Norma Jean & Marilyn

All those who wish to accept

Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior,

Please, come to the railing

and be comforted.

The Lord be with you.

...Like it's the most natural thing

in the world. Nobody looks at me funny.

Nobody even gives it a second thought.

I mean, I have this dream all the time.

There's never any sense

of sin or shame in it.

Don't you just love being naked?

Uh, look, I know we just met

and everything

but would you like to go out on a date

with me on Saturday night,

Norma Jean?.

My uncle,

Ted Lewis is opening a show...

The Ted Lewis?.

Yeah.

Ted Lewis is your uncle!?.

Oh wow! God, Eddie, I'd love to go!

Really?.

Yeah! Oh, my heart is beating so fast.

Can you feel it?.

God!

It's like having

our own private swimming pool.

And to think they pay you for this.

Yep. Eighty dollars a week just to sit

in that life guard's tower over there.

The best part, by far,

is that Miss Emmeline Snively's

Blue Book

Modeling Agency is located right

in the lobby.

Well, I'll tell you a secret,

Mr. Edward Jordon.

I don't intend to be

a bathing suit model

for too much longer.

In fact, a year from now,

I'm going to be a very famous actress.

Sure, sure, sure.

I mean, bigger than Betty Grable

and Jean Harlow put together.

I'm going to be so damn famous, Eddie,

nobody'll be able to touch me.

Of course,

my husband has always discouraged me.

He says

there are a thousand beautiful girls

in Hollywood who can act

and they're all looking for work.

Uh, where is your uh...

husband, Norma Jean?.

Over seas - where he belongs.

He was recalled to duty in the Pacific.

Well, he's okay and all but

I don't really feel anything for him.

I suppose I'll have to do something

about it one of these days.

God,

I want this feeling to last forever.

Is everybody happy?.!

Eddie, that's Errol Flynn!

Look, over there! He's standing up.

Oh, it is...

It's really him.

He is so dreamy.

Let me borrow your pen

for a sec, will ya?.

Oh my, that's gotta be Orson Welles!

Where?.

Over there, by the exit.

That's not Orson Welles.

Eddie, I am having a wonderful time.

And I just love your uncle.

He reminds me of you.

He's so commanding.

He's so sexy!

Well, he's a great entertainer, sure.

But sexy?.

The man's fifty-eight years old.

You know how you said

you'd introduce me?.

Yeah. The next time he's in the area,

we'll go out on the town.

We'll make an evening of it.

Well, why don't we go back stage

and talk to him after the show?.

I just wanna shake his hand.

I wanna finally meet a real star, Eddie

I don't know, Norma Jean.

I mean, there's usually

a lot of commotion back there.

A lot of weird people hangin' around -

it's not the best way

to get to know someone.

Do I embarrassyou, Eddie?.

God, no. No.

Mr. Lewis, I am so thrilled.

You are my favorite enter-

tainer of all time!

And I just wanted to tell you how much

I admire you for dancing

with a negro in your act.

I don't know how long you're gonna be

in town, Uncle Ted. But,

I'm in a play at the Cast Theatre.

It's " A wake and Sing,"

by Clifford Odets?.

It's a greatplay. It's very political.

Actually, I got the second lead

and I was wondering

if maybe you could...

Sure, Eddie. Sure.

If I have a chance, I'll stop by.

Here you go, kid.

It can be real tough

starting out in show bizz.

Hell, I aughta know.

That's not necessary.

Ah, come on.

A big town, a gorgeous girl...

You need a little dough

to have a good time.

Am I right, huh?.

Am I right, boychick?.

There.

Is everybody happy?.

You know what, Eddie?.

I got my final divorce papers

in the mail today.

I am officially a free woman!

Free, white and twenty-one!

I can't help myself --

I feel like celebrating.

Yeah, well... And

then we both got somethin' to celebrate

You're pregnant?.

Nope. I have just signed a seven year

optional contract

with Twentieth Century Fox!

When were you gonna tell me?.

At dinner. Over a bottle of champagne.

It's up for renewal every six months

at their discretion.

Seventy-five dollars a week to start

with but then it keeps climbing, right,

every time they renew.

So, if they keep me around

for the full seven years

then I'm gonna get somethin'

like fifteen hundred a week.

I mean, Jesus, Can you imagine?.

You'll be able to say you knew me when.

Wow, Eddie. That's great.

That's really terrific.

Of course the minute I signed

that made me eligible to join

the Screen Actor's Guild,

So now I have my SAG card, too.

And I'm already up for my first part.

Well, I mean, it's not much of a part,

it's just two lines.

But it's a Dana Andrews movie

and I think it could be...

Well, f*** your contract, Eddie!

F*** your contract, f*** your SAG card,

f*** Dana Andrews and f*** you, too!

What the hell is the matter with you?.

Let me tell you something.

I don't have a guild card

and I don't have a studio contract

but I know

there's only one way to get them - -

I'm gonna be in the goddamn movies

if I have to f*** Bela Lugosi

to get there!

You know,

you always talk about being an actress

but you never done

a goddamn thing about it.

You wanna be an actress?. Okay, so act!

It's work, Norma Jean.

Get into an acting class,

do your scene work,

Iearn the craft,

work your way up like I did!

Oh, you think girls get movie contracts

because somebody respects their talent,

Eddie?.

I'll tell you

how girls get movie contracts,

they f*** the right people, that's how.

And that's exactly what I'm gonna do.

And I'm gonna be rich and famous

and powerful and you'll be able to say

you knew me when.

Oh, God, Eddie,

I really screwed it up, huh?.

I said some pretty awful things.

God, I'm sorry.

I'm so upset I can't sleep.

You're not really mad at me, are you?.

I don't think

I could take it if you were.

Say you're not mad at me... Eddie?.

I'm not... really mad at you.

It...It's just that sometimes you're...

you're like, you're like...

What am I like?.

I don't know.

You're like two different people.

Both of us love you.

Don't just B*tch me, Eddie.

Please, don't. Don't.

I won't. I'm not. I uh...

I love you.

Alright, Ladies.

Brown and Bigelow have asked us to find

a fresh face for their 1947 calendar.

They want a girl who embodies

the spirit of the post-war woman.

No professional modeling

experience necessary.

The job pays 250 dollars.

Your name, please.

I'm Adrian Wallingford.

And no, I've neverdone any former

modeling before,

but I do have work experience.

Really?.

That's right.

I was electrical supervisor at Locheed,

on the Liberator Bomber series.

My unit made...

Hi. Oh, I hope I ' m not late.

I ' m Norma Jean Dougherty.

From the the Blue Book Modeling Agency?.

I was so afraid I was going to be late.

Could you...

Would...Would you mind zipping me up,

please?.

Sure.

Thanks. You're sweet.

Would you mind standing under

the light, Miss...

Dougherty. Norma Jean Dougherty. Sure.

Is this how you want me?.

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