Marilyn Monroe (TRIH ep 237)
1953 · Resource
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook examine Marilyn Monroe as both a twentieth-century film star and a cultural symbol of 1950s America. Using Joyce Carol Oates' Blonde and Sarah Churchwell's The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe as touchstones, they trace her rise from Norma Jeane Mortenson to international icon: wartime pinups, early films (Niagara; Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; How to Marry a Millionaire), advertising, and the distinctive cinematic image that outlived most of her films. They discuss...
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