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The Misfits (1961) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by John Huston and produced by Frank E. Taylor.

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Marilyn: Behind the Icon - The Misfits

By Gary Vitacco-Robles on Aug 3, 2020 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Marilyn: Behind the Icon –Monroe is Forlorn Perfection in The Misfits Marilyn Monroe, playwright Arthur Miller Producer Frank Taylor announced that The Misfits, an independent film, would be the ?ultimate motion picture,? the joint vision of a leading American playwright and an internati... Read full article


The Misfits (1961)

By Beatrice on Apr 7, 2017 From Flickers in Time

The Misfits Directed by John Huston Written by Arthur Miller 1961/USA Seven Arts Pictures/Seven Arts Productions First viewing/Netflix rental This isn’t Arthur Miller’s best work but it’s excellent to look at and you can’t beat the cast. Roslyn (Marilyn Monroe) is in Reno ... Read full article


The Misfits Final film of Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe 1961

By ImagineMDD on Jun 29, 2014 From Pop Culture ImagineMDD

The Misfits 1961The final film of Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe Directed by John Huston, the 1961 movie, The Misfits starred Clark Gable, The Misfits Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter and Eli Wallach. There is a lot outside of the movie itself that makes i... Read full article


The Misfits (1961)

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Guido: She wasn't like any other woman. Stood by me 100%, uncomplaining as a tree.
Roslyn: Maybe that's what killed her.


[Gay is giving Roslyn a ride back to town]
Gay: You're a real beautiful woman. It's almost kind of an honor sittin' next to ya'. That's my true feelin's Roslyn.


Guido: Boy I must be in the wrong house!
Guido: The only thing this guy ever did for a woman was get out the ice cubes.


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Huston also provided an uncredited bit part to socialite Marietta Tree, who had been a long-time lover. Tree, born Mary Endicott Peabody, who hailed from one of New England's oldest families, was also the lover of two-time Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson. Soon after this film's release, she worked in the Kennedy Administration, representing the U.S. on the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
This was the last completed film for both Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. Gable died of a heart attack and Monroe died of an alleged drug overdose a year later. (Note: While Something's Got to Give is listed as her last film, it was never completed because she was fired.)
United Artists executives were unhappy with the rough cut of the film, so director John Huston, producer Frank E. Taylor, and writer Arthur Miller all agreed to reshoot several scenes. Clark Gable had script approval, however, and he rejected the idea. Other disagreements over the final cut resulted in the elimination of a shot of Marilyn Monroe's naked breast from the bedroom scene.
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