Marilyn Monroe | Personally Annotated "The Misfits" Revision Pages

A group of revision pages from the script for The Misfits (United Artists, 1961) that feature annotations personally handwritten by Marilyn Monroe.

A light blue paper binder contains approximately 100 white, pink, and yellow pages from various drafts of the script for the drama were personally owned by Monroe's acting coach Paula Strasberg and many feature her handwritten annotations. At least one page features notes on how to portray the scene both physically and emotionally that were handwritten in ink and pencil by Monroe herself.

The Misfits chronicled Roslyn (Monroe), a recent divorcee in Reno, Nevada, who befriends a group of "misfits" that includes an aging cowboy (Clark Gable) and a weary rodeo rider (Montgomery Clift). The John Huston-directed movie became notorious for its behind-the-scenes problems, culminating with shooting being shut down while Monroe was hospitalized and the end of her marriage to Miller. Gable would die a few weeks after shooting wrapped and this would prove to be Monroe's final completed film. Although The Misfits was considered a disappointment at the time of its release, its stature has grown over the years.

9 x 12 inches