Marilyn promotes
(I would be remiss if I went one more entry in this series without mentioning The Adventures of Marilyn, an ongoing series at Doc 40; that lovely pasture in the blogosphere maintained by one of the great men of our time, Mick Farren. Though you may note a thematic and visual similarity between this exploration of Joe DiMaggio's ex and that one . . . and though 'Marilyn in Action' technically debuted first . . . I can freely endorse, and salute, 'Adventures' as the better series of the two. Long may it wave)
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Marilyn was at one point considered for the Carroll Baker part in "Baby Doll". I think the premiere (where I assume this picture comes from) was a fundraiser for The Actors Studio.
I didn't know he'd considered her for 'Baby Doll'. Everything I've read suggests that, despite their on-and-off periods of, um, mating (as this is a family blog, I'm being delicate), Kazan was never particularly eager to cast Monroe in anything.
Would have been interesting.
Hey Tom, you are really too kind. I can only reciprocate by saying that I find "If Charlie Parker..." visually awesome and a work of high scholarship.
Tom- I'm sure I read it in Carroll Bakers biog galled, um, Baby Doll but I have to concede that in Kazan's autobiography Baker was always both his and Williams' choice for the titular heroine.
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