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Not many can claim to have as controversial a life as Marilyn Monroe. The embodiment of the American dream of making it big no matter where you came from, the actress had courted a lot of controversy back in the day. Be it for her personal life, or her acting career.
While her name might bring back these memories for many people, one cannot deny that she was ‘the star’ in Hollywood back in her day. Everyone was in awe of her. Standing tall amongst the hordes of men who adored her stood Tony Curtis, the man who dared to compare her with Hitler.
WhySome Like it HotWasn’t Exactly Smooth Sailing for Tony Curtis
While it would be difficult to pin downMarilyn Monroe‘s best work, there is no denying thatSome Like it Hothas a spot on the list. The action comedy movie made a lot of money back in the day, bringing in $49 million on a $2.9 million budget.
Even more than half a century after the movie’s release, it is dubbed as one of the genre’s greatest, giving people a good laugh. Central to this success was the camaraderie shared byTony Curtis,Jack Lemmon, and Marilyn Monroe.
The chemistry between Curtis and Monroe was one of the most talked about elements of the movie. While the duo killed it on screen, there were some apprehensions that things were not so smooth on the other side of the camera.
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Word has it thatThe Seven Year Itchstar caused her fair share of problems on the set. Her erratic behavior, disregard for time, and addiction to pills made her a handful for the team to manage. That was something that Curtis didn’t appreciate.
The real story behind why kissing Marilyn Monroe felt like kissing Hitler
In the aftermath of the shoot, Tony Curtis was once asked what it was like to Monroe. His reply left the world shocked. He said,
[It was] like kissing Hitler!(Looper)
Many wondered that the response was prompted byThe Misfitsstar’s penchant for getting the scene right after as many as 35 to 40 takes. Amongst the many scenes they had to re-film, one was a kissing scene between Monroe and Curtis. Fans wonder whether that was the tipping point for this strong reaction.
It would be years down the line thatThe Great Racestar would come clean about the statement. He pleaded that his words were spun wildly out of context. And it was nothing more than a reaction to a stupid question. That wasn’t the only thing he had in store for the fans though.
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In his memoir,The Making of Some Like it Hot,he revealed that the two were having an affair (Curtis was married to Janet Leigh and Monroe to Arthur Miller at the time). Moreover, it led to a pregnancy.
Once the shoot was done, Tony Curtis was instructed to distance himself from both Monroe and Miller. It would be during this period that he found that theNiagarastar had a miscarriage. And sadly, she did not have a lot of time left after that.
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The connection theSpartacusstar had with Marilyn was with him for all his life. That was something he could never forget.
Smriti Sneh
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Smriti Sneh is a Content Writer at Fandom Wire specializing in celebrities and everything pop-culture. Being a literature research scholar, she is cashing in on her writing skills by working in the entertainment news sector - studying literary theories by day, and navigating celebrity net worth through the night. Although you’re able to find her writing poems at any and all hours.
