Marilyn Monroe she founded a film production company in late 1954; she named it Marilyn Monroe Productions (MMP). She dedicated 1955 to building her company and began studying method acting at the Actors Studio. In late 1955, Fox awarded her a new contract, which gave her more control and a larger salary. Her subsequent roles included a critically acclaimed performance in "Bus Stop" (1956) and the first independent production of MMP, "The Prince and the Showgirl" (1957). Monroe won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for her work in "Some Like It Hot" (1959), a critical and commercial success. Her last completed
Marilyn: The Untold Story have been brilliant as Marilyn. Even Schiller agreed to cast her, but Bonnie wouldn’t do it. Hicks auditioned three times for the role of Marilyn before given the role. In an April 2015 radio interview, she said ABC wanted Ann Jillian for the part, but Larry Schiller fought for her. Sheree North, who portrayed Marilyn mother Gladys in the movie, was under contact to 20th Century-Fox at the same time as Marilyn Monroe, and said she coached Catherine Hicks on playing Marilyn. Marilyn: The Untold Story Marilyn: The Untold Story is a 1980 television film, about the life of the