Marilyn: The Untold Story

Marilyn: The Untold Story is a 1980 television movie, about the life of the 1950s sex symbol-movie star, Marilyn Monroe. The feature stars Catherine Hicks as Monroe; Richard Basehart as her early-career agent Johnny Hyde; Frank Converse as her second husband Joe DiMaggio; Jason Miller as her third husband Arthur Miller; Kevin Geer as her first husband James Dougherty; Viveca Lindfors as her acting coach Natasha Lytess; and Sheree North as her mother Gladys Baker.

The movie premiered in late-1980, and was greeted with positive reviews. Catherine Hicks was praised by the critics for her portrayal of Monroe, as were others including Richard Basehart, Frank Converse, Sheree North and Jason Miller, playing fellow playwright Arthur Miller.

Summary

The movie begins with a young Marilyn (then Norma Jeane), as an orphan in California. The feature progresses with the young girl growing up and superstar dreams feel her head, and she eventually marries, starts modelling, divorces, signs a contract with 20th Century Fox, and changes her moniker to Marilyn Monroe. The movie also takes a view of her personal life; with her husbands, baseball-star Joe DiMaggio, and with playwright Arthur Miller. As with her personal life, the movie shows a great deal of Monroe's life in the public eye, showing her rise to stardom, her career peak, and her tragic final years. The film ends with the mysterious death of the star.

Cast

• Catherine Hicks as Marilyn Monroe
• Richard Basehart as Johnny Hyde
• Frank Converse as Joe DiMaggio
• Jason Miller as Arthur Miller
• John Ireland as John Huston
• Viveca Lindfors as Natasha Lytess
• Sheree North as Gladys Baker
• Kevin Geer as James Dougherty
• Tracey Gold as Young Norma Jeane
• Priscilla Morrill as Louella Parsons
• John Christy Ewing as Lawyer
• Bill Vint as Montgomery Clift
• Larry Pennell as Clark Gable
• Heath Jobes as Tom Ewell
• Howard Caine as Billy Wilder

External links

• Marilyn: The Untold Story at the Internet Movie Database