thank you for being with us. a quick note, this weekend black hollywood lost one of its great trail blazers, actress diane carroll who passed away friday after nearly 70 years breaking ground in theater, film, and in television. where she made history in 1968 as the first black woman to star in her own prime time show, the hit series julia. in 1974 she became the fourth black actress nominated for a leading role oscar for claudine. in the 80s she rewrote tv rules again as dominique on the megahit dynasty. i was one of many black children who grew up watching her constantly redefine what a black woman could be on screen.
she had become reliant on her therapist. there were no antidepressants in the 1950s so they treated her with [inaudible] which was dangerous but at the time that s all they had. troubles continue the next year but she worked on her next megahit. it was pretty well known that marilyn was sometimes was not well prepared and got nervous and shy in front of the cameras and have to do multiple takes. she really cannot perform unless she felt her very best and it became neurotic. monroe s personal misfortunes continued when she suffered another miscarriage shortly after the film. when she lost that baby she was devastated and there s footage of her and arthur coming out of the hospital and it s a great example of how marilyn was able to smile for the press, put on a good face and get into the car with arthur as they drive off and arthur later said she cried the whole way home. by 1961 monroe s marriage to arthur miller had fallen apart.
therapist. there were no antidepressants in the 1950s so they treated her with [inaudible] which was dangerous but at the time that s all they had. troubles continue the next year but she worked on her next megahit. it was pretty well known that marilyn was sometimes was not well prepared and got nervous and shy in front of the cameras and have to do multiple takes. she really cannot perform unless she felt her very best and it became neurotic. monroe s personal misfortunes continued when she suffered another miscarriage shortly after the film. when she lost that baby she was devastated and there s footage of her and arthur coming out of the hospital and it s a great example of how marilyn was able to smile for the press, put on a good face and get into the car with arthur as they drive off and arthur later said she cried the whole way home. by 1961 monroe s marriage to arthur miller had fallen apart. meanwhile, marilyn spiraling
i wouldn t miss it. you come here, one of the big guys here. come on. obviously the audience knows you as one of the co-hosts of morning joe. your sunday show has become a megahit and your work you do for vets, good man. mary gate, thrilled to have you here. we ve done some shows together. you are all things new york. you sit on the editorial board of the new york times. you covered it for the daily news. nobody knows politics in new york better than you. i just got to quickly hold up bill de blasio. what is he thinking running for president? i think he s got two and a half years left of being mayor and i think he s a little bored, actually, which is stunning. how can you be bored running the city of new york? it s the best city in the world, but he s escaped for now.
after his heart surgery. the procedure forced the stones to postpone the north american leg of their tour. this weeks marks the end of a tv era. the final episode of game of thrones airs sunday night on hbo with only one of those dragons and the 8th and final season of the megahit series has been a ratings bonanza, the episode set another record of more than 18 million viewers tuning in. and there was laughter and tears during the series finale of the big bang theory. i want you to know in my way, i love you all. the cbs sitcom ended its 12 season run thursday with a one-hour finale that wrapped up several long running story lines at 279 episodes, the big bang theory is the longest running multicamera series in television