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Marilyn Monroe: Roles
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During her first year at Fox Monroe did not appear in any films, and her contract was not renewed. In the spring of 1948 Columbia Pictures hired her for a small part in Ladies of the Chorus. In 1950 John Huston cast her in Asphalt Jungle, a tiny part which landed her a role in All About Eve. She was now given a seven-year contract with Twentieth Century Fox and appeared in The Fireball, Let's Make It Legal, Love Nest, and As Young as You Feel.
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Marilyn appeared in 29 films, although she is difficult to catch in her first few appearances, as much of her footage wound up on the cutting room floor. Her incomplete film, Something's Got to Give, would have been her 30th film. Some filmographies include The Shocking Miss Pilgrim as Marilyn's earliest role. If this is so, the role is uncredited and Marilyn's appearance was cut from the film.
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It could be said that Marilyn Monroe was just a 1950s actress, but to millions of people around the world, she embodied the role of the glamorous sex symbol. Her image has become one of the most famous Hollywood icons of the twentieth century. Marilyn Monroe is known the world over, and people love her not just for her beauty, but ... for her tragic story.
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In How to Marry a Millionaire, Monroe was teamed up with Lauren Bacall and Betty Grable. She played a short-sighted dumb blonde, and even though the role was stereotypical, critics took note of her comedic timing.[28]
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