Rare Facts You Never Knew About Marilyn Monroe

Role Refused

In January 1954,  Monroe was signed up to play another sex symbol role in The Girl in Pink Tights. She refused to take the role, causing her to be put on suspension by the studio. In order to retain her public approval in light of her "hard to work with" media coverage, Monroe married baseball boyfriend, Joe DiMaggio, honeymooning in Japan. 

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