Marilyn Monroe | Handwritten Actors Studio Notes

Two sheets of paper from a small spiral-bound planner dated April 3 and 4 as well as a sheet dated April 7 and 8 that feature notes handwritten by Marilyn Monroe that relate to her studies at the Actors Studio. The pages contain notes in pencil in Monroe's hand reading, for April 3, "Remember - the actors concentration is the only thing between him and suiside [sic]/ try not to come to the scene too late - (exploration - sensory process Home work - after on stage - carry it on (on stage)"; April 4, "Everybody want to be happy (to be good actors) to make money (in my case) and look how miserable we make one another"; April 7, "Nothing can get through tension - what ever you might want to do/ the effort is the only thing the human being (the actor) has between himself and God knows what!"; and April 8, "Just do tecnical [sic] exercises as fully as I can."

2.5 x 3.5 inches

PROVENANCE Lot 254, "Property From the Estate of Lee Strasberg," Julien's Auctions, Beverly Hills, November 17, 2016