marilyn monroe, blonde bombshell. get out the fire hose. hollywood super star. the late marilyn monroe. tragic victim. the story of marilyn monroe is an authentic tragedy. when we talk about marilyn poor marilyn, this vulnerable passive woman who is being destroyed by hollywood. that s the way the story frames her. after a reckoning in hollywood, it s time to reframe her story. now it can hit pause and roll it back a bit and ask ourselves, okay, what is it that we think we know? she was quite ahead of her time. and she was very much an architect of her own fame. you must think i was born yesterday. her performances are layered. they re funny. they re tender. they re human. they feel modern. bingo. she had a deep inner life. she was an artist. she was a poet. she was a businesswoman. what a power broker she was, renegotiating her contract, creating her own production company, getting films made. it s actually rather frustrating that people can t
his yacht. and that is not a code that anybody even today requires any help deciphering. cohn was a major womanizer. oh, my goodness. par excellence. he often exploited young women. and if they didn t return his affections, then he would make their lives hell. she knew that if she said no to him that she would be thrown out. but she had integrity. she just asked him, will your wife join us? it was very pointed, and he was furious. and he threw her out of the office. then i think that s why he didn t renew her contract at the end of the six months. this is the patriarchy, this is how we do things, little girl. you want to be famous? you know, play with me.
shortly after finishing ladies of the chorus, marilyn is summoned to a meeting with the head of columbia pictures, harry cohn. although it was just a b movie, it was a movie and she had the main role. and so i think she probably thought that it was going to be her big break. but renewal of her contract comes at a price. harry cohn invited her onto his yacht. and that is not a code that anybody even today requires any help deciphering. cohn was a major womanizer. oh, my goodness. par excellence. he often exploited young women. and if they didn t return his affections, then he would make their lives hell. she knew that if she said no to him that she would be thrown out.
is summoned to a meeting with the head of colombia pictures. harry cohen. it was just a b movie, it was a movie and she had the main role and so i think she probably thought it was going to be her big break. but renewal of her contract comes at a price. harry invited her onto his yacht and that s not a code anybody today even requires any help deciphering. he was a major womanizer, oh my goodness, par excellence. he often exploited young women and if they didn t return his affections, then he would make their lives hell. she knew that if she said no to him that she would be thrown out but she had integrity. she just asked him will your wife join us?
is summoned to a meeting with the head of colombia pictures. it was just a b movie, it was a movie and she had the main role and so i think she probably thought it was going to be her big break. but renewal of her contract comes at a price. harry invited her on to his yacht and that s not a code anybody today even requires any help deciphering. he was a major womanizer, oh my goodness, par excellence. he often exploited young women and if they didn t return his affections, then he would make their lives hell. she knew that if she said no to him that she would be thrown out but she had integrity. she just asked him will your