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
casting. i want to get a chance at this part. groucho marx said that he wanted an actress who could make my elderly libido rise. he tested three different actresses. then marilyn fit the bill. she entered the room with so much awareness of her sexuality and willingness to have it out there. her role is 40 seconds, and her job is to make everyone s jaw drop. is there anything i can do for you what a ridiculous statement. i want to you help me. what seems to be the trouble? some men are following me. really? i can t understand why. she was a product of the times. you couldn t show sex in any of its sort of natural form.
there. her role is 40 seconds, and her job is to make everyone s jaw drop. is there anything i can do for you what a ridiculous statement. i want to you help me. what seems to be the trouble? some men are following me. really? i can t understand why. she was a product of the times. you couldn t show sex in any of its sort of natural form. i advise you to leave. i ll take you down to the bus station. oh, if i m not back tonight, go ahead without me. so you ve got it in this exaggerated, unnatural form. that s been the history of all my romances. she was letting the world know, she carried this aura of sexuality and everybody got it. went wow, who s that? eager to capitalize on marilyn s scene-stealing potential, the producers send