The True Story
In My Week With Marilyn, out Nov. 23, Marilyn Monroe is portrayed as a shy, pill-popping star who’s bullied by her husband, Arthur Miller, and director, Laurence Olivier, during filming of The Prince and the Showgirl. She then spends a romantic week with Colin Clark, a young assistant on the film. Actress Vera Day, who costarred with Monroe in Prince, now reveals what really happened—from the pill rumors to the one-line scene that required 30 takes.