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Following his release, he returned to 20th Century Fox where he became infatuated with the unknown Marilyn Monroe, and played a key role in launching her career. [7] Honors.
- Film studio executive
- Nicholas Schenck (brother)
- Ossip Schenker
- Maimonides Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
Feb 5, 2023 · Another of these famous men with whom Monroe had a rumored affair was Joseph Schenck, the co-founder of 20th Century Fox. As described in the book " Hollywood Renegades ," Schenck was part of a group of film producers who desired to break up the major film companies in the 1930s, such as the Edison Motion Picture Patents and Warner Bros.
- Joy Saha
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- Hollywood's little black book. A tape from big-shot Hollywood agent who started the eponymous Al Rosen Agency, represented prominent names like Cary Grant, Frederic March and Judy Garland — revealed that numerous casting directors had their own "black book," which contained names of young actors — oftentimes those with no connections in the industry — who were considered to be sexually appealing.
- A troubling childhood. Monroe spent two years in an orphanage, four years with a guardian after her mother was sent to a mental asylum and in between, hopped from foster home to foster home.
- Abuse and lasting trauma. Although Monroe never explicitly named her abusers, she endured years of sexual abuse during her youth. "She knew people who were psychotic from [being molested] and she felt that at least she'd survived that," said Monroe's friend, fellow actor Peggy Feury.
- The brief marriage to Joe DiMaggio. The pair dated for approximately two years before they tied the knot in 1954. The famed movie icon and New York Yankees star were known as a match made in heaven and revered for their public romance.
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I know the word around Hollywood was [that] I was Joe Schenck's girlfriend, but that's a lie.” Marilyn Monroe to Maurice Zolotow. When Joseph Schenck met Marilyn, she was merely a contract player while he was the mogul who had established 20th Century Fox and was also the studio's head of production.
Apr 25, 2022 · Mentions of some of the influential men from early in her Hollywood career — agent Al Rosen, Fox executive Joseph M. Schenck, William Morris vp Johnny Hyde — touch on the predatory side of a...
Dec 1, 2023 · Additionally, Monroe befriended and started a causal affair with Joseph M. Schenck, a Fox executive who had a friendly connection with Harry Cohn, the chief executive of Columbia Pictures. Schenck influenced him to hire Marilyn in 1948.
Mortified by Marilyn's refusal to marry him, he asked Joe Schenck to try to change her mind. Uncle Joe took a practical approach: He informed Marilyn that Johnny was unlikely to live much longer and urged her to marry for her own good.
