>> once people learned more about her life, anything that might have been considered questionable was almost wiped clean. >> what are you going to do if she's not showing any shame? can't go, how dare you? >> marilyn's honesty pays off, and "life" magazine features her on the cover. >> "life" magazine, it's a true publishing empire. i mean we're talking seriously preeminent magazine. >> and so to put her on the cover, it is giving the stamp of approval. >> the nude calendar scandal really put marilyn in the vanguard of the sexual revolution. >> marilyn is now a household name, and darryl zanuck casts her in her biggest role yet. >> niagara was really a breakthrough role for marilyn. it was her first bona fide lead