CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN MARILYN MONROE AND TWENTIETH-CENTURY FOX

1955

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CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN MARILYN MONROE AND TWENTIETH-CENTURY FOX
1955
Including telegrams, memos, and typed letters concerning Marilyn Monroe's schedule and behavior on set, primarily tardiness and forgotten commitments for both The Seven Year Itch (1955) and the start of production for How to Be Very Very Popular (1955)

Provenance

Anonymous sale, Swann Auction Galleries, New York, 25 January 2007, lot 101.

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Lot Essay

Offering a snapshot into a tumultuous period of Monroe's life, Monroe would ultimately not star in How to be Very Popular and was suspended by the studio. Monroe responded by creating her own production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions. Ultimately through MMP, Marilyn would renegotiate a much more favorable contract with Fox, one that gave her more creative control over projects and decreased the salary imbalances between her and her male co-stars.

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