Reframed: Marilyn Monroe

Young Norma Jeane dreams of stardom. After her first audition, the head of casting suggests she change her name, and Marilyn Monroe is born.

Marilyn's rise is nearly ruined when news breaks that she had posed nude for a calendar, but she finds a way to use the scandal to her advantage.

Monroe creates a new identity in New York. After a year of publicity battles, Fox gives her a new contract to make movies on her own terms.

The weeks before her tragic death show Marilyn on the cusp of a new and exciting future. Marilyn triumphs in Some Like It Hot, hangs out with the Rat Pack and sings "Happy Birthday" to JFK.