May 1947 News Today

>> 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...

>> and the knock comes in may 1947. marilyn lands a speaking role as evie, a waitress with a sharp tongue. >> hi, evie. >> high, small change. >> wait, i got money tonight. am i going the see you later? >> if im not too tired. >> but evie, i thought we had a date. >> look, this tray weighs a ton. >> she has confidence that is starting to emerge. she commands the screen when shes on it. >> oh, miss. >> she certainly has poise. you can see the beginnings of a bombshell, but nothing like the bubbli...

That meant doing the right photo shoots or taking acting classes. >> she wasnt just sitting idly by waiting for the studio to tell her what to do. she was going to fox every single day. >> i said, why do you work so hard? the other kids that are on the contract sometimes i call at 11:00, 12:00, they are still sleeping from being out the night before. she said, mr. lyon, i work so hard because maybe one day opportunity will knock, and i want to be prepared. >> and the knock comes in may 1947. mar...

By waiting for the studio to tell h er what to do. she was going to fox every day. >> i said why do you work so hard, the other kids on contract i call at 11:00, from being out the night before. she said plmr. lion, i work har because maybe one day opportunity will knock and i want to be prepared. >> the knock comes in may 1947. marilyn lands a speaking role as a waitress with a sharp tongue. >> hi, evie. >> hi, small change. >> i got money tonight. am i going to see you later? >> if im not too ...

Tell her what to do. she was going to fox every day. >> i said why do you work so hard, the other kids on contract i call at 11:00, 12, and theyre still sleeping from being out the night before. she said mr. lion, i work hard because maybe one day opportunity will knock and i want to be prepared. >> the knock comes in may 1947. marilyn lands a speaking role as evy, a waitress with a sharp tongue. >> hi, evie. >> hi, small change. >> i got money tonight. am i going to see you later? >> if im not ...