Welcome to Dun & Dunn. I'm Alicia, your hostess on this podcast journey, All Things Dominic Dunn, where

nothing is linear and everything is connected. Thank you so much for joining us today as we continue

our investigation into the life and death of Marilyn Monroe, our mirror ball episodes for the month of June.

Before we begin, I want to give enormous thanks to our newest Patreon supporter, Barbara

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In our last episode, we left Norma Jean, now Maryland, in the beginning of 1951 and just on the

precipice of stardom. In this episode, where we cover her life from 1951 to 1953,

Maryland's going to be making some new friends in Hollywood,

like Peter Lawford,

who will become very important in our coming episodes.

During these two years as well,

Marilyn has an incredible rise to success.

The world for her is becoming a bit more glamorous, a bit shinier. There are a lot of

films, many films, much acclaim, a few men too, one who is contending to be husband of material.

The years 1951 to 1953 were pretty good for Marilyn Monroe, Standing on her tallest tiptoes and deceased Johnny Hyde had arranged for her.

This film is as young as you feel for 20th Century Fox.

It is a small role for Marilyn, but again, she's not quite right after her possible attempted

suicide over the grief from the death of Johnny, her lover and benefactor.

Marilyn feels like she's messing up every scene.

And one day at the studio, just strolling on by, are Alaya Kazan and Arthur Miller.

Kazan and Miller are the two most powerful men in American theater and film.

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