We'll Never Know What Happened The Night Marilyn Monroe Died

Marilyn Monroe: why are we still obsessed 60 years after her death?

Did Marilyn Monroe Really Have a $1 Million Contract? It’s widely reported that Marilyn signed a $1 million deal with 20th Century-Fox days before she died in August, 1962 after she’d been fired in June. An early mention of a new contract was in “Marilyn: The Last Take,” published in 1992. The book delves into alleged discussions about reviving Something's Got to Give and then filming What a Way to Go!, with a combined fee of $1 million for both projects. Countless other books and online sources

A Marilyn Monroe Collection Premiere Artifact: Marilyn Monroe’s personal script from the classic comedy Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Twentieth Century Fox, 1953). This 118-page script is contained within a light blue paper cover that is marked final and dated October 22, 1952. Marilyn’s handwritten notes in pencil are written on several pages, and there are notes on the back of some pages as well. The name of Marilyn’s character, Lorelei, is circled throughout the script. The back page of the scrip

Outtakes with Marilyn Monroe and Dean Martin from her final film, “Something’s Got to Give.” Without question she would have been exceptional had this film been completed. It was a great role to showcase her comedic talents (away from the dumb blonde persona), and she literally glowed while onscreen. Note that she’s speaking in her true voice here. Martin was a true and loyal friend to Marilyn. After she was cruelly fired from the film due to too many no shows, he ceremoniously reminded Fox that