My journey ends here...
1958
JANUARY
who suffered from poliomyelitis (
,
,
,
,
,
).
APRIL
(
). Lee Strasberg managed to convince Marilyn to do this movie.Friday, April 25, she received Walter Mirisch, the film producer, in order to talk about the screenplay
(
,
,
).The Fox had officially agreed for the production that would start between July 15 and August 1. Marilyn would work for about 6 weeks.
Monday, April 28, with Kermit Bloomgarden, producer and Arthur's friend (
,
,
,
).
MAY
The Gold Medal was awarded every 5 years, and was a great literary distinction for Arthur
(
,
,
,
).Tuesday, May 27, picture session with Richard Avedon where she played the 20th Century greatest
sex-symbols (
,
,
,
,
). Those pictures would be published in Life magazine, dated December 22,1958 (
,
).
JUNE
) of the picture session with the photographer Carl Perutz (
,
,
,
,
).
JULY
) in Roxbury, todiscuss about his screenplay "The Misfits"; Arthur wanted to propose to the director John Huston (
).Monday, July 7, Arthur accompanied Marilyn to the New York airport, where she left to Los Angeles
(
,
,
,
). She traveled with her secretary May Reis and her coachPaula Strasberg. It was her first appearance in Hollywood since "Bus Stop" (
,
,
).Tuesday, July 8, press conference for the launch of the movie, at the Beverly Hills Hotel (
). Billy Wilder was obviously there (
,
) such as Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon (
,
,
). Louella Parsons was also there (
).Wednesday, July 9, party at the home of Louella Parsons and composer Jimmy Mc Hugh
(
,
).Thursday, July 10, premiere of the play "Gigi" at the Paramount Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard
(
,
,
,
).The "Some Like It Hot" pre-production started on Monday, July 14.
She saw Dr Gurdin (
), a plastic surgeon she consulted about a cartilage implant she had since 1950 (
).
AUGUST
She was accompanied by her coach Paula Strasberg, her hairstylist Agnes Flanagan (
,
,
,
) and her make-up man Allan Snyder (
,
,
,
,
).Thursday, August 7, she learned that Miller had won his appeal against the House Un-American Activities Committee.
The photographers were in her dressing-room when she talked with Miller, announcing her the good news
(
,
,
,
).During the filming, visit of her friends, the journalists Sidney Skolsky (
,
) andSam Shaw (
).
SEPTEMBER
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
). She stayed at the Vista Mar Cottage of the Del Coronado Hotel (
,
).She had the visit of Susan Strasberg (
).Filming at the Coronado Country Club Golf Course (
,
,
).Back to Los Angeles, the Millers stayed at the Bel Air Hotel. Marilyn learned she was once again pregnant
(
,
,
,
).
OCTOBER
pregnancy observation (
). Dr Leon Krohn looked after her (
).Then she had some rest at the Bel Air Hotel.
NOVEMBER
).She went back to New York City (
,
).Wednesday, November 26, she answered to George Auric (
) from the "Académie du cinéma français" who had invited her to receive the Crystal Star Award in France; it rewarded her as the "Best Foreign Actress" for her part in "The Prince and the Showgirl". She couldn't travel because of her delicate pregnancy and the award would be given to her on February 26, 1959, at the French Film Institute in New York City.
DECEMBER
York Polyclinic Hospital (
). Monday, December 22, publication of Life magazine
,
.
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