Rare Facts You Never Knew About Marilyn Monroe

Tired Of It

Monroe stated at the time that she was "tired of the same old sex roles." As Fox had breached a part of their contract to her, the contract was null and void, allowing her to leave the studio early. The studio mocked her in a movie in which Jane Mansfield played a foolish actress who runs off the start her own production company...sound familiar?

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