Celebrity astrology: Marilyn Monroe
Famous for being a sultry sex symbol, Marilyn Monroe was an actress in the 1950s. From her hourglass body type and public persona alone, I would categorize her as a sanguine, or air, person. Let’s look a little deeper.
A vignette of Marilyn
Marilyn Monroe starred in many Hollywood movies and carefully cultivated the character of a sexy, dumb blonde girl. She did this voluntarily and augmented her natural advantages. She would say witty things. For example, when asked about what she had on for a nude photo shoot, she replied “the radio”. This shows a playful airy spirit.
Her real personality had much more depth and smarts, and the public role she played belied a tougher, more calculating and ambitious character. During her career, she was constantly fighting the studios for appropriate compensation and contract terms, and eventually started her own company, Marilyn Monroe Productions. This courage and initiative suggests a choleric component to her character.
Her physique is famous for its voluptuousness, which is a characteristic of the sanguine or air temperament. She also had a widow’s peak and a somewhat heart-shaped face, which is also typical for the sanguine.
Marilyn Monroe, sanguine / choleric beauty. Check out the characteristic sanguine widow’s peak.
Her third marriage, to intellectual playwright Arthur Miller, was seen as a mismatch. For students of temperament, however, this match is a perfect case of opposites attract: the sanguine (hot and wet) Monroe finding balance with a melancholy (cold and dry) Miller.
Marilyn’s astrology
Astrology chart can be seen here.
Taking into account her birth chart, the breakdown of the qualities is as follows:
hot: 8
cold: 2
wet: 5
dry: 5
She is equally hot and wet as she is hot and dry. So this makes her a sanguine / choleric or air / fire person. Her sanguine features are really played up in the public persona, with the sexiness and beauty. Her choleric features seem to be revealed by her business sense and her fighting for her due compensation.
