Editing Madame Curie (film) (section)

==Production==
[[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] quickly bought the rights to Ève Curie's book, with [[Irene Dunne]] in mind to play Marie. Dunne traveled to Europe and met with Ève Curie to discuss the project, but Universal sold the property to [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] a few years later.<ref name="TCM" /> In March 1938, [[Anita Loos]] contacted [[Aldous Huxley]], then recently moved to Hollywood, saying she would put him in touch with MGM for a writing contract. ''Madame Curie'' was originally set for production in 1941 starring [[Greta Garbo]] with [[George Cukor]] directing.<ref>Sybille Bedford, ''Aldous Huxley: A Biography'' (1974), p. 369 and [[Barry Paris]], ''Garbo'' (1996)</ref> MGM ultimately rejected Huxley's script for ''Madame Curie'' as "too literary," and after Garbo's success in ''[[Ninotchka]]'', MGM wanted her to star in another romantic comedy. The project was shelved and Garbo left MGM for good in 1942.<ref name="TCM" />

MGM's star [[Joan Crawford]] was interested in the role Marie as she wanted to play serious characters, but her request was rejected by Mayer. The role went to [[Greer Garson]], and Crawford cited it as a reason to leave MGM and sign to Warner Brothers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/03/144695/feud-joan-crawford-oscar-in-bed-feud-real-story-photos|title=What This Real Moment In Feud Actually Looked Like}}</ref>

Mervyn LeRoy replaced [[Albert Lewin]], who was fired shortly before production began.

While the film is heavily fictionalized for dramatic purposes, the plot managed to adhere to the facts more than most biopics of the 1930s and 1940s.<ref name="TCM" />  ''Madame Curie'' completely omits any mention of Marie's family in Paris, including her sister Bronisława, an obstetrician, with whom she was very close. There is also virtually no mention of Marie's intense devotion to politics and the [[History of Poland (1918–39)|liberation/independence]] of her native Poland.

Author [[James Hilton (novelist)|James Hilton]] was the narrator for this film.