Marilyn Monroe is still remembered as a victim of a patriarchal Hollywood. But as Monroe’s friend, 92-year-old Amy Greene, tells us, “She was never a victim, sweetheart. Never in a million years.”
narrated byTold through a female perspective—and an empathetic, post–#MeToo lens—the docuseries contends that contrary to the way she’s been depicted in the past, Monroe was a shrewd businesswoman who understood the industry’s misogynist rules and played them to her advantage.
“She’s so much more interesting and smart and funny than I ever could have actually imagined,” says Starbuck. “She was a total power broker and trailblazer.” Ahead, with the help of Starbuck and Greene, several examples that prove Monroe was an architect of her own fate.Monroe, like many stars of her era, was a Hollywood product—her name, hair color, and origin story were changed in favor of a more marketable image. But Monroe, who was born Norma Jeane Mortenson, also had an active role in her movie-star metamorphosis.
“Marilyn.” The then model insisted she be able to use the surname “Monroe.” She later explained, “I wanted my mother’s maiden name because I felt that was rightfully my name. And true things rarely get into circulation.”, a chaotic upbringing with a schizophrenic mother who spent years in and out of psychiatric hospitals, and a first marriage devised to keep her out of an orphanage when she was only 16. But she also knew what she wanted—a movie career—and chased it accordingly.
When 20th Century Fox began publicizing Monroe, with her new name, they erased her complicated family history and active pursuit of a Hollywood acting career and created a more marketable origin story. Studio “flacks” advertised her as an orphan who was discovered after babysitting for a talent scout.
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