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00:01She is more than a Hollywood icon. Welcome to Ms. Mojo. And today we are taking a dive
00:08into the glamour, the legacy, and the mystery of Marilyn Monroe. And we're starting with her
00:15tragic life story. There's a lot more to this famous face than meets the eye.
00:22Welcome to Ms. Mojo. And today we're taking a look at the tragic life of Marilyn Monroe.
00:26What makes you so sad? I think you're the saddest girl I ever met.
00:32You're the first man ever said that. I'm usually told how happy I am.
00:38That's because you make a man feel happy.
00:41For this video, we're examining the history of Hollywood's most famous starlet,
00:44whose life was over much too soon.
00:47Go on, tell me some more.
00:51It won't be surprising to learn that Marilyn Monroe wasn't the name she was born with.
00:55Her given name was Norma Jean Baker, and she was born and raised in Los Angeles, California,
01:00always with the shadow of Hollywood looming over her.
01:03For the earliest years of her life, she was raised by her mentally ill mother, Gladys.
01:07And though the identity of her father has been speculated,
01:10even she never knew for certain who he was, and he never attempted to be a part of her life.
01:14What about it, ladies?
01:17Better not.
01:18By all accounts, Monroe's time spent with her mother was not happy.
01:21And when Gladys had a breakdown and received a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia,
01:26a condition that was poorly understood in the 1930s, Monroe was taken into foster care.
01:30She spent the next 10 years of her life shuffled around various foster homes and families,
01:34and became incredibly shy after she was abused by her caregivers.
01:38Aged 16, she married a sailor and became a housewife, never finishing high school.
01:42It was during the Second World War that Monroe got her big break.
01:45As part of the war effort, she went to work at a factory and met a photographer, David Conover,
01:50who was taking morale-boosting pictures of women at work.
01:53After this, she began doing modeling work and was signed to an agency,
01:57dyeing her hair blonde and changing her name to Marilyn Monroe to be more appealing.
02:06Marilyn came from Marilyn Miller, a Broadway star big in the 1920s,
02:10who was only 37 when she died, a year older than Monroe herself was at the time of her death,
02:14while Monroe was her mother's maiden name.
02:17Despite maintaining this connection with her mother, who was institutionalized by this point,
02:21Monroe's agent made her pretend her mother was dead.
02:24By 1946, she'd signed to 20th Century Fox, though they didn't think much of her at first.
02:29She didn't get one role in the first six months of her contract,
02:33and spent her days learning about acting rather than actually doing any.
02:36Hi, Evie.
02:37Hi, small change.
02:39Eventually, though, the studios realized they had something special on their hands,
02:42and Monroe quickly proved to be a hit at the box office.
02:45Young lady, you don't fool me one bit.
02:49I'm not trying to, but I bet I could.
02:52Six years of hard work later, she'd built up to receiving top billing,
02:56starring alongside Jane Russell in the classic Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,
02:59which, along with their other starring roles,
03:01earned both of them stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
03:04A kiss on the hand may be quite continental,
03:09but diamonds are a girl's best friend.
03:13However, Monroe was famously typecast as a dumb blonde,
03:17and the studios had such strict control over her public image,
03:20that people began to believe she was like that in real life.
03:23In actual fact, Monroe was very intelligent.
03:26She had a large library, held her own against the studios,
03:29and tried to shed the dumb blonde image near the end of her life
03:32by fighting for more dramatic roles and doing serious interviews.
03:35She was also friends with renowned jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald,
03:39helping her book shows at the Glitzy Moe Combo Club in West Hollywood,
03:42when the owner initially refused.
03:44Fitzgerald said that Monroe was, quote,
03:47ahead of her time, and didn't even know it.
03:49Despite achieving fame in the early 50s,
03:51she was already suffering psychologically at this point,
03:53and her acting mentor Lee Strasberg encouraged her to attend psychotherapy.
03:57Well, I just hate to fight with anybody.
03:59When you win, you lose.
04:01She had many existing mental health problems like depression and anxiety,
04:04intensified by the life of a movie star and the pressure she was under.
04:08These problems were made worse by substance abuse issues.
04:11All the girls drink, it's just that I'm the one that gets caught.
04:14Story of my life.
04:15She was married numerous times,
04:17including to big names like baseball icon Joe DiMaggio,
04:20and famed playwright Arthur Miller.
04:22And though she purportedly maintained a friendship with DiMaggio until the end of her life,
04:25all her marriages ended prematurely.
04:28She also suffered from endometriosis,
04:30a physical condition that causes uterine tissue to grow outside of the uterus
04:34and on other parts of the female reproductive organs.
04:37Endometriosis is incredibly painful,
04:39and it led to every pregnancy she ever conceived ending in a miscarriage.
04:43As Monroe's career went on,
04:45she began to earn a reputation for being difficult to work with,
04:48frequently turning up late to set and intoxicated.
04:50She was prescribed many different medications,
04:53including the barbiturates which she ultimately overdosed on in August 1962,
04:58found dead in her home in Los Angeles by her housekeeper.
05:01But even in death, Monroe hasn't known peace,
05:03as conspiracies have swirled around whether she died accidentally,
05:06committed suicide, or was even murdered.
05:09From being used in Andy Warhol artwork and beyond,
05:12Monroe has remained one of the most famous and recognizable people in history,
05:16and a legend of cinema, despite her messy life.
05:19Her reputation and legacy are finally beginning to escape the dumb blonde cliché
05:23Hollywood so successfully manufactured,
05:25even if her image remains a profitable commodity.
05:28Hugh Hefner was interred next to Monroe after his death in 2017,
05:32despite the fact that in 1953,
05:34the very first issue of Playboy published nude photos of Monroe
05:38from her modeling years without her permission.
05:40And x-rays of Monroe have also been sold at auction,
05:43with many news outlets publishing them
05:45and running with the story that they prove she had plastic surgery.
05:48Despite the sad story of her life and death,
05:51she was nonetheless a world-famous actress
05:53who performed admirably in beloved and iconic movies,
05:56and continues to inspire.
06:00Fashion was Marilyn Monroe's secret superpower.
06:04Let's relive her outfits that defined Hollywood glamour, shall we?
06:09A kiss on the hand may be quite continental,
06:14but diamonds are a girl's best friend.
06:19Welcome to Ms. Mojo,
06:21and today we're counting down our picks
06:22for the top ten Marilyn Monroe-style moments.
06:25Tear me so I don't bother you,
06:26but I forgot the key to my front door,
06:28so I had to ring your bell.
06:29I feel so silly.
06:30Happy birthday, Mr. President.
06:35Ooh, do you feel the breeze from the subway?
06:38Isn't it delicious?
06:42For this list,
06:43we're looking at memorable movie outfits
06:45as well as other looks
06:46made famous by this Hollywood icon.
06:49Which of this blonde bombshells looks
06:51would you want to rock?
06:53Number 10.
06:54The figure-hugging bikini
06:56from Something's Got to Give.
06:58While Marilyn was considered a pin-up and sex symbol,
07:00first and foremost,
07:02she was an icon for body positivity.
07:04A swimwear model in her early career,
07:07Marilyn celebrated her enviable figure
07:09and natural curves whenever she could.
07:11Whether she was posing for her Miss Morale photo shoot
07:14or revealing her hourglass silhouette
07:15on the set of Something's Got to Give,
07:18Marilyn gave us plenty of swimsuit inspiration.
07:21Sadly, she was fired from the movie
07:23and it remained unfinished.
07:24Two months later, Monroe was found dead,
07:27an apparent suicide at the age of 36.
07:29It wasn't until 1989
07:30that the material was rediscovered
07:32and the following year,
07:33it was aired in a one-hour documentary,
07:36giving us another glimpse of this fashionista.
07:39And it's been accepted ever since
07:40that her work on Something's Got to Give
07:42was a sad finale
07:43to an otherwise spectacular career.
07:45Number 9.
07:46The split-thigh green dress
07:48from River of No Return.
07:51I've looked around the country
07:53and I've seen it all.
07:56While the movie failed
07:57to make a lasting impression,
07:58the same can't be said for this dress.
08:01Playing a dance hall singer named Kay,
08:03Marilyn wears a daring green
08:04and red velvety dress
08:06with a beguiling thigh slit
08:07that allowed her to move around the bar with ease.
08:10Ooh, looking for nuggets?
08:17Mush.
08:18The outfit accentuates her covetable shape
08:21as she expertly maneuvers the material
08:23to tease her audience
08:24and keep them hanging on to her every word.
08:26It seems like one fan
08:28was particularly taken by this look,
08:30as they reportedly successfully bid
08:32more than half a million dollars
08:34when it went up for auction in 2011.
08:36Who's gonna help me fire my clay
08:41tonight?
08:45Number 8.
08:46The polka dot halter neck dress
08:48from the seven-year itch.
08:49Yes, what is it?
08:51I'm to every side above you,
08:52but I forgot the key to my front door
08:53so I had to ring your bell.
08:55I feel so silly.
08:57It's perfectly all right.
08:58Marilyn liked outfits
08:59that emphasized her figure,
09:01often opting for white dresses,
09:03halter necks,
09:03and fitted waistlines.
09:05The dress she wore
09:06for the handprinting ceremony
09:07outside Grauman's Chinese Theater
09:09is certainly stunning,
09:10but there is another polka dotted number
09:12that is simply breathtaking.
09:14Anything else I can do for it?
09:16Yes, would you mind pressing it again?
09:19Press what?
09:19The button.
09:20My fan's caught in the door.
09:22In the seven-year itch,
09:23Marilyn enters in a flattering
09:25tailor dress paired with white gloves
09:26and her signature bold red lip,
09:28leaving her neighbor
09:29utterly yet understandably enchanted.
09:32This dress often lives
09:33in the shadow of another
09:34legendary white dress
09:35from the same movie,
09:36but it's beautiful in its own right
09:38and deserves some recognition, too.
09:42You all right?
09:43Oh, sure.
09:44Fine, fine.
09:46Well, good night.
09:48Number 7.
09:49Floral Dress
09:50Shortly after signing
09:52with 20th Century Fox,
09:53a fresh-faced early 20-something Monroe
09:55post for this photo shoot
09:57to show off her new look.
09:58Unlike most of the other outfits
10:00we've discussed so far,
10:01this one exudes a more youthful innocence.
10:04While it does still emphasize
10:06her slim waist,
10:07it's more reserved
10:08than the style she would later
10:09become known for,
10:10perhaps reflecting a time of transition
10:12for the young star.
10:13The satin gown,
10:15with its floral embroidery
10:16and puffed sleeves,
10:17only serve to frame
10:18her natural beauty,
10:19while the demure silhouette
10:21allows her star quality
10:22to radiate around her.
10:24Number 6.
10:25Making Denim Fashion
10:26in The Misfits
10:28This is an outfit
10:29we've probably all worn before,
10:31jeans and a white button-down.
10:32But somehow,
10:33Ms. Monroe takes this basic uniform
10:35and makes it into something
10:36so cool we can only aspire
10:38to look this put together.
10:40Marilyn wasn't exactly famous
10:41for wearing pants,
10:42and when she did,
10:43it was often a cropped trouser
10:44or cigarette pant.
10:46Still, it's wonderful to know things.
10:47But in the movie The Misfits,
10:49her final completed film in fact,
10:51her usually glitzy
10:52and more glamorous style
10:53was notably more laid-back
10:55and casual,
10:56a vibe exemplified by this combo,
10:58which is completed by
10:59cowboy boots and belt.
11:00Marilyn was a style icon
11:02and tastemaker,
11:03and as such,
11:04she was one of the first women
11:06to make denim fashion.
11:07With the added Stormrider's
11:08denim jacket by Lee,
11:10this low-key Levi's look
11:11became iconic
11:12and influential
11:13in its own right.
11:15I thought they were used
11:15for riding or for...
11:17I'm not sure they used to be.
11:19Number 5.
11:20The Silk Gown
11:21with the Fur Stole
11:22This entry takes us
11:24from the most casual
11:25to the most glamorous.
11:27Exemplifying the glitz and glamour
11:28of Hollywood's golden era,
11:30Marilyn arrived at the premiere
11:31of the musical movie Call Me Madam
11:33in an outfit suitable for royalty.
11:35This is your television premiere,
11:37is it, Mariel?
11:38That's right.
11:39It feels almost like making pictures.
11:40The sleeveless,
11:41silk figure-hugging gown
11:43with matching opera-length gloves
11:44and fur stole
11:45was quite the showstopper.
11:47She wasn't even in the movie,
11:48and it's hard not to think
11:50that all eyes were on her.
11:52Marilyn dressed like the icon
11:54we know her to be,
11:55and if there were any doubts
11:56about her superstardom before,
11:58then this dress
11:59certainly put them to rest.
12:01Number 4.
12:02The Sleek Gold LeMay Dress
12:04from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
12:12Although she only wore this dress
12:14in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment,
12:16we couldn't pass up the opportunity
12:18to talk about it.
12:19Ginger Rogers wore a similar dress
12:20in the 1952 movie Dreamboat,
12:22which may have inspired Marilyn's look
12:24as she reportedly fell in love
12:26with the gown when she visited the set.
12:27I had no idea you'd be here tonight.
12:29Nothing was planned.
12:30I merely saved and did
12:32what was in my heart.
12:33The scene-stealing dress
12:34may have also awakened
12:36the green-eyed monster
12:37in Joan Crawford,
12:38who allegedly called it vulgar.
12:40The plunging neckline,
12:41open back,
12:42and gold pleats
12:43were considered daring at the time
12:44and barely made it past the censors.
12:47Of course,
12:47Marilyn didn't make a name for herself
12:49by blending in with the crowd.
12:51Number 3.
12:52The Happy Birthday Mr. President look.
12:55Mr. President,
12:56the late Marilyn Monroe.
12:58Everything about this moment
13:00is cemented in cultural history,
13:01from the breathy vocals
13:03to the iconic location,
13:04and, of course,
13:06the dress designed by Jean-Louis.
13:07Happy birthday,
13:11Mr. President.
13:14Happy birthday
13:17to you.
13:19The nude-colored fabric
13:20was embroidered
13:21with 2,500 rhinestones
13:23and was so form-fitting
13:24that she couldn't wear
13:25anything underneath.
13:27Sadly,
13:27the day of this celebration,
13:29May 19, 1962,
13:31also marks one of Monroe's
13:32final public appearances,
13:33as less than three months later,
13:35she was found dead in her home.
13:37In 2016,
13:38the dress sold for
13:39a record-breaking $4.8 million,
13:42surpassing the previous record
13:44that also belongs
13:45to this fashion icon,
13:46for another dress
13:47that may or may not
13:49be on this list.
13:50Number 2.
13:51The Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
13:53Ensemble
13:54from Gentleman Prefer Blondes
13:55A kiss on the hand
13:57Maybe quite continental
14:00But diamonds are a girl's best friend
14:04Considering how famous
14:06this dress became,
14:07it's crazy to think
14:09that this was actually
14:10costume designer
14:10William Trevia's Plan B.
14:12After a scandal
14:13involving some nude photos
14:15she took pre-fame,
14:16Trevia was instructed
14:17to make a less revealing costume
14:19than the showgirl number
14:20he had initially planned.
14:21Men grow cold
14:23as girls grow old
14:26and we all lose our charms
14:28in the end
14:31The strapless shocking pink dress
14:33with matching opera-length gloves,
14:35oversized bow at the back,
14:36and punctuated with diamond accessories
14:39became a legendary addition
14:41to movie history.
14:42The Diamonds Are a Girl's Best
14:51Best Friend
14:54As well as becoming an icon
14:56of costume design,
14:57the look has been celebrated
14:58in popular culture
15:00and lovingly imitated by many,
15:02perhaps most famously
15:03by Madonna.
15:04Cause we are living
15:05in a material world
15:07and I am a material girl
15:10Number 1
15:11The iconic subway grate dress
15:13from the seven-year itch
15:15It's hard to imagine
15:16a dress reaching
15:17higher levels of infamy
15:18than this one.
15:19In the movie,
15:20Monroe famously stands
15:21over a subway grate,
15:22allowing her white dress
15:23to blow upwards
15:24and expose her legs.
15:26Oh, do you feel the breeze
15:27from the subway?
15:28Isn't it delicious?
15:32While the style of the dress
15:33reflected the fashion
15:34of the era,
15:35the halter neck
15:36and close-fitting material
15:37are synonymous
15:38with Monroe's personal style.
15:39In the 90s,
15:40it joined Debbie Reynolds'
15:42private collection
15:42of Hollywood memorabilia
15:44before being auctioned off
15:45for the at-the-time
15:46record-breaking
15:47$4.6 million
15:48plus $1 million commission
15:50in 2011.
15:51This cocktail dress
15:52is responsible
15:53for one of the most famous
15:55and defining images
15:56of the 20th century.
15:59A lot of actors
16:00have tried to capture
16:01Marilyn's magic,
16:02but no two portrayals
16:04are the same.
16:05Take a look.
16:08Miss Monroe,
16:09it's time!
16:10Welcome to Ms. Mojo,
16:11and today,
16:12we'll be looking at
16:13how Marilyn Monroe
16:14has been portrayed
16:15throughout the years.
16:16Doll,
16:16do you have a picture
16:17coming up?
16:18Why, I don't know.
16:19You'll have to ask
16:20Mr. Skuras here.
16:21For this video,
16:22we'll be looking at
16:23those who've played
16:24this screen legend
16:25across film,
16:26television,
16:26and other popular media,
16:28exploring the common themes
16:29and differences
16:30with every depiction.
16:31What's your favorite
16:32portrayal of Marilyn Monroe?
16:35Like Cher or Eliza Minnelli,
16:37Monroe isn't a difficult
16:39star to imitate.
16:40Anyone can slap on
16:41a blonde wig,
16:42white dress,
16:43and breathy voice.
16:44However,
16:44there's a fine line
16:45between a good impression,
16:47a bad impression,
16:48and actually channeling Monroe.
16:50Over the years,
16:51we've seen all three.
16:53Miss D. Rowe
16:54was among the first
16:54to play the woman
16:55who'd become Marilyn
16:56in 1976's
16:57Goodbye, Norma Jean.
16:59Norma Jean
17:00wants to be
17:02a movie star.
17:04The film came out
17:0514 years after
17:06Monroe's tragic death
17:07and three years
17:08after Elton John's
17:09Threnody Candle in the Wind.
17:11Goodbye, Norma Jean.
17:14Though I never knew
17:15where I was...
17:16Although the movie's title
17:18borrows the opening lyric
17:19of John's tribute,
17:20the main theme
17:20is J.C. Cunningham's
17:22Norma Jean
17:22wants to be a movie star.
17:24Tonally,
17:25the film feels closer
17:25to that corny tune
17:27than the emotional
17:27powerhouse of
17:28Candle in the Wind.
17:29I could make this
17:30a warning.
17:31Oh, I wish you would.
17:32I mean,
17:33I would really appreciate that.
17:34Miss D. Rowe,
17:35despite her best efforts,
17:36sounds more like Betty Boob.
17:38Why don't we just go up
17:39to your room for a while?
17:40Uh-uh.
17:41Now, come on,
17:41we won't make any noise.
17:42Nothing to
17:43and she'd have my hide.
17:45While there are parallels
17:46between the animated
17:47Flapper Girl and Marilyn,
17:49Miss D. comes off
17:49as a tad too cartoony,
17:51which does not mesh well
17:52with the film's
17:53melodramatic
17:54and uncomfortable moments.
17:55What are you doing
17:56here anyway?
17:58When you stopped me
17:59from writing that ticket,
18:01you invited me.
18:02Still,
18:03it's interesting
18:04that one of this figure's
18:05first biopics
18:06wasn't about
18:07Marilyn Monroe,
18:08but rather Norma Jean Morton
18:09since Lash Baker.
18:11Monroe,
18:11the movie star,
18:12would be the focus
18:13of the 1989 follow-up
18:14Goodnight Sweet Marilyn,
18:16which substituted
18:17Roe with Paula Lane.
18:18Although neither of these
18:19portrayals were
18:20entirely authentic,
18:21they promoted a theme
18:22that remains prevalent
18:23in most biopics.
18:25Marilyn and Norma Jean
18:26were the same person,
18:28but what we saw on screen
18:29didn't always mirror
18:30what occurred
18:31behind the scenes.
18:32I wanna be
18:33kissed by you,
18:35just you,
18:36nobody else but you.
18:39As Andy Warhol's
18:40Marilyn diptych suggests,
18:41there were different shades
18:43to the not-so-natural blonde.
18:44The duality of Marilyn
18:46and Norma Jean
18:47has been represented
18:47in various TV movies
18:49and miniseries,
18:50from Catherine Hicks
18:51in Marilyn,
18:52The Untold Story,
18:53to Kelly Garner
18:54in The Secret Life
18:55of Marilyn Monroe.
18:56These portrayals
18:57emphasize the legend
18:58and myth of Marilyn,
19:00blurring the space
19:00between her
19:01and Norma Jean.
19:02All they want
19:03is to be loved.
19:04Is that all you want?
19:06To be loved?
19:09Well, not all.
19:12I wanna be a movie star.
19:161996's Norma Jean
19:17and Marilyn
19:17takes this one step further,
19:19casting Ashley Judd
19:21as Norma Jean
19:21and Mira Sorvino
19:22as Marilyn,
19:23suggesting that
19:24two separate souls
19:25were embodying
19:26one host.
19:27As well as we knew
19:28Marilyn's screen persona,
19:30Norma Jean
19:30is an enigma
19:31that most people
19:32are still trying
19:33to dissect.
19:33They all hate me
19:34out there.
19:35Don't worry
19:35about those imbeciles.
19:38They're all gonna be
19:38kissing your ass
19:39when you're famous
19:40and you're gonna be
19:41famous even if it
19:42kills me.
19:42It's hard to say
19:43who has played
19:44Monroe the most times,
19:46but Susan Griffiths
19:47is a contender
19:48for the title.
19:49The public is crying
19:50for a new Marilyn Monroe movie.
19:52After my last picture,
19:53they're just playing crime.
19:54In addition to
19:55the 1991 TV movie
19:57Marilyn and Me,
19:58Griffiths has popped up
19:59as the blonde bombshell
20:00or at least lookalikes
20:02in Quantum Leap,
20:03Nip Tuck,
20:04and Pulp Fiction,
20:05among others.
20:06Where biopics
20:07try to explore
20:07Monroe's complex side,
20:09cameos sometimes
20:10perpetuate the dumb
20:11blonde stereotype
20:12that Monroe struggled
20:13to shake,
20:14despite being
20:15quite intelligent.
20:16I was the highest
20:17earner on the block.
20:18I made more than even
20:19Chewbacca and Superman.
20:20One example is
20:21Barbara Niven
20:22in 1998's
20:23The Rat Pack,
20:24where Monroe
20:25can't remember the title
20:26of Arthur Miller's
20:27most famous play.
20:28Are you still my husband?
20:29I thought I had a new one.
20:31What's his name?
20:32You know,
20:34the one who wrote
20:34Death of a Mailman.
20:36While Miller and
20:37Joe DiMaggio
20:37are often depicted
20:38in Monroe biopics,
20:40the relationship
20:40that's arguably garnered
20:41the most attention
20:42is her alleged affair
20:44with Mr. President himself.
20:46Happy birthday,
20:49Mr. President.
20:51Outside of that
20:52happy birthday performance,
20:53the relationship
20:54between Monroe
20:55and JFK
20:55remains clouded
20:56in mystery.
20:57How's it for you
20:59being an actress?
21:03Is that what I am?
21:06I think so.
21:08Come on, relax,
21:09Mr. Attorney General.
21:11Thus,
21:11most portrayals
21:12take liberties.
21:13Their dynamic
21:14takes center stage
21:15in Marilyn and Bobby,
21:16her final affair,
21:18where Monroe,
21:18played by Melody Anderson,
21:20expects the president
21:21to leave Jackie for her.
21:23In the Kennedy's miniseries,
21:25Monroe,
21:26played by Charlotte Sullivan,
21:27becomes obsessed
21:28with the president
21:29shortly before her death.
21:30You're asking me
21:31to forget about the man
21:32I love,
21:32the man I want
21:34to have babies with.
21:35There's no future
21:36for you and Jack.
21:37You need to accept that.
21:39Although Monroe
21:40is often played up
21:41as a naive,
21:42jilted lover,
21:43there's little proof
21:44that the relationship
21:45was serious,
21:46with some historians
21:47believing any sexual
21:48encounters were casual.
21:49There may be evidence
21:51backing up the affair,
21:52but many depictions
21:53of Monroe
21:54dive headfirst
21:55into rumors,
21:56conspiracy theories,
21:57and straight-up fiction.
21:58Please welcome
21:59to the stage
22:00tonight's winner,
22:01Miss Marilyn Monroe.
22:04Although not officially
22:05named Marilyn Monroe,
22:07Teresa Russell
22:07definitely imitates
22:08the actress
22:09in 1985's
22:10Insignificance,
22:11where she meets
22:12a professor modeled
22:13after Albert Einstein.
22:14She was a famous actress.
22:17He was a great thinker.
22:19Monroe has been
22:20an unlikely subject
22:21of the horror genre,
22:22with Francine York
22:23playing her in 1992's
22:25Marilyn Alive
22:26and Behind Bars,
22:27which suggests
22:28her death was faked.
22:29They ensured my life
22:31for millions of dollars,
22:33and then they murdered
22:34a lookalike Marilyn Monroe
22:35and left her
22:37in my bedroom.
22:38American Horror Story
22:39gives Monroe
22:40a bizarre connection
22:41to aliens.
22:42In that series,
22:43she's played by
22:44Alicia Soper,
22:45who previously appeared
22:46as Monroe
22:46in another Ryan Murphy show,
22:48Feud.
22:49I always said that
22:50if I was a star,
22:51it was because
22:52the people made me a star.
22:54Beyond portrayals,
22:55numerous artists
22:56have paid homage
22:57to Monroe's fashion,
22:59style,
22:59and performances.
23:00A kiss on the hand
23:02may be quite continental,
23:06but diamonds are
23:07a girl's best friend.
23:09One of the most popular
23:10is Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
23:12from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,
23:14which, Madonna,
23:15Blake Lively,
23:16Ariana Grande,
23:18Rachel Bloom,
23:19the Glee cast,
23:20Harley Quinn,
23:20and Miss Piggy
23:21have all borrowed from.
23:23This scene has inspired
23:24enough homages and parodies
23:25to make a Ms. Mojo top 10.
23:27The other most replicated moment
23:29from Monroe's filmography
23:30is the white skirt
23:32over the subway grate
23:33in the seven-year itch.
23:34Ooh, do you feel the breeze
23:35from the subway?
23:37Isn't it delicious?
23:42This scene even inspired
23:43a 2016 Snickers commercial
23:45with Willem Dafoe.
23:46After taking a bite,
23:48the disgruntled Dafoe
23:49transforms into Monroe,
23:50who's brought back
23:51with a mix of visual effects
23:52and a double.
23:53The short-lived NBC
23:55musical drama Smash
23:56was among the most
23:57unique interpretations,
23:58revolving around
23:59a Broadway show
24:00about the bombshell.
24:01While Catherine McPhee
24:03and Uma Thurman
24:04both take a crack at Marilyn,
24:05most would agree
24:06that Megan Hilty
24:07got the look,
24:08voice and performance
24:10down to a T.
24:11Much of the show
24:12centers on
24:12who will play Marilyn,
24:14but there really
24:15should be no contest.
24:16Have you heard
24:17Hilty's rendition
24:18of Don't Forget Me?
24:19When you see
24:20someone's hurt
24:21and in need of a hair
24:23you don't forget me.
24:25Her character Ivy Lynn
24:27also shares a fair deal
24:28in common with Monroe,
24:29both having
24:30substance use disorder,
24:31insecurity
24:32and unresolved issues
24:34with their parents.
24:34On the silver screen,
24:36Michelle Williams
24:37perhaps gave the most
24:38significant turn
24:39as Monroe
24:39in My Week with Marilyn.
24:41And in such a way
24:42that the customers
24:44say that
24:45I certainly can,
24:48can, can.
24:49Rather than cover
24:49her whole life
24:50like some other biopics,
24:52this film explores
24:53her work on
24:53The Prince and the Showgirl,
24:55told from the perspective
24:56of friend Colin Clark.
24:58Williams unearthed
24:59Monroe's concealed pain
25:00as she struggles
25:01with a crumbling marriage
25:02and a co-star,
25:03Laurence Olivier,
25:04who doesn't
25:05take her seriously.
25:06Hello, you saying
25:07you don't want me to act?
25:09Marilyn, will you just
25:10try to be sexy?
25:11Isn't that what you do?
25:13At the same time,
25:14Williams brings out
25:15Monroe's bubbly,
25:16impulsive side,
25:17showing that she could
25:18also be quite fun
25:19when the cameras
25:20weren't rolling.
25:21The Academy
25:21always underappreciated Monroe,
25:24but Williams scored
25:25an Oscar nomination
25:26and a Golden Globe
25:27for this portrayal.
25:28And the crew hates me.
25:30No, that's not true.
25:32Most recently,
25:33Ana de Armas
25:33gave possibly
25:34the grittiest portrayal
25:35of Monroe to date
25:36in Netflix's Blonde.
25:38I know you're supposed
25:39to get used to it.
25:40And we all
25:41lose our job
25:43in the end.
25:44But I just can't.
25:46This isn't the first
25:48adaptation of
25:48Joyce Carol Oates's
25:49biographical fiction novel,
25:51previously being
25:52a CBS miniseries
25:53starring Poppy Montgomery.
25:54With an NC-17 rating,
25:56though,
25:57this version goes
25:58to much darker places.
26:00But I don't like this.
26:01I don't like that
26:02my strap breaks
26:03when I curtsy.
26:03See, I think it's cheap
26:04and it's vaudeville
26:05and it's the Marx Brothers
26:07and I don't...
26:08It's comedy.
26:09Although a judgmental
26:11portion of the internet
26:12was up in arms
26:13about a Cuban and Spanish
26:14actress playing Monroe,
26:15the Armas proved
26:16the haters wrong
26:17with a gut-wrenching,
26:19spot-on portrayal.
26:20While her performance
26:21was praised,
26:22the film itself
26:23has been divisive.
26:25Blonde runs
26:25for almost three hours,
26:27with Monroe suffering
26:28in almost every scene.
26:29I can't face
26:30doing another scene
26:31with Marilyn Monroe.
26:33Some have called this
26:33excessive and exploitative.
26:35This begs the question,
26:37are all portrayals
26:38of Monroe exploitative
26:39to an extent?
26:40During her life,
26:41Monroe was exploited
26:42by Hollywood,
26:43the press,
26:44and people close to her.
26:45It's men like you
26:46who have made me
26:47the way I am.
26:48And if you loved me at all,
26:50you'd feel sorry
26:51for the terrible troubles
26:52I've been through.
26:53In death,
26:53people are still profiting
26:54off Monroe's image
26:55and story.
26:56Arthur Miller even wrote
26:58two plays inspired
26:59by his time with her,
27:011964's After the Fall
27:02and 2004's
27:04Finishing the Picture.
27:05While it's a gray area
27:06for sure,
27:07we believe that
27:08many of the portrayals
27:09discussed today
27:09came from a place
27:10of affection,
27:11be it to celebrate
27:12Monroe's life
27:13or shine a light
27:14on the tragedy
27:15that led to her
27:16premature death.
27:17Sixty years after
27:18her passing,
27:19Monroe remains
27:20one of the world's
27:21most iconic figures,
27:22which can be attributed
27:23to the legacy
27:24she left behind
27:25and the portrayals
27:26that keep that legacy
27:27burning.
27:27Even in death,
27:28Monroe's star shines
27:29brighter than any other,
27:31never going out.
27:33All right,
27:34we're now going to
27:35pull back the curtain
27:36on the dark truths
27:37that make Marilyn's
27:38legacy that much
27:40more poignant.
27:42It's men like you
27:43who have made me
27:44the way I am.
27:45And if you loved me
27:46at all,
27:47you'd feel sorry
27:48for the terrible
27:48troubles I've been
27:49through.
27:49Welcome to Miss Mojo,
27:51and today we're
27:52counting down our picks
27:53for the top 10
27:54dark truths
27:55about Marilyn Monroe.
27:56Being a sex symbol
27:57is a heavy load
27:58to carry,
28:00especially when
28:01one is tired,
28:02hurt,
28:03and bewildered.
28:04For this list,
28:05we'll be looking at
28:05some of the most tragic
28:06and lesser-known facts
28:07about the late
28:08Hollywood actress.
28:09What did you find
28:10the most shocking?
28:13Number 10,
28:14she was fired
28:14from her last film.
28:16In April 1962,
28:18production began
28:18on George Cukor's
28:20Something's Got to Give,
28:22starring Dean Martin
28:23and Marilyn Monroe.
28:24However,
28:24the actress missed
28:25the first day
28:26and many others
28:27due to a chronic
28:28sinus infection
28:29and a slew
28:30of flu-like symptoms.
28:32Walter Bernstein's
28:33script was being
28:34rewritten,
28:34and they were
28:35behind schedule
28:36and over budget,
28:37which led some
28:38of the crew
28:39and higher-ups
28:40to put blame
28:40on the production's
28:41lead actress.
28:42Don't pay any attention to her.
28:44She's crazy.
28:45Are you going to stay alone?
28:47I have no idea.
28:50Would you like me to?
28:52Monroe's last day on set
28:53was on June 1st,
28:54her 36th birthday.
28:56After calling in sick
28:57days later,
28:58she was fired
28:59for spectacular
29:01absenteeism
29:02and sued for damages
29:03in a $750,000 lawsuit.
29:06She seemed healthy.
29:08All this talk
29:10that she had these
29:11colds and things,
29:12I never saw
29:12any evidence of it.
29:13But after Dean Martin
29:14refused to do the film
29:15without her,
29:16she was rehired.
29:18Satisfied?
29:19Completely.
29:20Production was set
29:21to begin in October.
29:23Sadly,
29:23Monroe died in August.
29:28In January 1942,
29:31Norma Jean Mortensen
29:32began dating
29:3320-year-old
29:34James Doherty.
29:35By then,
29:36her living situation
29:37had changed very often.
29:39When she wasn't
29:39at an orphanage,
29:40she stayed with
29:41family friends
29:42or foster families.
29:43When is mother
29:44coming back?
29:48Mother's not going
29:49to be home
29:49for a long time.
29:50She's sick.
29:51In her teen years,
29:52she stayed with
29:53Grace Goddard,
29:54a friend of her mum's
29:55who became her
29:56legal guardian in 1936.
29:58But when the Goddards
29:59planned to move
30:00to West Virginia,
30:02Norma couldn't go
30:02with them.
30:03To avoid going back
30:04into foster care,
30:06she married James
30:06on June 19th, 1942,
30:10shortly after she
30:11turned 16.
30:12It was great.
30:13She was a wonderful
30:14wife.
30:14She was a good cook.
30:15She was a
30:15macular housekeeper
30:18and she enjoyed
30:19being married.
30:20Though not the most
30:21romantic of circumstances,
30:22the young couple
30:23were seemingly in love,
30:24at least at the
30:25very beginning.
30:26Her husband disapproved
30:27of her newly found
30:28modelling career
30:29and the marriage
30:29broke down.
30:30By 1946,
30:32life had taken them
30:32in different directions
30:33and the couple
30:34called it quits.
30:36Number 8.
30:37Her looks
30:37overshadowed
30:38her intellect.
30:40Marilyn Monroe
30:40was and still is
30:41considered one of
30:42the most beautiful
30:43women in the world.
30:44And while that
30:45certainly helped her
30:46in Hollywood,
30:46it also hindered
30:47her options and control.
30:49The industry
30:50didn't view her
30:51as a serious actress,
30:52let alone
30:53an intelligent person.
30:54Say,
30:55they told me
30:56you were stupid.
30:57You don't sound
30:58stupid to me.
30:59I can be smart
30:59when it's important,
31:00but most men
31:02don't like it.
31:03But Monroe
31:03was a voracious reader,
31:05reportedly owning
31:06more than 400 books
31:08in her personal library.
31:09She also loved writing
31:10and studying her craft.
31:12When you go for
31:14the kind of acting
31:14that Marilyn went for,
31:16which we would call
31:17the method,
31:18you do an inordinate
31:19amount of internal
31:20examination.
31:21In 1955,
31:23she added businesswoman
31:24to her attributes
31:25when she established
31:25her own company,
31:27Marilyn Monroe Productions.
31:2820th Century Fox
31:30sued the actress
31:30for allegedly
31:31breaching her contract.
31:32She ultimately
31:33won the legal battle
31:34and gained more agency
31:36over her roles
31:37and production elements,
31:38not to mention
31:39a higher salary
31:40of $100,000.
31:42Well, cheer up.
31:45I will.
31:45I just hate to fight
31:46with anybody.
31:47When you win,
31:48you lose.
31:49Number seven,
31:50tumultuous marriages
31:51and high-profile divorces.
31:53Monroe and retired
31:54New York Yankees
31:55baseball star
31:56Joe DiMaggio
31:57eloped on January 14th,
31:591954.
32:01Their nine-month marriage
32:02was troubled
32:02due to his jealousy
32:03and alleged abuse,
32:05as well as her
32:06increasing popularity,
32:08especially after
32:09her infamous
32:09subway great scene.
32:11However,
32:11they stayed friends.
32:13Monroe briefly
32:14took a break
32:14from Hollywood
32:15after she married
32:16playwright Arthur Miller
32:17in June 1956.
32:19He gave her
32:20a ring inscribed,
32:22now is forever.
32:25Marilyn wrote
32:26on the back
32:26of one of the
32:27wedding photographs,
32:29hope, hope, hope.
32:32Despite gushing
32:33about their love
32:34for each other
32:34in the press,
32:35the marriage
32:35didn't last.
32:37Monroe was heartbroken
32:38after she found
32:39a note written
32:40by her husband
32:40stating he was
32:42embarrassed and
32:43disappointed with her.
32:44How he'd thought
32:45I was some kind
32:45of angel,
32:46but now he guessed
32:48he was wrong.
32:49He'd married a woman
32:50as flawed as his
32:51previous wife had been.
32:53Their relationship
32:53was rocky before
32:54and during filming
32:55The Misfits
32:56in 1961,
32:58Miller's screenplay,
32:59which was not so
33:01subtly about Monroe.
33:03They divorced
33:04before it premiered
33:06that year.
33:07Number 6
33:07She Spent Her Childhood
33:09in Foster Care
33:16On June 1st, 1926,
33:18Gladys Pearl Baker
33:19gave birth to her
33:21third child,
33:22Norma Jean,
33:23in Los Angeles,
33:24California.
33:25From as young
33:25as two weeks old,
33:26Norma was in and out
33:27of foster care
33:28and orphanages,
33:29briefly living with
33:30her mother on occasion
33:31until Gladys was
33:32admitted to a
33:33psychiatric hospital.
33:34At the age of nine,
33:36Norma Jean was again
33:37placed in foster care.
33:39Her adolescence
33:40was spent in the
33:41rural farmland
33:42communities of the
33:43San Fernando Valley
33:44just north of Los Angeles.
33:46Norma had a photo
33:47of the man Gladys
33:48said was her father,
33:50but never met him,
33:51not even as
33:52Marilyn Monroe.
33:53In 2022,
33:55analysis used her hair
33:56for DNA testing
33:57and identified her father
33:58as Charles Stanley Gifford,
34:00a man Gladys had
34:02an affair with
34:02when she was
34:03a film cutter
34:04for RKO.
34:06Now DNA tests
34:07proved,
34:08yes,
34:09he did father,
34:10the biggest movie
34:11sex symbol
34:12of all time.
34:13Number five,
34:14her battle
34:14with mental health.
34:16What makes you so sad?
34:18I think you're
34:19the saddest girl
34:20I ever met.
34:22You're the first man
34:23ever said that.
34:24I'm usually told
34:25how happy I am.
34:30Marilyn Monroe
34:31was subjected
34:31to multiple instances
34:32of sexual abuse
34:33throughout her years
34:34as a ward of the state,
34:36causing her to develop
34:37a stutter at a young age
34:38that made her insecure.
34:52She carried that trauma
34:54throughout her life
34:55and suffered
34:56crippling anxiety,
34:57insomnia,
34:58depression,
34:58and a substance
35:00misuse disorder
35:01that ultimately
35:02led to her death.
35:03Monroe also struggled
35:04with intense stage fright.
35:06The actress earned
35:07a reputation
35:08for being difficult
35:08to work with
35:09on and off camera,
35:11reportedly displaying
35:12erratic behavior,
35:13often forgetting her lines,
35:15and showing up late
35:16or not at all.
35:17She often needed
35:18to bolster her confidence
35:19before appearing on set,
35:21which led to keeping
35:22her co-stars
35:23waiting for several hours,
35:25and many considered
35:26her unprofessional.
35:281961 was a particularly
35:30exhausting year
35:31for Monroe
35:31as she was hospitalized
35:32for depression
35:33and ailed
35:34by physical health problems.
35:36Number 4
35:37Her Struggles
35:38with Childbearing
35:39Marilyn Monroe
35:40desperately wanted
35:41to have children.
35:42If you gave her
35:43a choice between
35:44children and stutter,
35:46it would have been
35:46children.
35:48Without question.
35:50But after she married
35:51Arthur Miller in 1956,
35:53she reportedly suffered
35:54three miscarriages
35:55in three years.
35:56The first was a few months
35:58after they were wed
35:59that year.
35:59She lost an ectopic
36:00pregnancy in 1957,
36:02the year she filmed
36:03The Prince and the Showgirl.
36:05Her unpleasant behaviour
36:06and her increasing
36:08dependency on her husband
36:09strained their marriage
36:11considerably.
36:12In December 1958,
36:13she had another miscarriage
36:15after making
36:15some like it hot.
36:17Monroe's struggles
36:18with infertility
36:19had been attributed
36:19to her suffering
36:20from debilitating
36:21endometriosis,
36:23a painful
36:23gynecological condition
36:25in which tissue
36:26develops outside the uterus
36:28in areas such as
36:29the ovaries.
36:30While Monroe
36:31underwent treatment,
36:32possibly more than
36:33one surgery,
36:34endometriosis was
36:35and still is
36:36incurable.
36:37Number three,
36:38relationships
36:39with the Kennedys.
36:41She was told
36:42directly
36:42never to call
36:44or contact again.
36:46Not to talk
36:47to Robert anymore?
36:48Robert or John.
36:49While Miss Monroe
36:49had relationships
36:50with high-profile celebrities
36:52like Marlon Brando
36:53and Frank Sinatra,
36:54the most scandalous
36:56is her alleged affair
36:57with President
36:57John F. Kennedy.
36:59Rumours only increased
37:00after she famously sang
37:02Happy Birthday Mr. President
37:03at his New York
37:05birthday celebration
37:06on May 19th, 1962.
37:08Happy Birthday,
37:11Mr. President.
37:15Happy Birthday
37:18to you.
37:21Monroe allegedly
37:22got involved
37:22with his brother
37:23Attorney General
37:24Robert F. Kennedy
37:25with close friends
37:26stating that she
37:27openly talked
37:28about her love
37:29for Bobby.
37:30Multiple people
37:31believed the young
37:31Kennedy visited her
37:32shortly before her death
37:34and was the last person
37:35to see the star alive.
37:37More on that soon.
37:39The Saturday
37:40that this happened,
37:42Bobby had come
37:42into town.
37:43Bobby was in town
37:44and supposedly left.
37:46Number two,
37:47the FBI
37:47suspected Monroe
37:48of communism.
37:50Marilyn Monroe,
37:52SNC
37:52for security matter,
37:55communist.
37:56The FBI
37:56began closely
37:57monitoring Marilyn Monroe
37:59in 1955
38:00when she began
38:01dating Arthur Miller,
38:02who was being
38:03investigated for ties
38:04to the Communist Party.
38:05They noted her
38:06interactions with
38:07known members
38:07as well as her own
38:09progressive political views.
38:10Monroe also publicly
38:11backed up her husband,
38:13and though he admitted
38:14that he supported
38:15some communist protests
38:16and causes in the 1940s,
38:18Miller continued to deny
38:20being an actual member.
38:21Even though he
38:22and Monroe
38:22split in 1961,
38:24the FBI
38:25maintained their file
38:26on her,
38:27which they'd add to
38:28when she became
38:29involved with
38:30the Kennedys.
38:32Number one,
38:32the mystery
38:33surrounding her death.
38:35I find varying accounts
38:36that she was really
38:36on the downward path.
38:37Oh, I thought
38:39she very definitely
38:39was on the downward path.
38:41On August 5th,
38:421962,
38:4336-year-old
38:44Marilyn Monroe
38:45was found deceased
38:46in her bed
38:47at her home
38:48in Brentwood,
38:49California.
38:50Her cause of death
38:51was the ingestion
38:52of a fatal amount
38:53of prescription barbiturates.
38:55Decades later,
38:56it's still debated
38:57whether this was
38:58an accidental overdose
38:59or an intentional choice
39:01to end her life.
39:02Some have gone as far
39:04to theorise
39:04that she was murdered
39:05and it was covered up
39:07by the CIA
39:08or FBI.
39:09Author
39:09Anthony Summers
39:11investigated
39:11the popular conspiracy theory
39:13that her demise
39:14can be connected
39:15to the Kennedys,
39:16alleging that Robert
39:17was indeed
39:18in her home
39:19the night she died.
39:20But both of them
39:21had said to her,
39:22that's the end of it.
39:24No, Jack didn't contact her.
39:26Yeah.
39:26Bob did.
39:28I see.
39:29And that's what killed her.
39:31We are going to end things today
39:33with quotes
39:34from Marilyn Monroe
39:35that still resonate
39:36and inspire
39:38a whole new generation.
39:40Young lady,
39:42you don't fool me one bit.
39:44I'm not trying to,
39:46but I bet I could though.
39:48Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
39:50And today we're counting down
39:51our picks
39:51for the top 10
39:52Marilyn Monroe quotes
39:53that still inspire us today.
39:56Oh, do you feel the breeze
39:57from the subway?
39:58Isn't it delicious?
40:01Men grow cold
40:03as girls grow old
40:05and we all lose our charms
40:08in the end.
40:10And when I woke up,
40:11I wanted to swim
40:12right back to you.
40:14For this list,
40:15we'll be looking at
40:15encouraging and empowering quotes
40:17often attributed to
40:18or reportedly made
40:19by this global icon.
40:21What words of wisdom
40:22from the blonde bombshell
40:23stand out most to you?
40:26Number 10.
40:27Sometimes you just have
40:28to throw on a crown
40:29and remind them
40:30who they're dealing with.
40:40being a woman in Hollywood
40:42has never been easy,
40:44which is something
40:44Marilyn knew quite well.
40:46This star understood her worth
40:48and made sure everyone around her
40:49was fully aware of it too.
40:51You don't need to be a Hollywood icon
40:52to follow her advice
40:54as it pretty much rings true
40:55for every aspect of life.
40:57Whether it's work,
40:58relationships,
40:59or you just need
40:59a bit of a self-confidence boost,
41:01throw on that crown
41:02and stand tall
41:03so everyone can see it.
41:05I just love finding new places
41:07to wear diamonds.
41:08You are the prize
41:09and don't let them forget it.
41:11Marilyn certainly wouldn't.
41:13I always say
41:14a kiss on the hand
41:15might feel very good,
41:16but a diamond tiara
41:17lasts forever.
41:18Number 9.
41:19Wanting to be someone else
41:21is a waste of the person you are.
41:23What makes this world
41:24a fascinating place to live in
41:25is that everyone is different
41:27and brings something unique
41:28to the table.
41:29And believe me,
41:30a swell gal with it.
41:31Take it from me,
41:31I know for a long time.
41:33It's Marilyn Monroe.
41:34Come on out here, Marilyn.
41:38As someone who was constantly
41:40in the public eye,
41:41Marilyn knew the pressures
41:42of trying to fit
41:43a mold created by society,
41:44but she refused
41:45to bow to the pressure.
41:47I think he just craved
41:48a little affection.
41:49You know,
41:50a sense of being loved
41:51and needed and wanted.
41:53We are all guilty
41:54of comparing ourselves
41:55to other people,
41:56especially in the age
41:57of social media.
41:58And sometimes we can forget
42:00to celebrate
42:00what makes us so great.
42:02When the cameras stopped rolling,
42:04Marilyn was true to herself,
42:06an admirable quality
42:07that we should strive
42:08to internalize.
42:09Number 8.
42:10How wrong it is
42:11for a woman to expect
42:12the man to build
42:13the world she wants
42:14rather than to create it
42:15herself.
42:17In other words,
42:18go break those glass ceilings,
42:19ladies.
42:20Anybody but that monster,
42:22Lorelei Lee.
42:23What?
42:23Mr. Esmond,
42:25I am Lorelei Lee.
42:27Pretty early in the game
42:28to start teaching
42:29your father-in-law.
42:30You might argue
42:30that Marilyn lived
42:31in an even more
42:32male-dominated era
42:33than we do today,
42:34but that does not mean
42:36she let them have control.
42:37Young lady,
42:38you don't fool me one bit.
42:41I'm not trying to,
42:43but I bet I could though.
42:44When she wanted
42:45to shed her sex symbol image,
42:47she went for more
42:47serious roles.
42:48When Joe DiMaggio
42:49disagreed with the direction
42:51that she was taking
42:51her career in,
42:52she left him.
42:53Run along, darling.
42:55Yes, dear.
42:56If you want something,
42:57go after it.
42:58If you want to see a change,
42:59make it happen.
43:00Don't wait for things
43:01to just materialize.
43:03It's up to you
43:04to build the world
43:04you want to see.
43:06Why is it wrong for me
43:07to want those things?
43:09Well,
43:09I concede that,
43:11say,
43:12they told me
43:13you were stupid.
43:14You don't sound stupid
43:15to me.
43:16I can be smart
43:16when it's important.
43:23Marilyn had her lucky break
43:25when she was discovered
43:26by a photographer
43:27and the world
43:27was introduced
43:28to a new star.
43:29You know,
43:30of course,
43:30that diamonds
43:31are a girl's best friend
43:32and this is our proof of it.
43:35But you don't have
43:36to dream of life
43:37under the spotlight
43:38for the sentiment
43:38of this message
43:39to still apply.
43:40Many of us,
43:41especially women,
43:42hold back out of fear
43:44of being perceived
43:44as bossy,
43:45aggressive,
43:46or difficult.
43:47You just walk in
43:48a stranger
43:48out of nowhere
43:49and for the first time
43:51it all lights up.
43:53However,
43:54in exchange for repressing
43:56who we really are,
43:57we also dim the qualities
43:58that make us sparkle the most.
44:00While you may know
44:01what makes you shine
44:02the brightest,
44:02it's time to share it
44:04with the world.
44:05You're a real,
44:07beautiful woman.
44:11It's almost kind of an honor
44:12sitting next to you.
44:14You just shine
44:15in my eyes.
44:17That's my true feeling,
44:19Rosalyn.
44:20Number 6.
44:21Always, always,
44:22always believe in yourself.
44:24Because if you don't,
44:25then who will, sweetie?
44:27In order to throw on
44:28that crown
44:28we talked about earlier,
44:30first you have to believe
44:31that you are worthy of it.
44:32You know,
44:33you do need more love
44:34in your life.
44:35I never met anyone
44:36who needed it more.
44:37And don't be afraid
44:38of taking up some space
44:39in this world.
44:39Marilyn definitely wouldn't.
44:41You get back
44:42what you put out there.
44:42So whether it's
44:43a job interview,
44:44that promotion you knew
44:46you'd be perfect for,
44:47or pretty much anything else,
44:49if you don't believe
44:49in yourself,
44:50why should anyone else?
44:52Stand tall and proud.
44:53Show the world
44:54that you believe in yourself,
44:55and the rest will follow.
44:58Number 5.
44:59Imperfection is beauty,
45:00madness is genius,
45:02and it's better
45:03to be absolutely ridiculous
45:04than absolutely boring.
45:06You may not believe this,
45:08but people keep falling
45:09desperately in love with me.
45:10Oh, I agree with you.
45:11And suddenly,
45:12they get this strange idea
45:14in their heads.
45:15I believe that too.
45:16Yes, they start asking me
45:17to marry them.
45:18All the time.
45:20While Marilyn might be known
45:21as a pin-up icon,
45:22you don't need to delve
45:23too far into her biography
45:25to know that she was
45:26far from perfect.
45:27Nevertheless,
45:28the fact that her legacy
45:29still lives on today
45:30speaks volumes
45:32for the kind of person
45:33she was.
45:33During her time,
45:35Marilyn was someone
45:35women aspire to look like
45:37and men wanted to be with.
45:38Yet, she celebrated
45:39the quirkier parts of life.
45:41After all,
45:42it's people's differences
45:43and individuality
45:44that usually make them
45:45fascinating
45:46and help add
45:47a little color
45:48to this world.
45:49Oh, do you feel
45:50the breeze from the subway?
45:52Isn't it delicious?
45:57Number 4.
45:58Sometimes good things
45:59fall apart
46:00so better things
46:01can fall together.
46:01The sun don't beam
46:04The moon don't shine
46:09The tide don't ever flow
46:15Hollywood can be
46:17such a fickle industry
46:18so we imagine
46:19anyone in that world
46:20clings onto this optimism.
46:22However,
46:22in Marilyn's life
46:23she faced
46:24many uncertainties
46:25so it's inspiring
46:26to know that
46:26she always focused
46:27on what could be
46:28right around the corner.
46:29That's right
46:30because of a girl
46:31spending all of her time
46:32worrying about the money
46:33she doesn't have
46:34how is she going
46:35to have any time
46:36for being in love?
46:37We've all felt
46:38that heartbreak
46:38when something doesn't
46:39go how we'd hope
46:40and we're left
46:41feeling dejected.
46:42However,
46:43we must remind ourselves
46:44that while things
46:45might feel a bit rubbish
46:46in that moment
46:46it just makes room
46:48in your life
46:48for something even
46:49more amazing
46:50to come your way.
46:51Good evening Mr. Esmond
46:52won't you pray
46:53come in?
46:54Thank you,
46:54I'd love to.
47:00One of the greatest
47:01vices humanity
47:02has developed
47:03is our ability
47:04to procrastinate.
47:05Come on,
47:05let's have lots of drinks.
47:07Come on.
47:08As you get older
47:08and find yourself
47:09with more responsibilities
47:10it's easy to let
47:12life pass you by
47:13and you forget
47:13to try to realize
47:14your dreams.
47:15Well you never can tell
47:16maybe you'll get
47:17ambitious again.
47:18Marilyn had such
47:19a fascinating life
47:20which was tragically
47:21cut short
47:22when she was found
47:23dead at age 36.
47:24In that brief time
47:25she achieved so much
47:27and left such
47:28an extraordinary legacy
47:29that it remains
47:30just as unforgettable
47:31today.
47:32While you have the chance
47:33you should pursue
47:34your dreams
47:34and live your life
47:35to the fullest
47:36so that when you're old
47:37you can look back
47:38and smile.
47:39You have the gift
47:40for life Roslyn
47:41the rest of us
47:43we're just
47:44looking for a place
47:45to hide
47:45and watch it all go by.
47:47Number 2
47:48A wise girl knows
47:49her limits
47:49A smart girl knows
47:51that she has none
48:00You might say
48:01that Marilyn
48:01was quite ahead
48:02of her time
48:02in encouraging
48:03girls and women
48:04to smash those
48:05glass ceilings.
48:06She pursued her goals
48:07fought for her dreams
48:08and was never afraid
48:09to speak her mind.
48:11She exemplifies
48:12what you can achieve
48:13when you defy
48:13the status quo
48:14and show that you
48:15can keep up
48:16with the best of them
48:17if not better.
48:29Marilyn joins
48:31a long list
48:31of strong
48:32empowering women
48:33who encourage
48:33future generations
48:34to keep fighting
48:35for equality
48:36and to never
48:37underestimate
48:38their capabilities.
48:39Can I cry for you?
48:41That's silly.
48:43I'm good.
48:44Number 1
48:45I'm selfish
48:46impatient
48:47and a little insecure.
48:48I make mistakes
48:49I'm out of control
48:50and at times
48:51hard to handle
48:52but if you can't
48:53handle me at my worst
48:54then you sure as hell
48:55don't deserve me
48:56at my best.
48:58Yes no one's perfect
48:59but if someone
48:59doesn't accept you
49:00for your flaws
49:01then you probably
49:02don't need them
49:03in your life.
49:03You know what they say
49:04about girls
49:05who wear glasses.
49:07What are you talking about?
49:09Men aren't attentive
49:10to girls
49:11who wear glasses.
49:12A true friend
49:13partner
49:13or even relative
49:14is someone
49:15who will stick around
49:16no matter what
49:16and anyone else
49:17just isn't worth
49:18your time.
49:19Hello.
49:20Here we go.
49:21No sorry
49:22not tonight.
49:23That was quick.
49:24Shh
49:24yes.
49:25Jim Jack
49:26Jeffrey.
49:27No it's just
49:27that I'm language.
49:29Well how do you do?
49:30It's nice to know you.
49:31Life isn't always easy
49:32so if they're not
49:33by your side
49:34for the hard times
49:35feel free to show
49:36them the door.
49:38I want to be loved
49:39by you
49:41alone
49:43whoop whoop
49:43be do
49:44Marilyn knew
49:45her self-worth
49:45and would never
49:46settle for less
49:47so why should we?
49:50Alright well that's
49:51going to do it
49:51for this special look
49:52at the one and only
49:53Marilyn Monroe.
49:55May her icon status
49:56never fade.
49:58Thanks for watching.
49:58I've been Matt
49:59for Ms. Mojo
50:00and I'll see you next time.
50:06as well.
50:11You
50:11You
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