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
Death of Marilyn Monroe her Monroe rights, in an attempt to gain full rights to Monroe's estate. In 1996, Anna Strasberg hired CMG Worldwide, a celebrity-legacy licensing group, to manage the licensing rights, and in the same year prevented Odyssey Group, Inc. from auctioning effects that Monroe's business manager Inez Melson had obtained when she died. Between 1996 and 2001 CMG entered into 700 licensing agreements with merchandisers. Against Monroe's wishes, Lee Strasberg had never distributed her effects amongst her friends, and in 1999 Anna Strasberg commissioned Christie's to auction them, netting $13.4 million. In 2000, she founded Marilyn Monroe LLC. Marilyn Monroe LLC's