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Since her death, people are still interested in her and many try to imitate her looks. She may have
been in some silly movies but she was serious about being a good actress.
Some of her better films (just my opinion) were;
Niagra
Don't Bother to Knock (thriller)
Bus Stop
We're Not Married
Monkey Business
Seven Year Itch (my favorite - making the film is a whole story on it's own)
Here's the back story of making the Seven Year Itch (originally a Broadway play) and the numerous
problems the director ,B. Wilder and screen writer G. Axelrod had to deal with the censors. The censors and
the Legion of Decency drove them nuts but in the end the creative genius of the director and
screen writer made it a classic. Plus some other interesting facts and stories. Tom Ewell played the
role on Broadway but Billy Wilder said it was Marilyn who really made the film.
Marilyn was a goddess.
The air around her perculated with sexuality.
She couldn't take a glass out of a cupboard without
oozing sensuality.
Just a glance or movement of her hand sent ripples though the ethers.
She had way more than beauty...she had a charm no one could resist.
Here's the back story of making the Seven Year Itch (originally a Broadway play) and the numerous
problems the director ,B. Wilder and screen writer G. Axelrod had to deal with the censors. The censors and
the Legion of Decency drove them nuts but in the end the creative genius of the director and
screen writer made it a classic. Plus some other interesting facts and stories. Tom Ewell played the
role on Broadway but Billy Wilder said it was Marilyn who really made the film.
^^^The youtube video is in 3 parts and it talks about the the original play after the premier. So the answer is yes
and no (NY, the studio, Hollywood, and after the opening).
I have read a few different biographies on Marilyn over many years. All of them describe her efforts to become a better actress. She wasn't content to just trade on her beauty, and studied at the Actor's Studio in New York. When she spoke to reporters of her desire to play serious parts in films, their laughter was barely stifled.
Sadly for her, she was a victim of her times, and attitudes towards beautiful women. Despite a difficult childhood, she never gave up in her desire to improve herself with reading such things as the classics of literature. She was used by the powerful, and her mental state deteriorated over time.
Watching her today in these very old films is still a delight. She is just exquisite. I have some books full of photographs of her. In many, her vulnerability shines through. One of her sayings......
"I am involved in a freedom ride protesting the loss of the minority rights belonging to the few remaining earthbound stars. All we demanded was our right to twinkle."
"Marilyn in Manhattan" is a documentary when she was with Milton (her photographer) and Amy Greene
at their home. It is a rare glimpse of the true Marilyn showing her sensitivity, determination and
business sense. Marilyn even baby sat for their son and when people would ask Milton's wife, Amy, if
she trusted him she said, "I trust Marilyn."
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