Blonde
Blonde is a 2001 American made-for-television biographical fiction film on the life of Marilyn Monroe, with Australian actress Poppy Montgomery in the lead role. The film was adapted from Joyce Carol Oates's 2000 Pulitzer Prize finalist novel of the same name.
Plot
A fictional biography of Marilyn Monroe mixed with a series of real events in her life. With glimpses into her childhood years, teenaged marriage to first husband Bucky Glazer, meeting with photographer Otto Ose, career with 20th Century Fox, relationship with her mother, her foster parents, Charles Chaplin Jr. (Cass), Edward G. Robinson Jr. (Eddie G), and her marriages to baseball player Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller.
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author | Joyce Carol Oates |
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contentLocation | Los Angeles |
director | Joyce Chopra |
genre | drama |
keywords | 20th century 20th century fox 20th century studios arthur miller baseball player bucky glazer charles chaplin charles chaplin jr. edward g. robinson jr. fictional biography foster parents james dougherty joe dimaggio marilyn monroe meet real events |
publisher | CBS |
theme | biographical drama |