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Could have gone bust without picking a picture. >> marilyn had no idea if this entire experiment would end in complete humiliation and disaster. finally on new year's eve, marilyn receives a letter from fox. >> marilyn twirled me around and said it's over. it's signed, sealed and delivered. she got everything she wanted, everything. unheard of in 1955. >> fox offered marilyn a new contract that gives her a higher salary, director approval and the freedom to make films through her own production company. >> it's very remarkable 20th century fox gave marilyn the deal that she wanted and the cont...

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Making a picture. >> marilyn had no idea if this entire experiment would end in complete humiliation and disaster. finally on new year's eve, marilyn receives a letter from fox. >> marilyn twirled me around and said it's over. it's signed, sealed and delivered. she got everything she wanted, everything. which was unheard of in 1955. >> fox offers marilyn a new contract, which gives her a higher salary, director approval, and the freedom to make films through her own production company. >> it's very remarkable 20th century fox gave marilyn the deal that she wanted and the control that she desir...

That that was revolutionary. >> back in hollywood, the news reaches fox studio boss darrell zanuck. >> he was the last to know and he wasn't happy about that. >> he felt i made her a star. who would she be without 20th century fox. she owes us. that's it. boom. >> he was so used to being able to treat actresses as bodies and not have to deal with them having any sense of power or control at all. >> it was ludicrous to think this dumb blonde could possibly be in charge of her own productions or choose her own directors or her own scripts. >> there is a tremendous sense that she's david against ...

Doing musicals or comedy. in fact, i rather enjoy it but i would like to do also dramatic arts, too. >> marilyn refuses to return to fox unless zanuck gives her the control she wants. instead, he threatens legal action. >> by this point, the antipathy between marilyn and darryl zanuck was real and ran very deep. it was really a battle of the wills, and it was kind of a battle to death. we're a different kind of dentistry. one who believes in doing anything it takes to make dentistry work for your life. so we offer a complete exam and x-rays free to new patients without insurance - everyday. pl...