Marilyn Monroe waiting to meet Queen Elizabeth in England, 1956. Rare view. 1960 interview. P/3

Marilyn Monroe waiting to meet Queen Elizabeth in England, 1956. Rare view. 1960 interview. P/3

They called on the set, the publicity department, and they said, “Uh, something to the effect, uh, did you post for our calendar?” And I said, “Yes, anything wrong.” There was great anxiety in the voice. He says, “You don’t say you did. Say you didn’t.” So I said, “But I did.” I signed the release and I did, and I feel I should say it. So I did. say that I did and they were very unhappy about it. Uh and then I um the cameraman that was working on the film at that time, he got a hold of one and he asked me if I’d sign it. And so I said yes, I would. I signed it and I said to, you know, to him and then his name and I said, “This isn’t my best angle.” And of course, they got mad the studio. And they said, “But you can’t sign them.” I said, “But it’s me and they’d rather have these than the other sign if they’re friends. I don’t sign for strangers or friends or some I said um do you like me better with long hair cuz the hair was down through here my hair before I did the actual jungle. Little by little I think folks got used to it. Yeah. It’s better if they’re not. No, I was really hungry to, you know, to eat. When you live at the Hollywood Studio Club, you get two meals a day. Get breakfast and you get dinner. Of course, it doesn’t taste very good, but still you eat. I always supported myself. I was never what you’d call um I don’t know, how can I say it? No one else ever supported me in my life in my older life, you know, like Well, I didn’t I had no family and um I mean, I had no place to go just to uh have a roof over my head, of course. And a lot of people said, “Well, why didn’t you go and get a job in a 10 cent store, something like that?” And because I didn’t have a high school education, they wouldn’t accept me. That’s not true. Uh neither are true. Uh my mother’s first husband was named Baker. Uh her second husband was Mortonson, but uh she was long since divorce when I was born. So um on my birth certificate, I believe it says profession baker. So,

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