Rare Facts You Never Knew About Marilyn Monroe

Bad Tests

Jean Norman wanted to try her hand at the silver screen, so she signed with an acting agency in 1946. She had a less than successful interview with Paramount Pictures but was screen-tested anyway by a 20th Century-Fox executive. Though she botched the test, she was signed due to a rival company asking for her contract.

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