SURFACE PREPARATION: 1  Whether you have a bare wood floor or a floor that already has a finish on it, you will need to sand the floor to prepare it for staining and finishing. Rent or purchase a floor sander and follow the sander manufacturerâs directions to sand the surface down to bare wood, ending with 100 grit sandpaper or equivalent.
A+E Networks. Norma Jeane Mortensonâwho will become better known around the world as the glamorous actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroeâis born on this day in 1926, in Los Angeles, California. She was later given her motherâs name, and baptized Norma Jeane Baker.
Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson at the Los Angeles County Hospital on June 1, 1926, as the third child of Gladys Pearl Baker (nÃ©e Monroe, 1902â84). Gladys, the daughter of two poor Midwestern migrants to California, was a flapper and worked as a film negative cutter at Consolidated Film Industries.