Butterflies Prefer Blondes

Now this is very fascinating. Marilyn Monroe having to come to terms with her aging is obviously something she never faced IOTL, and your proposition for how she does so ITTL is a clever one, however predisposed I might be to actors playing dumb but proving to be shrewd businesspeople as a concept.

MME Productions is a conceit to let Marilyn completely reinvent herself in a sort of film that it seems, to me, very unlikely that anyone would have offered her. (Which I'll get to in the next update or two; I've been neglecting Ronnie again.)

In all seriousness, I suspect that TWR was probably an inspiration to Marilyn, as she did not assume direct control of Desilu until 1962 (after Desi sold her his half of the studio).

From an in-timeline perspective, I'm sure Lucy was something of an influence. However, I don't want to get too far into what happens with Lucy and Desilu because I'd just be riffing off of your TL, but with much less research. (Seriously, this is all just wikipedia and IMDB.)

That said, a certain program from Desilu will be affected in the next few years.
 
I could definitely see him playing the party, but there is however an issue regarding to whether Reagan can do a convincing british accent...

Despite rumors that various American actors have been considered for the role of James Bond, Reagan won't be getting the role. For one thing, by 1964 he's already in his early fifties.

Also, I've got other plans for him.
 
Brainbin said:
Now this is very fascinating. Marilyn Monroe having to come to terms with her aging is obviously something she never faced IOTL, and your proposition for how she does so ITTL is a clever one
It's a neat approach, for sure.:cool:
Brainbin said:
however predisposed I might be to actors playing dumb but proving to be shrewd businesspeople as a concept.
Like TWR, I've a sense Marilyn was no dummy. She just played dumb so well, nobody knew.:rolleyes:
Brainbin said:
I suspect that TWR was probably an inspiration to Marilyn
I wouldn't doubt it, but it needn't be just Lucy; this was around the time Garner sued to get out of "Maverick" & Clint formed Malpaso, too, isn't it?
 
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