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talent and contained what
is arguably one of the
most memorable moments
in cinema history: Marilyn
standing above a subway
grating and the wind from
a passing subway blowing
her white dress up.
By October 1954, Marilyn
announced her divorce
from DiMaggio. The
union lasted only eight
months. In 1955, she was
suspended by Fox for not
reporting for work
on How to Be Very, Very
Popular (1955). It was her
second suspension, the
first being for not
reporting for the
production of The Girl in
the Red Velvet
Swing (1955). Both roles
went to others. Her work
was slowing down, due to
her habit of being
continually late to the set,
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her illnesses (whether real
or imagined) and
generally being unwilling
to cooperate with her
producers, directors, and
fellow actors.
However in Bus
Stop (1956), Marilyn
finally showed critics that
she could play a straight
dramatic role. It was also
the same year she married
playwright, Arthur
Miller(they divorced in
1960). In 1957, Marilyn
flew to Britain to film The
Prince and the
Showgirl (1957) which
proved less than
impressive critically and
financially. It made
money, but many critics
panned it for being slowmoving. After a year off in
1958, Marilyn returned to
the screen the next year
for the delightful