EP6 Lonely Escape Into Dreams
Marilyn: Behind the Icon
English - May 06, 2020 23:45 - 35 minutes - 32.7 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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Marilyn drives to Palm Springs to meet her father with a friend in early 1951. She recalls her early years living with her Mother and her childhood experiences escaping her lonely life at the local movie theater. Norma Jeane attends a movie premiere in 1933 at the Chinese Theater with Gladys and Grace. She begins to build an imaginary world to escape her harsh reality through the fantasy of the movies of the early 1930s. Flash forward to Marilyn meeting her childhood film idol, Clark Gable, the King of Hollywood, at a lavish Hollywood party after The Seven Year Itch is released. More at BehindtheIcon.com