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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 285545" data-attributes="member: 5079">I think the best case scenario of an imaginary extension of Marilyn&#039;s life is her, having survived a near death experience, cleaning up her life.&nbsp; That&#039;s why I like to think she could have had a career peak in the mid- to late- 60s, before Hollywood would inevitably lose interest due to her age.But, that hinges on how Fox would have responded to its star&#039;s failed probable/accidental/intentional suicide attempt.&nbsp; Would they have fired her as a liability, in the same way MGM booted Judy in 1950?&nbsp; If Marilyn had been fired from the same film twice, she probably would have been untouchable by Hollywood studios, hastening a career turn into lesser American productions, TV, and European films.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think there&#039;s any scenario where Marilyn could have gone onto sustained happiness and glory.&nbsp; Unlike Judy, who&#039;s problems were entirely the result of showbiz, I think Marilyn&#039;s early childhood was such a mess that she was likely in for a bad life even if she had never become famous.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 285545, member: 5079"] I think the best case scenario of an imaginary extension of Marilyn's life is her, having survived a near death experience, cleaning up her life. That's why I like to think she could have had a career peak in the mid- to late- 60s, before Hollywood would inevitably lose interest due to her age. But, that hinges on how Fox would have responded to its star's failed probable/accidental/intentional suicide attempt. Would they have fired her as a liability, in the same way MGM booted Judy in 1950? If Marilyn had been fired from the same film twice, she probably would have been untouchable by Hollywood studios, hastening a career turn into lesser American productions, TV, and European films. I don't think there's any scenario where Marilyn could have gone onto sustained happiness and glory. Unlike Judy, who's problems were entirely the result of showbiz, I think Marilyn's early childhood was such a mess that she was likely in for a bad life even if she had never become famous. [/QUOTE]

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