Changes: Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe
Biographical information
Date of birth	June 1, 1926
Age (1955)	29
Physical description
Gender	Female
Hair color	Brown (dyed blonde)
Eye color	Brown
Behind-the-scenes information
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Revision as of 17:57, 12 October 2020

Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson June 1, 1926; died August 5, 1962) was briefly married to Biff Tannen in 1960 of the alternate timeline where an elderly Biff used the DeLorean time machine and the Grays Sports Almanac to make his younger self a millionaire.

Biography

Marilyn divorced Biff after Dreams of a Madman, the first and only movie produced by Tannen Pictures, was released to scathing reviews. Afterwards, Biff left Hollywood to return to his hometown of Hill Valley, California and subsequently married Jayne Mansfield in 1970.

Behind the scenes

The original shot showed Biff marrying a woman with a blonde bouffant as his first marriage in the alternate timeline. As this was briefly shown, fans speculated this was Biff's wife from the original timeline, who presumably separated or died as intended. Marylin Monroe was shown as Biff's second wife, and the cause of the end to that marriage was presumed to be her death in 1962 as was per the original timeline. The canon was later reworked to shuffle the marriages, and have Jayne Mansfield be Biff's second wife. The termination of the marriages were never discussed, and it was assumed that originally Marylin Monroe was still fated to die at the same point as she did in the original timeline. The "Biff to the Future" storyline in the comics expanded upon this, giving Biff's running of Tannen Pictures into the ground as the reason. Marylin wanted more out of life than Biff could provide, and left him for find a man who could better help her in her acting career. Biff's second wife left him after discovering his obsession with Loraine. It was unknown if Marylin ever learned of Biff's obsession. It may have been surmised Biff got over Loraine with his first marriage, but after Marylin walked out on him, the flames of obsession burst forth again.
Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield aren't referred to by name in the comic books, but Biff's wives bear their likenesses, with Biff telling Bernie Kessoff "Even Marilyn left me. She took the last taxi out of Dodge." Also, the video footage on the monitor at the Biff Tannen Museum in Back to the Future Part II further shows their identities through actual photographs of the actresses, which were digitally altered to include Tom Wilson as Biff.
- The photograph of Biff and Marilyn was originally of Marilyn Monroe and Yves Montand in a photo promoting the 1960 film Let's Make Love.^[1]

Appearances

Back to the Future Part II (mentioned on the video played at Biff Tannen's Pleasure Paradise Casino & Hotel)
Back to the Future (IDW Publishing)
- Back to the Future: Biff to the Future
  - Issue 2: "Biff to the Future Part 2

References

↑ Original photograph of Marilyn Monroe and Yves Montand. Marilyn Monroe Pictures - Getty Images

[1] Original photograph of Marilyn Monroe and Yves Montand. Marilyn Monroe Pictures - Getty Images

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+}}'''Marilyn Monroe''' (born '''Norma Jeane Mortenson''' [[June 1]], [[1926]]; died [[August 5]], [[1962]]) was briefly married to [[Biff Tannen]] in [[1960]] of the [[1985A|alternate timeline]] where an elderly Biff used the [[DeLorean time machine]] and the ''[[Grays Sports Almanac]]'' to make his younger self a millionaire.
+==Biography==
-'''Marilyn Monroe''' (born '''Norma Jeane Mortenson''' on [[June 1]], [[1926]], died on [[August 5]], [[1962]]) was briefly married to [[Biff Tannen]], in [[1960]], in the [[1985A|alternate timeline]] where Biff controlled [[Hill Valley]].
+Marilyn divorced Biff after ''[[Dreams of a Madman]]'', the first and only [[movie]] produced by [[Tannen Pictures]], was released to scathing reviews. Afterwards, Biff left [[Hollywood]] to return to his hometown of [[Hill Valley]], [[California]] and subsequently married [[Jayne Mansfield]] in [[1970]].
-She divorced Biff after the first and only [[movie]] that he produced, ''[[Dreams of a Madman]] ''was released to scathing reviews. Afterwards, Biff married [[Jayne Mansfield]] and left [[Hollywood]] to return to his hometown of [[Hill Valley]], [[California]].
 ==Behind the scenes==
+*The original shot showed Biff marrying a woman with a blonde bouffant as his first marriage in the alternate timeline. As this was briefly shown, fans speculated this was Biff's wife from the original timeline, who presumably separated or died as intended. Marylin Monroe was shown as Biff's second wife, and the cause of the end to that marriage was presumed to be her death in 1962 as was per the original timeline. The canon was later reworked to shuffle the marriages, and have Jayne Mansfield be Biff's second wife. The termination of the marriages were never discussed, and it was assumed that originally Marylin Monroe was still fated to die at the same point as she did in the original timeline. The "Biff to the Future" storyline in the comics expanded upon this, giving Biff's running of Tannen Pictures into the ground as the reason. Marylin wanted more out of life than Biff could provide, and left him for find a man who could better help her in her acting career. Biff's second wife left him after discovering his obsession with Loraine. It was unknown if Marylin ever learned of Biff's obsession. It may have been surmised Biff got over Loraine with his first marriage, but after Marylin walked out on him, the flames of obsession burst forth again.
-*Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield aren't named in the comics, but Biff's wives bear their likenesses, and the footage in the Biff Tannen Museum video in ''Back to the Future Part II'' further show their identities through actual photographs of the actresses altered to include [[Tom Wilson]] as Biff.
+*Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield aren't referred to by name in the comic books, but Biff's wives bear their likenesses, with Biff telling [[Bernie Kessoff]] "Even Marilyn left me. She took the last taxi out of Dodge." Also, the video footage on the monitor at the [[Biff Tannen Museum]] in ''Back to the Future Part II'' further shows their identities through actual photographs of the actresses, which were digitally altered to include [[Thomas F. Wilson|Tom Wilson]] as Biff.
+**The photograph of Biff and Marilyn was originally of Marilyn Monroe and [[wikipedia:Yves Montand|Yves Montand]] in a photo promoting the [[1960]] film ''[[wikipedia:Let's Make Love|Let's Make Love]]''.<ref>[http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/schauspielerin-usain-der-rolle-der-amanda-in-dem-film-news-photo/541066957 Original photograph of Marilyn Monroe and Yves Montand. Marilyn Monroe Pictures - Getty Images]</ref>
-==External links==
-*{{WP|Marilyn Monroe}}
 ==Appearances==
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 **''[[Back to the Future: Biff to the Future]]''
 ***[[Back to the Future: Biff to the Future 2|Issue 2: "Biff to the Future Part 2]]
+==See also==
+*{{WP|Marilyn Monroe}}
+*[[Jayne Mansfield]]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 [[Category:Historical figures]]