My journey ends here...
1952
JANUARY
Friday, January 11, costume tests for Marilyn's next movie "We're Not Married" (
,
,
,
) she would shoot in May.Friday, January 18, picture session at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (
,
,
).Marilyn hired Inez Melson (
) as financial consultant and property manager. She was also in charge of Gladys' guardianship, Marilyn's mother (
).In February, beginning of the production of "Monkey Business" with Cary Grant (
,
,
,
), directed by Howard Hawks (
).It was during this production that she met the writer-scriptwriter Ben Hecht (
), with whom she would start to write her autobiography in 1954.Saturday, January 26 she was awarded as "The Best Young Box Office Personality" at the Henrietta Awards
from the International Press Club Awards (
,
,
,
,
,
). The ceremony took place at the Del Mar Club (1910 Ocean Front avenue, Santa Monica
(
).FEBRUARY
Beginning of February, she met the base-ball's best player Joe DiMaggio (
) at the VillaNova's restaurant (
), throught a friend of DiMaggio, David March (
).Friday, February 8, she attended the UCLA's Junior Prom (University of California Los Angeles) at the Deauville
Beach, Santa Monica (
,
,
,
).Friday, February 11 she attended the Photoplay Awards at the Ambassador Hotel (
,
,
,
,
).Saturday, February 12, picture session at the UCLA (
,
,
,
,
,
).
MARCH
Saturday, March 1, Marilyn was seen by a doctor for abdominal pain and fever; Dr Elliot Corday (
) diagnosed an appendicitis. She remained hospitalized with antibiotics at the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital.After a week, she went back to work, whitout having been operated.
Thursday, March 6 she attended the party of Look magazine's awards at the Beverly Hills Hotel (
,
,
). Her friend Sidney Skolsky was there (
) as well as the actress Ginger Rogers (
).The Fox' press department learned she had posed naked for a calendar.
Thursday, February 13, Marilyn revealed the truth about the naked pictures taken by Tom Kelley for the
Baumgarth calendar (
) to Aline Mosby, a United Press' journalist (
,
).APRIL
Friday, April 4, she sang "Do It Again" and "Somebody Loves You" in front of 10 000 Marines in Camp
Pendleton (between Los Angeles and San Diego) (
,
).Sunday, April 6, signing at the Owl Rexall Drugstore (
,
,
,
).Monday, April 7 she was on the front cover of Life magazine (
). The pictures had been taken inJanuary, at her room at the Beverly Carlton Hotel by the photographer Philip Halsman (
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
).
She had other sessions at the Beverly Carlton (
,
,
),(
,
,
,
,
), with Andre De Dienes (
,
,
,
), with Slim Aarons (
,
,
).Joe DiMaggio visited her on the set of "Monkey Business", on the very last day of shooting
(
,
,
).Friday, April 18, the Fox extended her contract. Her salary got a raise up to $750 a week, since May 11.
Wednesday, April 23, John Stewart Elay, her mother's husband died from a heart attack, aged 62.
In April she was interviewed by Dick Whittinghill for the Southern California Radio (
).Monday, April 28 she was hospitalized at the Los Angeles Cedars of Lebanon Hospital for an appendicitis.
She was operated by Dr Marcus Rabwin (
), assisted by the Ob/Gyn Dr Leon Krohn (
).Before the surgery, Marilyn was sure that the procedure could compromise her ability to get pregnant.
She taped a memo on her belly, a message in which she begged him to be very careful : "Very important to read before the surgery. Dear Doctor, cut the less possible. It can seem unimportant I know but it's not about that-the fact that I'm a woman is important and means a lot to me. Please save (I couldn't ask more) what you can save. I'm im your hands. You have children and you must know what it means-please Doctor-I think you'll understand! Thanks. For God's sake dear Doctor don't remove the ovaries-I beg you once again to fo your best to limit the scars-I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Marilyn Monroe".
(
,
,
).Since then she would consult Dr Krohn for her fertility issues.
Joe DiMaggio, away in New York City, sent her dozen of roses (
,
,
,
,
).
Allan "Whitey" Snyder her make-up man and friend, visited her. On this occasion Marilyn asked him to take care of her make-up, even when she would be dead. For him to remember, she offered him a money clip from
Tiffany's, she had engraved "Whitey Dear, while I'm still warm, Marilyn" (
).
MAY
Tuesday, May 6 she had some rest in her apartment at the Beverly Carlton Hotel. Joe DiMaggio often visited her.
Some fans had discovered her address so she left to live in a suite at the Bel Air Hotel (
,
)She shot a new movie "We're Not Married" (
,
,
,
).She rehearsed the musical numbers of her next movie "Niagara" with the singing teacher Phil Moore
(
,
,
).Wednesday, May 2, costume tests for "Niagara" (
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
).Other tests on Friday, May 23 (
) and Tuesday, May 27 (
).JUNE
She celebrated her birthday on Sunday, June 1 at the Bel Air Hotel.
She learned she had got the part "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" which production would start in October.
Friday, June 6, release of "Clash by Night" (
,
,
,
,
).Sunday, June 8 she went to New York City and met up with Joe DiMaggio. He took her in his favorite places,
the Toot's Shor (
) and the Stork Club (
), among others.She started the production of "Niagara". She stayed at the General Broke Hotel (
) in Niagara Falls.(
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
). She got along with the director Henry Hathaway (
,
). Her friend Allan Snyder took care of her makeup during the production (
,
,
,
).The Canadian photographer Jock Carroll took pictures of her (
,
,
,
,
).Thursday, June 26 she was called to testify for Judge Kenneth Holaday in the trial against Jerry
Karpman and Morris Kaplan (
) accused of having sold naked pictures by mail and having used Marilyn's name for their publicity (
,
,
,
,
,
). Roy Craft, the Fox's publicist, was by her side (
,
).JULY
Saturday, July 12 release of "We're Not Married" (
,
).She debuted on radio by playing a murderer in "Statement in Full" for the "Hollywood Star Playhouse" show.
The recording took place ath NBC studios, Hollywood (
,
,
,
,
,
). The program would be broadcasted on August 31. She gave an interview to Lydia Lane for Festival magazine (
).Friday, July 18, release of "Dont Bother to Knock" (
,
,
,
).Sunday, July 20, she met the singer Al Martino who had a show at the Town Casino in Buffalo
(
,
).She went back to Los Angeles at the end of July and shot the scenes of "Niagara" indoor.
She rented for 6 months a small house on the Hollywood Hills, 1121 Hilldale Avenue (
).She posed for the photographer J.W. Richardson for Leatherneck magazine (
,
,
,
).Joe, back to California, introduced her to his family in San Francisco.
Monday, July 28 she gave a press conference in San Francisco (
,
,
).AUGUST
Sunday, August 3 she went to Sherman Oaks and attended a party organized by the Fox at conductor RayAnthony's (
,
), in honor of the song "Marilyn".
,
,
,
,
,
,
.Thursday, August 21 she attended the 8th charity match between the Los Angeles Rams and the Washington
Redskins, au Los Angeles Coliseum (
,
,
,
,
,
).Monday, August 25 she left Los Angeles (
) to New York City, for promoting "MonkeyBusiness" (
,
,
,
).End of August, interview at the Sherry-Netherland Hotel (
,
,
,
,
).She met the restaurateur Danny Stradella (
) and posed for the Sundays News magazine (
,
,
,
,
).She missed her plane and had to reach Atantic City (New Jersey) by train; she was welcomed at the AC train
station by the mayor (
,
). Then she was driven to the Claridge Hotel (
,
,
,
) where she posed with young admirers (
).Friday, August 29, premiere of "Monkey Business" at the Stanley Theater in Atlantic City
(
;
,
).
SEPTEMBER
Monday, September 1 she was interviewed by Sid Ross at the Claridge Hotel. His brother Ben Ross took some pictures (
,
,
,
,
).Tuesday, September 2 she posed at the Haddon Hall Hotel with the contestants for Miss America
(
,
,
;
,
). She posed for an Army photographer with young American girls wearing the uniform
(
,
). But the pics were considered too suggestives and weren't published.For advert purposes, she led the Miss America parade : it was a premiere for a woman.
So she was designated as Grand Marshall (
,
) and led the parade on the AtlanticCity Broadwalk (
,
,
).Wednesday, September 3 she visited an hospital for children, the Betty Bacharach Home for Afflicted Children
in Atlantic City (
,
,
), before going back to New York City(
).In the evening she took a plane at the New York LaGuardia Airport (
,
) and arrived in Los Angeles (
,
). Friday, September 5 release of "Monkey Business" (
,
,
,
,
,
).With Joe DiMaggio they rented a house, since September 15 at 2393 Castilian Drive
(
,
).Sunday, September 14 she attended a patriotic party "I am an American" at the Hollywood Bowl
(
,
,
,
).Monday, September 15 she attended a charity base-ball match, the "Out of This World Series
Charity Baseball Game" at the Los Angeles Gilmore Field (
,
;
,
,
,
).
OCTOBER
Friday, October 3, she attended a party given by Ruth Waterbury in the honor of Photoplay magazine's new
editor-in-chief, Fred Grey (
,
).Thursday, October 16 release of "O'Henry's Full House" (
,
,
,
).
The production of these short-stories took place between November 1951 and June 1952. The right date of Marilyn's shooting is unknown.Friday, October 17 Marilyn signed a check to Natasha Lytess, paying her the lessons
(
).Saturday, October 18 she recorded an episode of the Edgar Bergen's radio show, of which she was the star,
at the NBC studios (
,
). In this episode, the puppet Charlie McCarthy proposed her, which she agreed to. The rehearsals had taken place between October 7 and 18 (
).The episode would be broadcasted on Sunday, October 26.
NOVEMBER
She was back in the show on Sunday, November 9, to marry Charlie (
,
). Wednesday, October 22, she attended th annual party of Modern Screen magazine at the Beverly Hills Hotel
(
).Friday, October 31, costume tests for "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (
,
,
).She reherased the dance and singing numbers with Jane Russell (
,
,
), and the choregrapher Jack Cole (
).Saturday, November 8, hairstyle tests (
,
).Wednesday, November 21, costume tests (
,
,
,
).The production started and would last until March 1953.
Marilyn's legendary performance of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" is still the symbol of this movie
(
;
,
,
,
).Natasha Lytess' omnipresence (
,
,
,
) on the set infuriated the director Howard Hawkes. During the production, the photographer David Conover visited her (
,
); he haddiscovered her in 1944. Also the reporter Louella Parsons (
) came by and visited her.DECEMBER
Beginning of December she bought at auction some manuscripts from Max Reinhardt, Natasha Lytess' mentor
(
,
,
).She attended a party along with the journalist Earl Wilson and the actress Esther Williams
(
).
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