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Apr 10, 2014 · In 1955, a defiant Kazan, 46, confessed to his wife an affair with Monroe, 29, a few years earlier — not the first or last time he would stray. His letter offers an intimate view of not only ...
Apr 10, 2014 · An excerpt from a new book of the director's correspondence reveals his infidelities, fights with censors and true feelings about Brando, Dean and other stars.
- Her Childhood and Her Mother’s Mental Health Issues
- Her Alleged Affair with Charlie Chaplin, Jr.
- Her Marriage to Joe Dimaggio
- Her Marriage to Arthur Miller
- Her Alleged Pregnancies and Miscarriages
- Her Alleged Affair with John F. Kennedy
- Who Are Whitey and Mr. Shinn?
In the film, Marilyn, or Norma Jeane, as she was known in her childhood, is growing up in Los Angeles. Her earliest memories are of her mother telling her about her absentee father, while showing her a picture of Clark Gable. Her mother, a heavy drinker fixated on being abandoned by Marilyn’s father, shows signs of mental instability, including bei...
Among the more fantastic liberties Blonde takes with Marilyn’s life is the throuple relationship she embarks on with Charlie “Cass” Chaplin Jr. and Edward “Eddy” G. Robinson Jr. Their threesome, which they dub “the Geminis” becomes the scandalous talk of the town, with Marilyn’s talent agent urging her to end it to try and curb bad press. A pregnan...
Blonde follows the rise and fall of many of Monroe’s relationship and marriages. In the film, she meets and falls in love with “The Ex-Athlete,” a character based on the baseball star and Monroe’s ex-husband Joe DiMaggio. Their romance starts with a mutual desire for marriage, children, and a quiet life outside of the spotlight. After they marry, h...
In Blonde, one of the happiest and most idyllic periods of Marilyn’s life is during her romance and eventual marriage to “The Playwright,” a character based on Arthur Miller. In the film, they meet in 1955 when she auditions to perform in one of his plays, while living in New York and attending the Actors’ Studio; the duo bond over a shared love of...
Marilyn is haunted by the memories of her unborn children in Blonde, with the film suggesting that she had an abortion out of fear that her mother’s mental illness was hereditary, while two other pregnancies resulted in miscarriages. There’s no evidence that Monroe ever had an abortion; she had three miscarriagesduring her marriage to Arthur Miller...
One of the most horrific scenes in Blonde occurs when Marilyn is flown out to visit “The President,” who’s recuperating from back surgery. After being unceremoniously dragged through the halls of a hotel by Secret Service agents, she’s shown to the politician in a manner that she likens to “meat to be delivered.” She asks The President, who’s on a ...
In Blonde, two of the more consistent characters in Marilyn’s life are her makeup artist Whitey and her talent agent, Mr. Shinn. Whitey is present for many of Marilyn’s most vulnerable moments in the film, constantly helping her transform from Norma Jeane to her glamorous Marilyn Monroe persona. Unlike many of the other men depicted in the film, he...
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- Cady Lang
Feb 24, 2014 · Every day with Marilyn was a classroom in which she sought to be educated, trained, improved, and this was valiant, and she was smart, but she only knew how to repay kindness or generosity with sex, and so everything was geared toward what came to be known as 'the act.' Her beauty and her vulnerability left her perpetually open to abuse.
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Sep 30, 2022 · Director Elia Kazan brought Miller to the set of As Young As You Feel, which Marilyn co-starred in, Vulture reported. At the time, Monroe was rumored to be having an affair with Kazan,...
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Apr 19, 2014 · We fall asleep and remember the deaths and the tragedies and for me--for most people who knew Marilyn--her face and her life and her exit--flit across our minds. We didn't reach out soon enough, and our arms are empty.
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Nov 19, 2012 · She would show up at the Studio or my apartment or Lee's apartment with no makeup, her hair a mess: She was not showing up as the movie star, but the student, the glamorous penitent, ready for her daily dollop of wisdom. Lee tried to give her an education; I tried to give her confidence.
