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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 199774" data-attributes="member: 7"><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">I've had some leisure time today, so I Googled around to see what other movies Marilyn was allegedly attached to or touted for at one time, but ultimately didn't end up appearing in. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><strong>GUYS AND DOLLS (1955) </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">Marilyn actively sought the role of Adelaide in this 1955 movie adaptation of the successful Broadway play. She was eager to work with Joseph L. Mankiewicz again, who was set to direct. The film was set to be a MGM release, but for what ever reason, the studio decided to go with Vivian Blaine, who originated the role on the stage. I'd be apt to say that Marilyn herself might have eased herself out of consideration, perhaps because she was attempting to move away from the blonde bombshell archetype, and she was on her way to study at the Actors Studio. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><strong>THE GIRL IN THE RED VELVET SWING (1955) </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">Marilyn was offered this role in mid-1955, shortly before the premiere of <em>The Seven Year Itch</em> in June. While some involved in the production felt Monroe was a tad too old to play the real-life Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, the studio wanted her headlining because of her box office appeal. In either case, Marilyn wasn't interested at all. The role ended up going to Joan Collins, the studio's newest contract hire. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><strong>HOW TO BE VERY, VERY POPULAR (1955) </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">This film was offered to Marilyn by screenwriter-director-producer Nunnally Johnson, who had written the 1953 comedy <em>How to Marry a Millionaire, </em>which had starred Monroe, Betty Grable, and Lauren Bacall. <em>How to Be Very, Very Popular </em>was intended by Fox to repair Monroe with Grable, this time as a showgirls who witness a murder and escape to a college, where they stir up trouble. Marilyn rejected the role on sight, and she was replaced with newcomer Sheree North, whom the studio was grooming as a alternative to Monroe. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><strong>THE REVOLT OF MAMIE STOVER (1956) </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">This story of a Honolulu hooker was offered to Marilyn in 1956 to hopefully entice the actress to bail on her Actors Studio training, and therefore return to Hollywood to headline. Appalled at the character and the weak script, Monroe turned the role down flat. She was filled by her former co-star, Jane Russell. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><strong>THE BLUE ANGEL (1959) </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">Twentieth Century-Fox's remake of the 1930 Marlene Dietrich classic was originally planned as a CinemaScope spectacle. The studio eagerly tried to get Monroe to play the lead, but she bowed out of consideration back in 1954, I believe. The idea was shelved for several years, but it was finally re-cast with British actress Mary Britt in Monroe's role. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><strong>PINK TIGHTS (1954)</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">I've also heard this movie called <em>The Girl in Pink Tights</em>. It was adapted from the successful Broadway play, and was to be Monroe's follow-up to <em>River of No Return</em>. However, Marilyn sent Fox a telegram informing them of her disapproval of the script and story. She was immediately placed on suspension without pay. Apparently, Sheree North was cast in her place. She did screen tests and was fitted for Monroe's wardrobe, but the film died on the drawing board. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><strong>CAN-CAN (1960) </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">I'm guessing this is one of the many movies Fox offered Monroe in the late fifties to hopefully get her to come back home and fulfill her studio contract. She wasn't in for it, however, and she was replaced by Shirley MacLaine. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><strong>THE EGYPTIAN (1954) </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">When the idea was tabled for this big-budget epic, Monroe was enticed with the role of Nefer in the story. She did some intense on-the-lot lobbying for the role, not realizing how much of a long-shot studio chief Darryl Zanuck thought she was. Eventually, the role would be rewarded to Zanuck's lover, Bella Darvi. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><strong>THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV (1958) </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">Anyone that's done any significant research on Marilyn Monroe will know that she longed to be a serious actress, hence her studying at the Actors Studio. For years, she longed to play the part of Grushenka in a film version of <em>The Brothers Karamazov</em>. By the time the movie was going to be made, she felt she had earned the credible she needed for the role, but she was never seriously considered. The part went to Maria Schell. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DsmdiZXW0AEqit2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 199774, member: 7"] [FONT=Georgia]I've had some leisure time today, so I Googled around to see what other movies Marilyn was allegedly attached to or touted for at one time, but ultimately didn't end up appearing in. [B]GUYS AND DOLLS (1955) [/B] Marilyn actively sought the role of Adelaide in this 1955 movie adaptation of the successful Broadway play. She was eager to work with Joseph L. Mankiewicz again, who was set to direct. The film was set to be a MGM release, but for what ever reason, the studio decided to go with Vivian Blaine, who originated the role on the stage. I'd be apt to say that Marilyn herself might have eased herself out of consideration, perhaps because she was attempting to move away from the blonde bombshell archetype, and she was on her way to study at the Actors Studio. [B]THE GIRL IN THE RED VELVET SWING (1955) [/B] Marilyn was offered this role in mid-1955, shortly before the premiere of [I]The Seven Year Itch[/I] in June. While some involved in the production felt Monroe was a tad too old to play the real-life Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, the studio wanted her headlining because of her box office appeal. In either case, Marilyn wasn't interested at all. The role ended up going to Joan Collins, the studio's newest contract hire. [B]HOW TO BE VERY, VERY POPULAR (1955) [/B] This film was offered to Marilyn by screenwriter-director-producer Nunnally Johnson, who had written the 1953 comedy [I]How to Marry a Millionaire, [/I]which had starred Monroe, Betty Grable, and Lauren Bacall. [I]How to Be Very, Very Popular [/I]was intended by Fox to repair Monroe with Grable, this time as a showgirls who witness a murder and escape to a college, where they stir up trouble. Marilyn rejected the role on sight, and she was replaced with newcomer Sheree North, whom the studio was grooming as a alternative to Monroe. [B]THE REVOLT OF MAMIE STOVER (1956) [/B] This story of a Honolulu hooker was offered to Marilyn in 1956 to hopefully entice the actress to bail on her Actors Studio training, and therefore return to Hollywood to headline. Appalled at the character and the weak script, Monroe turned the role down flat. She was filled by her former co-star, Jane Russell. [B]THE BLUE ANGEL (1959) [/B] Twentieth Century-Fox's remake of the 1930 Marlene Dietrich classic was originally planned as a CinemaScope spectacle. The studio eagerly tried to get Monroe to play the lead, but she bowed out of consideration back in 1954, I believe. The idea was shelved for several years, but it was finally re-cast with British actress Mary Britt in Monroe's role. [B]PINK TIGHTS (1954)[/B] I've also heard this movie called [I]The Girl in Pink Tights[/I]. It was adapted from the successful Broadway play, and was to be Monroe's follow-up to [I]River of No Return[/I]. However, Marilyn sent Fox a telegram informing them of her disapproval of the script and story. She was immediately placed on suspension without pay. Apparently, Sheree North was cast in her place. She did screen tests and was fitted for Monroe's wardrobe, but the film died on the drawing board. [B]CAN-CAN (1960) [/B] I'm guessing this is one of the many movies Fox offered Monroe in the late fifties to hopefully get her to come back home and fulfill her studio contract. She wasn't in for it, however, and she was replaced by Shirley MacLaine. [B]THE EGYPTIAN (1954) [/B] When the idea was tabled for this big-budget epic, Monroe was enticed with the role of Nefer in the story. She did some intense on-the-lot lobbying for the role, not realizing how much of a long-shot studio chief Darryl Zanuck thought she was. Eventually, the role would be rewarded to Zanuck's lover, Bella Darvi. [B]THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV (1958) [/B] Anyone that's done any significant research on Marilyn Monroe will know that she longed to be a serious actress, hence her studying at the Actors Studio. For years, she longed to play the part of Grushenka in a film version of [I]The Brothers Karamazov[/I]. By the time the movie was going to be made, she felt she had earned the credible she needed for the role, but she was never seriously considered. The part went to Maria Schell. [/FONT] [CENTER][FONT=Georgia][IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DsmdiZXW0AEqit2.jpg[/IMG][/FONT][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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