My journey ends here...
1959
JANUARY
This year started under the depression sign, after her miscarriage in December 1958.Marilyn resumed her psychoanalysis sessions with Dr Marianne Kris (
).
FEBRUARY
Letters (
,
,
,
).In the evening, screening of "Some Like It Hot" (
,
,
,
,
).Tuesday, February 10, representation of "Macbeth" at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City (
,
,
).Thursday, February 26, Marilyn received the Crystal Star (
,
,
,
) for "The Best Foreign Actress" in "The Prince and the Showgirl", offered at the French Film Institute (
,
;
,
,
,
,
,
).MARCH
,
,
).At the Ambassador East Hotel
,
;
,
,
,
.Sunday, March 29, release of "Some Like It Hot" (
,
,
,
).She attended the premiere at the New York Loew's Capitol Theater (
,
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,
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,
;
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).
MAY
Wednesday, May 13, she received the award David Di Donnatello (
) for "The Best Foreign Actress in 1958" in "The Prince and the Showgirl". The award was given at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York from its director Filippo Donini (
,
,
,
,
,
,
).Wednesday, May 20, annual exhibition organized by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, at the
National Institute of Arts and Letters gallery (
).JUNE
Monday, June 22, she was hospitalized at the New York Lenox Hill Hospital (
), and had a surgery to treat her endometriosis on Tiuesday 23, by Dr Mortimer Rodgers.She left on Friday, June 26 (
,
,
,
).She took some rest in Roxbury.
SUMMER
Jerry Wald (
), producer at the Fox, offered her to take part in "Let's Make Love" directed by GeorgeCukor (
), with Gregory Peck.Marilyn agreed but however, the sctreenplay was reworked by Arthur Miller. Cukor hired Evelyn Moriarty
(
) as Marilyn's understudy; she would remain her understudy until her last movieAUGUST
Saturday, August 15, the Millers attended a representation of "Macbeth" at the Boston Arts Center Theater
(
,
).
SEPTEMBER
Tuesday, September 1, interview with Lester Markel, director of the Sunday Times (
).Thursday, September 17, the Fox called Marilyn in for the pre-production of "Let's Make Love", on Monday, November 2.
Saturday, September 19, she took off to Los Angeles (
,
,
),invited by Spyros Skouras, President of the Fox (
).The Fox had organized some festivities in the honor of Nikita Khrouchtchev, First Secretary of the Soviet
Communist Party, visiting the studio (
).She arrived on George Cukor's arm (
,
,
).Banquet at the Cafe de Paris, at the Fox (
,
,
,
,
).Back to New York (
,
,
,
,
).Monday, September 21, premiere of Yves Montand's one man show, "An Evening with Yves Montand" at the
Henry Miller Theater in Broadway (
,
). Montgomery Clift accompanied her (
,
,
,
,
,
).Sunday, September 27, celebration of the AFHU (American Friends of the Hebrew University) at the Bellevue
Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia (
,
,
;
).OCTOBER
Rehearsals with Jack Cole (
,
,
).NOVEMBER
Monday, November 2, the Millers took off to Los Angeles (
,
,
,
,
,
).Monday, November 9, start of the production of "Let's Make Love" (
,
,
,
,
,
,
).Friday, November 13, Arthur gave the screenplay he had reworked on to Jerry Wald, this one gave it to Gregory Peck who had to play the first masculine part. But noticing that Marilyn's part had significantly grown at his detriment, he asked to terminate his contract. He gave back the $100 000 advance that had been paid to him.
So Miller suggested the name of Yves Montand : the Fox agreed.
Sunday, November 15, costumes tests (
).Friday, November 20, costumes tests (
,
,
).
DECEMBER
Picture session with Philip Halsman (
,
,
).Tuesday, December 15, costumes tests (
,
,
).She received the "Ducal, actiz de cine" award given by Chile (
).
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