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Originally Posted by BugsyPal
Oh I don't know; if the studio, producers or whoever thinks said actor is the only one who will bring in the bucks, then they will put up with quite a lot.
Marilyn Monroe along with not a small amount of other actors/actresses in Hollywood history had a reputation for being "difficult", but when things worked it was magic, so people put up with the antics. That is until someone finally says "enough"; which is what happened to MM in the end with her final picture. Though by that time it was debatable how much of "it" MM still had, that is how well would the film have done at box office to make it all worth the effort.
When you get right down to it this goes across all the performing arts. Stage actors/actresses, opera singers, etc... All have known and still know "divas" or whatever other baggage they bring with them (drugs, booze, temperament, etc...). Again people put up with it because said "star" is bankable, that is until someone finally says *Basta*.
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That was the case especially back in the studio era of the 30s and 40s. If an actor made money at the box office, the studio heads put up with an amazing amount of difficult behaviour.
Spencer Tracey was a chronic alcoholic, but MGM put up with it for many years, because of his reputation as a great actor, and box office clout.
Same at Warner Brothers with Errol Flynn. Booze, drugs, women. They banned Flynn from having booze on the set. Errol went on an apparent health kick of eating oranges all day. They had been injected with vodka.......
Marilyn Monroe drove her directors and co-stars to distraction, especially towards the end of her life. But, she was good box office, and the end result could be magical.
But, the time always came, when enough was enough. All three of the above ended up getting sacked by their studios.
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