EP6 Lonely Escape Into Dreams
Episode 6 of the Marilyn: Behind the Icon podcast, hosted by Gary Vitacco-Robles, Nina Boski and Randall Libero, titled "EP6 Lonely Escape Into Dreams" was published on May 6, 2020 and runs 35 minutes.
May 6, 2020 ·35m · Marilyn: Behind the Icon
Summary
Marilyn attempts to meet her father in 1951, recalls living with her mother in the early 1930s and escaping her loneliness and the harsh reality of her daily life through movies and her imagination.
Episode Description
Marilyn drives to Palm Springs to meet her father with a friend in early 1951. She recalls her early years living with her Mother and her childhood experiences escaping her lonely life at the local movie theater. Norma Jeane attends a movie premiere in 1933 at the Chinese Theater with Gladys and Grace. She begins to build an imaginary world to escape her harsh reality through the fantasy of the movies of the early 1930s. Flash forward to Marilyn meeting her childhood film idol, Clark Gable, the King of Hollywood, at a lavish Hollywood party after The Seven Year Itch is released. More at BehindtheIcon.com
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