"Mr. Huston (directed Marilyn in Asphalt Jungle and The Misfits) was an exciting looking man. He was tall, long-faced, and his hair was mussed. He interrupted everybody with outbursts of laughter as if he were drunk. But he wasn’t drunk. He was just happy for some mysterious reason, and he was also a genius – the first I had ever met"

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Source: When you're famous you run into human nature in a raw kind of way by Richard Meryman, www.theguardian.com. September 14, 2007.

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Marilyn Monroe was a celebrated actress and cultural icon, known for her roles in films like 'Some Like It Hot' and her complex views on love and identity.

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