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Marilyn: The Untold Story
Genre	Biography; Drama
Based on	Life of Marilyn Monroe
Written by	Norman Mailer (novel); Dalene Young
Directed by	Jack Arnold; John Flynn; Lawrence Schiller
Starring	Catherine Hicks; Richard Basehart; Frank Converse; Jason Miller
Music by	William Goldstein
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Lawrence Schiller
Cinematography	Terry K. Meade
Editors	Jack Gleason; Patrick Roark
Running time	156 minutes
Production company	Schiller Productions Inc.
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 28, 1980

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Marilyn: The Untold Story is a 1980 television film, 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 Pearl Baker.

The movie premiered on September 28, 1980, and was greeted with positive reviews.^[1] It was the second-highest rated prime time program in the United States for the week.^[2] 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 fill 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 Monroe.

Cast

Harry Bartron as Reporter

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
1981	33rd Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie	Catherine Hicks	Nominated
		Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie	Terry K. Meade	Nominated
		Outstanding Art Direction for a Limited Series or Movie	Jan Scott, Sydney Z. Litwack, and Bill Harp	Nominated
		Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie	Allan Snyder	Nominated

Production

John Flynn later recalled:

I quit about two-thirds of the way through, because [producer] Schiller kept interfering with the production, changing my camera set-ups, changing the wardrobe. Schiller is a very bright guy, but he drove me up the wall with his constant meddling, to the point where I literally had my hands around his neck one day. So I left and Schiller brought in Jack Arnold to finish the picture. I shot all the footage with Richard Basehart, Catherine Hicks and John Ireland, who was terrific as director John Huston. I cast this picture very carefully. Sheree North was outstanding as Marilyn’s crazy mother. Jocelyn Brando (Marlon’s sister) had a small part as Marilyn’s grandmother, and she made the most of it. Catherine Hicks was good, but she was kind of an imitation of Marilyn Monroe. I begged Bonnie Bedelia to take the part of Marilyn, but she turned it down. She was a great actress and an absolute knockout back then. I thought Bonnie would have been brilliant as Marilyn. Even Schiller agreed to cast her, but Bonnie wouldn’t do it.^[3]

Hicks auditioned three times for the role of Marilyn before given the role.^[4] In an April 2015 radio interview, she said ABC wanted Ann Jillian for the part, but Larry Schiller fought for her.

Sheree North, who portrayed Marilyn's mother Gladys in the movie, was under contract to 20th Century Fox at the same time as Marilyn Monroe, and said she coached Catherine Hicks on playing Marilyn.^[5]

References

^ Hal Erickson (2007). "Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 5, 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
^ (October 1, 1980). NBC Again Tops Week's Rating Race, Reno Gazette-Journal (23.4 rating, or 18.2 million homes)
^ Harvey F. Chartrand (2005). "Interview with John Flynn". Shock Cinema. pp. 26-29+46.
^ Hicks, Catherine (February 23, 2021). "Catherine Hicks looks back at her Emmy nominated performance as Marilyn Monroe in 1980's Marilyn: The Untold Story". Retrieved July 27, 2021.
^ Witbeck, Charles (August 21, 1980). "Sheree North Ready for Sitcom". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. p. 29.

External links

Marilyn: The Untold Story at IMDb

[1] Hal Erickson (2007). "Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 5, 2007. Retrieved October 15, 2012.

[2] (October 1, 1980). NBC Again Tops Week's Rating Race, Reno Gazette-Journal (23.4 rating, or 18.2 million homes)

[3] Harvey F. Chartrand (2005). "Interview with John Flynn". Shock Cinema. pp. 26-29+46.

[4] Hicks, Catherine (February 23, 2021). "Catherine Hicks looks back at her Emmy nominated performance as Marilyn Monroe in 1980's Marilyn: The Untold Story". Retrieved July 27, 2021.

[5] Witbeck, Charles (August 21, 1980). "Sheree North Ready for Sitcom". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. p. 29.

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 '''''Marilyn: The Untold Story''''' is a 1980 [[television film]], 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 (playwright)|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 Pearl Baker]].
-The movie premiered on September 28, 1980, and was greeted with positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/31457/Marilyn-The-Untold-Story/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205143558/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/31457/Marilyn-The-Untold-Story/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 5, 2007|access-date=October 15, 2012|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|author-link=Hal Erickson (author)|date=2007|author=Hal Erickson}}</ref>  It was the second-highest rated prime time program in the United States for the week.<ref name="nielsen">(1 October 1980). [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/149006930/ NBC Again Tops Week's Rating Race], ''Reno Gazette-Journal'' (23.4 rating, or 18.2 million homes)</ref>  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.
+The movie premiered on September 28, 1980, and was greeted with positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/31457/Marilyn-The-Untold-Story/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205143558/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/31457/Marilyn-The-Untold-Story/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 5, 2007|access-date=October 15, 2012|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|author-link=Hal Erickson (author)|date=2007|author=Hal Erickson}}</ref>  It was the second-highest rated prime time program in the United States for the week.<ref>(October 1, 1980). [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/149006930/ NBC Again Tops Week's Rating Race], ''Reno Gazette-Journal'' (23.4 rating, or 18.2 million homes)</ref> 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==
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 ==Cast==
-* [[Catherine Hicks]] as [[Marilyn Monroe]]
+*[[Catherine Hicks]] as [[Marilyn Monroe]]
-* [[Richard Basehart]] as [[Johnny Hyde]]
+*[[Richard Basehart]] as [[Johnny Hyde]]
-* [[Frank Converse]] as [[Joe DiMaggio]]
+*[[Frank Converse]] as [[Joe DiMaggio]]
-* [[Jason Miller (playwright)|Jason Miller]] as [[Arthur Miller]]
+*[[Jason Miller (playwright)|Jason Miller]] as [[Arthur Miller]]
-* [[John Ireland (actor)|John Ireland]] as [[John Huston]]
+*[[John Ireland (actor)|John Ireland]] as [[John Huston]]
-* [[Viveca Lindfors]] as [[Natasha Lytess]]
+*[[Viveca Lindfors]] as [[Natasha Lytess]]
-* [[Sheree North]] as [[Gladys Pearl Baker]]
+*[[Sheree North]] as [[Gladys Pearl Baker]]
-* Kevin Geer as James Dougherty
+*Kevin Geer as James Dougherty
-* [[Tracey Gold]] as Young Norma Jeane
+*[[Tracey Gold]] as Young Norma Jeane
-* [[Priscilla Morrill]] as [[Louella Parsons]]
+*[[Priscilla Morrill]] as [[Louella Parsons]]
-* John Christy Ewing as Lawyer
+*John Christy Ewing as Lawyer
-* Bill Vint as [[Montgomery Clift]]
+*Bill Vint as [[Montgomery Clift]]
-* [[Larry Pennell]] as [[Clark Gable]]
+*[[Larry Pennell]] as [[Clark Gable]]
-* Heath Jobes as [[Tom Ewell]]
+*Heath Jobes as [[Tom Ewell]]
-* [[Howard Caine]] as [[Billy Wilder]]
+*[[Howard Caine]] as [[Billy Wilder]]
 Harry Bartron as Reporter
 ==Awards and nominations==
-{| class="wikitable"
+{| class=wikitable
 |-
-! Year
+!Year
-! Award
+!Award
-! Category
+!Category
-! Nominee(s)
+!Nominee(s)
-! Result
+!Result
 |-
-| rowspan="4"| 1981
+|rowspan=4|1981
-| rowspan="4"| [[33rd Primetime Emmy Awards]]
+|rowspan=4|[[33rd Primetime Emmy Awards]]
-| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie]]
+|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie]]
-| <center>[[Catherine Hicks]]</center>
+|<center>[[Catherine Hicks]]</center>
-| {{Nom}}
+|{{Nom}}
 |-
-| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie]]
+|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie]]
-| <center>Terry K. Meade</center>
+|<center>Terry K. Meade</center>
-| {{Nom}}
+|{{Nom}}
 |-
-| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie|Outstanding Art Direction for a Limited Series or Movie]]
+|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie|Outstanding Art Direction for a Limited Series or Movie]]
-| <center>[[Jan Scott]], Sydney Z. Litwack, and Bill Harp</center>
+|<center>[[Jan Scott]], Sydney Z. Litwack, and Bill Harp</center>
-| {{Nom}}
+|{{Nom}}
 |-
-| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)|Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie]]
+|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)|Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie]]
-| <center>Allan Snyder</center>
+|<center>Allan Snyder</center>
-| {{Nom}}
+|{{Nom}}
 |-
 |}
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 John Flynn later recalled:
 <blockquote>I quit about two-thirds of the way through, because [producer] Schiller kept interfering with the production, changing my camera set-ups, changing the wardrobe. Schiller is a very bright guy, but he drove me up the wall with his constant meddling, to the point where I literally had my hands around his neck one day. So I left and Schiller brought in [[Jack Arnold (director)|Jack Arnold]] to finish the picture. I shot all the footage with Richard Basehart, Catherine Hicks and John Ireland, who was terrific as director John Huston.
-I cast this picture very carefully. Sheree North was outstanding as Marilyn’s crazy mother. Jocelyn Brando (Marlon’s sister) had a small part as Marilyn’s grandmother, and she made the most of it. Catherine Hicks was good, but she was kind of an imitation of Marilyn Monroe. I begged Bonnie Bedelia to take the part of Marilyn, but she turned it down. She was a great actress and an absolute knockout back then. I thought Bonnie would have been brilliant as Marilyn. Even Schiller agreed to cast her, but Bonnie wouldn’t do it.<ref name="john">[http://www.focorevistadecinema.com.br/FOCO2/chartrand-johneng.htm Harvey Chartand, "Interview with John Flynn", ''Shock Cinema'' 2005] accessed 16 February 2015</ref></blockquote>
+I cast this picture very carefully. Sheree North was outstanding as Marilyn’s crazy mother. Jocelyn Brando (Marlon’s sister) had a small part as Marilyn’s grandmother, and she made the most of it. Catherine Hicks was good, but she was kind of an imitation of Marilyn Monroe. I begged Bonnie Bedelia to take the part of Marilyn, but she turned it down. She was a great actress and an absolute knockout back then. I thought Bonnie would have been brilliant as Marilyn. Even Schiller agreed to cast her, but Bonnie wouldn’t do it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.focorevistadecinema.com.br/FOCO2/chartrand-johneng.htm|author=Harvey F. Chartrand|title=Interview with John Flynn|work=Shock Cinema|year=2005|number=29|pages=26-29+46}}</ref></blockquote>
-Hicks auditioned three times for the role of Marilyn before given the role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.tvstoreonline.com/2014/03/catherine-hicks-looks-back-at-her-emmy.html|title=Catherine Hicks looks back at her Emmy nominated performance as Marilyn Monroe in 1980's Marilyn: The Untold Story}}</ref>
-In an April 2015 radio interview, she said ABC wanted [[Ann Jillian]] for the part, but  Larry Schiller fought for her.<ref>http://coopertalk.net/</ref>
+Hicks auditioned three times for the role of Marilyn before given the role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvstoreonline.com/blogs/tv-movie-news-updates/catherine-hicks-interview-marilyn-monroe|last=Hicks|first=Catherine|title=Catherine Hicks looks back at her Emmy nominated performance as Marilyn Monroe in 1980's Marilyn: The Untold Story|date=February 23, 2021|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}</ref> In an April 2015 radio interview, she said ABC wanted [[Ann Jillian]] for the part, but  Larry Schiller fought for her.
-[[Sheree North]], who portrayed Marilyn's mother Gladys in the movie, was under contract to [[20th Century Fox]] at the same time as Marilyn Monroe, and said she coached Catherine Hicks on playing Marilyn.<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19800821&id=xJwcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=22cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6688,2726384&hl=en</ref>
+[[Sheree North]], who portrayed Marilyn's mother Gladys in the movie, was under contract to [[20th Century Fox]] at the same time as Marilyn Monroe, and said she coached Catherine Hicks on playing Marilyn.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19800821&id=xJwcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=22cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6688,2726384|last=Witbeck|first=Charles|title=Sheree North Ready for Sitcom|newspaper=[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]]|date=August 21, 1980|page=29}}</ref>
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-* {{IMDb title|0081126}}
+*{{IMDb title|0081126}}
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