#6 Norma Jeane: Discovering Truths
Marilyn: Behind the Icon
English - May 09, 2020 22:00 - 26 minutes - 24 MBDocumentary Society & Culture Health & Fitness Mental Health icon classic hollywood marilyn monroe marilyn monroe collection marilyn monroe 2020 marilyn monroe 58th marilyn monroe quotes marilyn monroe facts marilyn monroe house marilyn monroe life Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Co-producers Nina, Randall and Gary explore Marilyn’s friendship with Sidney Skolsky and relationships with older partners influenced by abandonment and rejection by her father. Gary describes Marilyn’s lack of protection in childhood and fragmentation resulting in her craving a father figure, as well as the impact of her father’s rejection on her psyche, making her vulnerable to targeting by unhealthy males. Randall highlights actress Mary Pickford as a role model to young Norma Jeane, both women having screen images different from their personalities and establishing their own production companies. They discuss films and female stars of the 1930s providing education and escape to Norma Jeane and her ability to use visualization to achieve her goals. Gary explores Marilyn’s relationship with her half-sister and efforts to protect her family from the media.