By this time, Marilyn
began to model swimsuits
and bleached her hair
blonde. Various shots
made their way into the
public eye, where some
ye,
were eventually seen by
RKO Pictures
head Howard Hughes He
Hughes.
offered Marilyn a screen
test, but an agent
suggested that 20th
Century-Fox would be the
Fox
better choice for her, since
it was a much bigger and
more prestigious studio.
She was signed to a
contract at $125 per week
for a six-month period and
month
that was increased by $25
per week at the end of that
time when her contract
was lengthened.
Her first film was in 1947
with a bit part in The
Shocking Miss
Pilgrim (1947). Her next
1947).
production was not much
better, a bit in the
eminently
forgettable Scudda Hoo!
Scudda Hay! (1948). Two
of the three brief scenes
she appeared wound up on
the cutting room floor.
Later that same year, she
was given a somewhat
better role as Evie
inDangerous
Years (1947). However,
Fox declined to renew her
contract, so she went back
to modeling and acting
school.
Columbia Pictures then
picked her up to play