32. Following the institutionalization of her mother, Gladys, Marilyn was eventually placed with 11 different foster parents. She spent almost a year in the Children’s Aid Society Orphanage in Los Angeles.
There are so many stories of the difficult life that Marilyn Monroe lived before all of the fame and fortune. It’s no wonder that she had so many issues adjusting to that life, given what she’d grown up with.
Having eleven different pairs of foster parents would be incredibly tough on just about any kid.