EP3 I Was a Black Mark on a White Cross

The episode opens with Jack Lemmon and Marilyn on the set of Some Like it Hot discussing the production shoot. Marilyn reveals an early childhood memory that still haunts her. In 1960, Marilyn engages in psychotherapy with Dr. Ralph Greenson as a result of her personal crisis after the production of Let’s Make Love. She explores her extensive maternal family history of mental illness as Greenson begins to connect the patterns in her past to her current relationships with men. More at BehindtheIcon.com

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Marilyn engages in psychotherapy sessions with Dr. Ralph Greenson in 1960 and explores her family's history of mental illness. Greenson begins to connect the patterns in her past.

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