Marilyn (1963 film) However, "Marilyn" only focuses on the films that Monroe made with 20th Century Fox, which excludes "Some Like It Hot", as it was released by United Artists. Monroe's last film with Fox was the 1960 romantic-musical comedy "Let's Make Love", also starring Yves Montand. In 1962, she signed on with Fox to remake a 1940 film called "My Favorite Wife". The film was re-titled "Something's Got to Give" and cast Monroe in the lead alongside Dean Martin, Cyd Charisse, Wally Cox, and Phil Silvers. Monroe died before the film's completion. In 1963, Fox recast "Something's Got to Give", with Doris
Marilyn Monroe a star of the new decade who would draw men to movie theaters. From the beginning, she played a significant part in the creation of her public image, and towards the end of her career Monroe exerted almost full control over it. Monroe devised many of her publicity strategies, cultivated friendships with gossip columnists such as Sidney Skolsky and Louella Parsons, and controlled the use of her images. In addition to Grable, she was often compared to another iconic blonde, 1930s film star Jean Harlow. The comparison was prompted partly by Monroe, who named Harlow as her childhood idol, wanted