EP 9 Soul Sisters
Marilyn: Behind the Icon
English - February 21, 2022 07:01 - 44 minutes - 40.9 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
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While preparing to perform at President Kennedy’s Birthday Salute in 1962, Marilyn Monroe and Ella Fitzgerald reflect upon their friendship and efforts towards advancing the civil rights movement, hoping to influence the Kennedy brothers’ policies. The episode also highlights the very private party following the gala honoring JFK’s birthday, where Marilyn was famously photographed with the Kennedys. Also featured is one of Marilyn’s many battles with 20th Century Fox Studios over a photograph featuring her, the legendary jazz pianist Hank Jones, and her costume designer for “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”, William Travilla. Jones was also Marilyn’s pianist at the 1962 “Happy Birthday” performance.