjoying a picnic and taking drives through the country.
But as time went on, their marriage became tumultuous. In the iconic scene, the skirt of her dress goes flying up from the breeze. The shot quickly reveals her underwear, which was enough to infuriate her husband. Many consider Monroe and Miller to be one of the most unlikely couples in Hollywood history.
This, along with several other dilemmas, ultimately led to their divorce. But in , when DiMaggio asked an acquaintance to set up a date with Monroe, he was a freshly retired sports legend and Monroe was an up-and-coming actress. Ahead of their first meeting, Monroe was skeptical. Though skeptics highlighted their differences Monroe recalled similarities, including a common desire for a stable home and children.
It has nothing to do with what we actually are. According to DiMaggio, physical intimacy with Monroe was epic. A wedding was already being discussed. It might begin to hurt both our careers. A church wedding was not an option at the time due to both celebrants having previously divorced: DiMaggio from his first wife, Dorothy Arnold, in , and Monroe from childhood neighbor James Dougherty in According to Monroe, DiMaggio came up with the last-minute marriage scenario that fit both their schedules.
From the very start, their marriage was challenged. The wedding was officiated by a minister, Norma Jeane wore an embroidered lace wedding dress with long sleeves and veil. It was believed that Monroe's foster parents were moving across the country and they couldn't afford to take the star with them so the parent suggested Dougherty to marry the teenager and take her in. Dougherty said they married to save the star from going to foster home but they were in love as well.
After the marriage, the couple moved to Van Nuys, CA and the star got the job there. But soon enough the star caught the fame bug and she presented the divorce paper to Dougherty. Apparently, the star wanted to sign a contract with 20th Century Fox and it said she couldn't be married.
After four years of marriage, the couple went their separate ways. Spending some time alone, the star started seeing Joe DiMaggio. Joe was New York Yankee star and when the couple first met, Monroe was not into the Yankee star very much as she thought he would be arrogant.
But in , the two went on a date in LA and the couple struck romance that summer. Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe had a stormy relationship that resulted in a marriage which lasted for a whole nine months.
The couple married in in a quick civil ceremony at San Francisco City Hall. They were each other's second marriages; but, Joe DiMaggio was an old fashioned man and believed that woman should be at home.
Joe started to foster distrust seeing Marilyn's career peaking up, and slowly jealousy began to grow on him because of Monroe's ability to attract other men.
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