Something's Got to Give (1962)
Director: George Cukor
Writers: Walter Bernstein; Nunnally Johnson
Marilyn Monroe
Dean Martin
Cyd Charisse
Wally Cox
Phil Silvers
Tom Tryon
Was an intended remake of My Favorite Wife (1940) with Irene Dunne and Cary Grant.
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (2001) (TV) includes a 37-minute segment made from the surviving unused footage of what was to have been this film.
Lee Remick was hired to replace Monroe after she was fired.
This material eventually became Move Over, Darling (1963) with Doris Day and James Garner replacing Marilyn Monroe and Dean Martin. Many of the sets constructed for this version were used for that one.
For one sequence in this film, Marilyn Monroe was to wear a flesh-colored bathing suit and appear to be swimming in the nude. When the scene was being filmed, Marilyn doffed the costume and decided to actually appear nude on screen. The resulting publicity photos, many with Marilyn's obviously naked back to camera, garnered the film worldwide media coverage.
Dean Martin refused to finish the film with anyone but Marilyn Monroe as his co-star, so when Monroe died unexpectedly in August 1962; the film was abandoned.
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The Basic Facts:
Born - June 1, 1926, Los Angeles, CA
Died - August 4, 1962, Los Angeles, CA
Marilyn is buried at Westwood Memorial Cemetery 1218 Glendon Avenue, Westwood California
Measurements: 35-22-35
Hair: Natural Brown, dyed Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5 feet, 5½ inches
Weight: 120 pounds
Dress size: 12
Pant Size: 8
Shoe Size: 7AA
Bra Size: 36D
Her favorite colors: Beige, Black, White, Red.
Her favorite perfume: Chanel No. 5
Her favorite beverage: Dom Perignon 1953
Her favorite place to shop: Bloomingdales
Her favorite restaurant: Romanoff's
Social Security Number: 563-32-0764
Phone Numbers at 5th Helena Home: 476-1890 and 472-4830
World Film Favorite, 1961, the Golden Globe Awards.
Marilyn's star in the sidewalk is right in front of McDonald's, at 6774 Hollywood Boulevard. The star was placed here on February 9, 1960.
Last Residence: 12305 Fifth Helena Dr Brentwood, CA
Last Pet:
Maf was a little white French poodle who was given to MM in New York by Frank Sinatra. Sinatra had purchased the dog from Natalie Wood's mother. Marilyn named the dog "Maf" because of Frank Sinatra's alleged mafia connections. lnterestingly, to spite Arthur Miller, Marilyn used to let Maf sleep on an expensive white coat that Miller had presented her. When Marilyn returned to live in Hollywood, she had Maf flown back to be with her. Following her death, Maf was inherited by Frank Sinatra's secretary, Gloria Lovell.
Salaries: Marilyn's salary was probably the worst in Hollywood history.
First contract with Fox, 1945, $75 per week
Fox contract renewal, 1947, $150 per week
Columbia contract, 1948, $125 per week
Tom Kelley / Nude calendar, 1949, $50
For "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," 1953, $1250 per week
For "River of No Return, There's No Business Like Show Business, and The Seven Year Itch," 1954 - 1955, $1500 per week
Next Fox contract, 1956, $100,000 fee plus $500 per week expenses
For "Some Like It Hot," 1959, $100,000 fee plus 10% of the profits
For "The Misfits," 1961, $300,000 fee plus 10% of the profits
For "Something's Got To Give," 1962, $100,000 fee if she had finished it.