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Happy 85th Birthday, Marilyn Monroe

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Playing Marilyn

A parade of actresses have played Marilyn, with more to come on the horizon--there are two separate Marilyn biopics in the works right now.

Norma Jean and Marilyn (HBO, 1996) starred Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino as the title characters, respectively.

Joyce Carol Oates' fictional Marilyn Monroe memoir was adapted for TV (starring Poppy Montgomery) but it's going to get a fresh coat of paint--and a new star--in the latest adaptation starring Naomi Watts.

Michelle Williams is bringing her interpretation of Marilyn Monroe to the big screen in My Week with Marilyn, which explores the relationship between Monroe and Sir Lawrence Olivier when they filmed The Prince and the Showgirl (1957). This is the one I'm waiting for.

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