Reframed: Marilyn Monroe

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Reframed: Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn triumphs in her most famous comedy Some Like it Hot, playing the role of Sugar Kane with brilliant comic wit. She's moving in high circles, hanging out with the Rat Pack, flirting with the Kennedys and singing Happy Birthday to JFK.

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Season 1
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Marilyn is forging a new identity for herself in New York, but when the news breaks that she plans to create her own production company, Darryl Zanuck refuses to let her out of her contract. After a year of publicity battles between Marilyn and Zanuck, Fox gives Marilyn a new contract that allows her to make movies on her ...
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Marilyn's rise is nearly ruined when news breaks that she has posed nude for a calendar earlier in her career. She uses this to her advantage to kick start a change in attitudes towards female sexuality. Marilyn demonstrates her unique talent for comedy in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and reaches superstar status while using h...
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This episode explores the young Norma Jeane. While showing talent and audacity, she turned her back on her difficult childhood and put herself on the radar in Hollywood as 'Marilyn Monroe'.
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