Marilyn Monroe performances and awards In it, Monroe stands on a subway grate with the air blowing up the skirt of her white dress, which became one of the most famous scenes of her career. After appearing in "Bus Stop" (1956), Monroe founded her own production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions, in 1955; the company produced one film independently, "The Prince and the Showgirl" (1957). Monroe then appeared in "Some Like It Hot" (1959) and "The Misfits" (1961). She was suspended from the filming of "Something's Got to Give" in June 1962, and the film remained uncompleted when she died in August. Although she was a
Marilyn Monroe after only nine months of marriage. "The Seven Year Itch" was released the following June and grossed over $4.5 million at the box office, making it one of the biggest commercial successes that year. After filming for "The Seven Year Itch" wrapped in November, Monroe began a new battle for control over her career and left Hollywood for the East Coast, where she and photographer Milton Greene founded their own production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions (MMP) – an action that has later been called "instrumental" in the collapse of the studio system. Announcing its foundation in a press conference in