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>> 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. thats the way the story frames her. >> after a reckoning in hollywood, its time to reframe her story. >> now it can hit pause and roll it back a bit and ask ourselves, okay, what is it that...

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They went to the beach and took photographs in the surf. >> since their road trip four years earlier, marilyn has transformed. shes no longer a naïve young model. she is a rising star. >> i see pure joy. you can just sort of see the comet, a little light up there in the skies is starting to twinkle. >> this is something unique. something in the way she and the camera related to each other. the camera was her lover, truly. >> people talk about these pictures as the moment when she was becoming m...

Transformed spanish dancer margarita cansino into hollywood star rita hayworth in the 1930s. >> she was what they would have called ethnic in those days, meaning she was latina. and they dyed her hair. she underwent electrolysis to raise her hair line so she looked more waspy. and it turned her into a huge box office star. >> hollywood studios are pressuring people to meet an ideal. in some cases, its about enhancing beauty. in other cases, its about wiping away ethnic traces. >> for marilyn, go...

>> skank loved marilyn, thought she was amazing. and she became his favorite girl. >> marilyn knew that this was a very powerful connection to make. and the two ended up forming a sort of intimate relationship. >> she understood that you either said i dont like these rules and therefore im not playing your game, and therefore you give up your dreams of a career. or you recognize that those are the rules of the game, and you decide how you are going to deal with it. >> skank is on the board at 20...

Proposition romantically and professionally for marilyn. he is a married man who was subpoenaed by the u.s. government. >> are you a member of the communist party? >> she doesnt realize shes heading into a storm. okay. really? okay. >> she was one of the biggest movie stars of all time. >> she had looks, and sexuality. she was iconic. >> she became the goddess of the silver screen. people think she was the most beautiful woman in the world. >> when the camera starts, until it stops, i want to ...

Wanted. and i dont think she ever should have had to choose that, but at least there was a decision in it on her part. >> marilyn knew that this party put on by joseph skank could be an opportunity to get ahead in her career. >> joseph skank was a very, very prominent, powerful man in hollywood. and he understood how to make a female movie star. >> skank loved marilyn, thought she was amazing. and she became his favorite girl. >> marilyn knew that this was a very powerful connection to make. and...

Name. and she said, mr. lyon, could i use my grandmothers name? i said, what was that? she said, monroe. marilyn monroe. >> now, thats a perfect name for a movie star. >> there is something about mmmm, those double m sounds are melodious. mel lifluous. >> this is a moment that doesnt get very much attention in the story about marilyn, but i think its incredibly revealing. >> i wanted my mothers maiden name because i felt that rightfully was my name and true things rarely get into circulation. >>...

>> hollywood studios are pressuring people to meet an ideal. in some cases, its about enhancing beauty. in other cases, its about wiping away ethnic traces. >> for marilyn, going blonde, it was like the hollywood star building machine. and she saw what it could do for her. >> it gave marilyn an extra charge in her looks. it took her to another level. >> now that she looks the part, marilyn will make sure that she can play it. >> most of the stories that are told about marilyns career, particular...

>> whats fascinating about the creation of marilyn monroe is that i think she had more of a hand in it than people want to give her credit for. >> the truth about marilyns background is something shes happy to bury. >> marilyn isnt an orphan. shes got a mother whos living in a mental health facility. but that doesnt necessarily read as well as an innocent orphaned girl. >> childhood was very difficult on marilyn. she was illegitimate. and that was a terrible, terrible sin in the 1930s. she didnt...