MARILYN MONROE: AMERICA’S MOST CONTROLLED WOMAN

Hollywood. 1950s. Blinding studio lights snap on. A frozen smile.

She was not in control. Directors shouted, scripts were rewritten. Decisions were made

around her. She became America’s fantasy. Packed cinemas, screaming fans,

images printed endlessly. The image was profitable. The person was disposable.

Pills, insomnia, prescriptions piling up. This was not just fame.

It was politics. Cold War flags, nuclear drills, headlines about communism. She was close

to power, but had none. Powerful men, private rooms, closed doors.

When she stopped obeying, she became a problem. Contracts stamped,