Editing Marilyn Monroe (section)

=== 1960–1962: Career setbacks and personal difficulties ===
[[File:Monroe Montand Let's Make Love.jpg|thumb|alt=Monroe and Montand standing next to a piano in a studio-type setting and looking at sheet music.|Monroe with [[Yves Montand]] in ''[[Let's Make Love]]'' (1960), which she agreed to make only to fulfill her contract with Fox]]

After ''Some Like It Hot'', Monroe took another hiatus until late 1959, when she starred in the musical comedy ''[[Let's Make Love]]''.{{sfn|Churchwell|2004|p=71}} She chose [[George Cukor]] to direct and Miller rewrote some of the script, which she considered weak. She accepted the part solely because she was behind on her contract with Fox.{{sfn|Spoto|2001|pp=410–415}} The film's production was delayed by her frequent absences from the set.{{sfn|Churchwell|2004|p=71}} During the shoot, Monroe had an affair with co-star [[Yves Montand]] that was widely reported by the press and used in the film's publicity campaign.{{sfn|Churchwell|2004|p=72}} ''Let's Make Love'' was unsuccessful upon its release in September 1960.{{sfnm|1a1=Riese|1a2=Hitchens|1y=1988|1p=270|2a1=Churchwell|2y=2004|2p=266|3a1=Solomon|3y=1988|3p=139}} Crowther described Monroe as appearing "rather untidy" and "lacking ... the old Monroe dynamism",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A01E1DA1F3EEF3ABC4153DFBF66838B679EDE|title=Movie Review: Let's Make Love (1960)|work=The New York Times|date=September 9, 1960|access-date=October 18, 2015|first=Bosley|last=Crowther|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011184254/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A01E1DA1F3EEF3ABC4153DFBF66838B679EDE|archive-date=October 11, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and Hedda Hopper called the film "the most vulgar picture she's ever done".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1960/08/25/page/138/article/hedda-finds-marilyns-new-film-most-vulgar|title=Hedda Finds Marilyn's Film 'Most Vulgar'|work=Chicago Tribune|date=August 25, 1960|access-date=October 18, 2015|first=Hedda|last=Hopper|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422020025/http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1960/08/25/page/138/article/hedda-finds-marilyns-new-film-most-vulgar/|archive-date=April 22, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Truman Capote]] lobbied for Monroe to play Holly Golightly in [[Breakfast at Tiffany's (film)|a film adaptation]] of ''[[Breakfast at Tiffany's (novella)|Breakfast at Tiffany's]]'', but the role went to [[Audrey Hepburn]] as its producers feared that Monroe would complicate the production.{{sfn|Banner|2012|p=335}}

The last film Monroe completed was [[John Huston]]'s ''[[The Misfits (1961 film)|The Misfits]]'' (1961), which Miller had written to provide her with a dramatic role.{{sfn|Churchwell|2004|p=266}} She played Roslyn, who has just received a [[divorce mill|quickie divorce]] in [[Reno, Nevada]] and befriends three aging cowboys, played by [[Clark Gable]], [[Eli Wallach]] and [[Montgomery Clift]]. The filming in the Nevada desert between July and November 1960 was difficult.{{sfnm|1a1=Spoto|1y=2001|1pp=429–430|2a1=Churchwell|2y=2004|2p=266}} Monroe and Miller's marriage was effectively over, and he began a relationship with on-set photographer [[Inge Morath]].{{sfn|Churchwell|2004|p=266}} Monroe resented that he had based Roslyn partly on herself and thought the character inferior to the male roles. She also struggled with Miller's habit of rewriting scenes the night before filming.{{sfnm|1a1=Spoto|1y=2001|1pp=431–435|2a1=Churchwell|2y=2004|2pp=266–267|3a1=Banner|3y=2012|3p=352}} Her health was also failing: she was in pain from [[gallstone]]s, and her drug addiction was so severe that her makeup usually had to be applied while she was still asleep under the influence of barbiturates.{{sfnm|1a1=Spoto|1y=2001|1pp=435–445|2a1=Banner|2y=2012|2pp=353–356}} In August, filming was halted for her to spend a week in a hospital [[drug detoxification|detox]].{{sfnm|1a1=Spoto|1y=2001|1pp=435–445|2a1=Banner|2y=2012|2pp=353–356}} Despite her problems, Huston said that when Monroe was acting, she "was not pretending to an emotion. It was the real thing. She would go deep down within herself and find it and bring it up into consciousness."{{sfn|Tracy|2010|p=109}}
[[File: Marilyn Monroe Misfits.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Monroe holding a hat and standing in the middle of a crowd of people, facing the camera. On her right is Gable and on her left, Winwood. There is a sign that says 'BAR' in the background.|Monroe, [[Estelle Winwood]], [[Eli Wallach]], [[Montgomery Clift]], and [[Clark Gable]] in ''[[The Misfits (1961 film)|The Misfits]]'' (1961). ''The Misfits'' was the final completed film for Monroe and Gable, who both died within two years.]]
Monroe and Miller separated after filming ended, and she obtained a [[Mexican divorce]] in January 1961.{{sfn|Spoto|2001|pp=450–455}} ''The Misfits'' was released the following month, failing at the box office.{{sfnm|1a1=Spoto|1y=2001|1p=456|2a1=Banner|2y=2012|2p=361}} Its reviews were mixed,{{sfnm|1a1=Spoto|1y=2001|1p=456|2a1=Banner|2y=2012|2p=361}} with ''Variety'' complaining of frequently "choppy" character development,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1960/film/reviews/the-misfits-1200419862/|title=The Misfits|work=Variety|date=December 31, 1960|access-date=November 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118035630/http://variety.com/1960/film/reviews/the-misfits-1200419862/|archive-date=November 18, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> and Bosley Crowther calling Monroe "completely blank and unfathomable" and writing that "unfortunately for the film's structure, everything turns upon her".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C06E0D71739EE32A25751C0A9649C946091D6CF|title=Movie Review: The Misfits (1961)|work=The New York Times|date=February 2, 1961|access-date=October 18, 2015|first=Bosley|last=Crowther|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101042756/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C06E0D71739EE32A25751C0A9649C946091D6CF|archive-date=November 1, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> It has received more favorable reviews in the 21st century. [[Geoff Andrew]] of the [[British Film Institute]] has called it a classic,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/film-fate-helped-make-classic-misfits|title=A Film That Fate Helped Make a Classic: The Misfits|publisher=British Film Institute|date=June 17, 2015|access-date=September 10, 2015|first=Geoff|last=Andrew|author-link=Geoff Andrew|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910101006/http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/film-fate-helped-make-classic-misfits|archive-date=September 10, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Huston scholar Tony Tracy called Monroe's performance the "most mature interpretation of her career",{{sfn|Tracy|2010|p=96}} and Geoffrey McNab of ''[[The Independent]]'' praised her "extraordinary" portrayal of the character's "power of empathy".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/the-misfits-film-review-marilyn-monroe-gives-an-extraordinary-performance-10314475.html|title=The Misfits, film review: Marilyn Monroe gives an extraordinary performance|first=Geoffrey|last=McNab|work=The Independent|date=June 12, 2015|access-date=November 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117212257/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/the-misfits-film-review-marilyn-monroe-gives-an-extraordinary-performance-10314475.html|archive-date=November 17, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

Monroe was next to star in a television adaptation of [[W. Somerset Maugham]]'s "[[Rain (short story)|Rain]]" for [[NBC]], but the project fell through as the network did not want to hire her choice of director, Lee Strasberg.{{sfn|Spoto|2001|pp=453–454}} She did not film any new projects in 1961 but instead focused on her health. She had surgery for her endometriosis and gall bladder problems, and underwent four weeks of hospital treatment for depression.{{sfn|Spoto|2001|pp=453, for a new role, 466–467 for operations, 456–464 for psychiatric hospital stays}} She first admitted herself to the [[Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic]], but was erroneously placed on a ward meant for people with [[psychosis]], where she was locked in a padded cell and not allowed to move to a more suitable ward or leave the hospital.{{sfn|Spoto|2001|pp=456–459}} After three days she was able to move to the more suitable [[Columbia University Medical Center]] with the help of her ex-husband Joe DiMaggio, with whom she rekindled a friendship.{{sfnm|1a1=Spoto|1y=2001|1pp=456-459, 464–470, 483–485, 594–596|2a1=Churchwell|2y=2004|2p=291}} In later 1961, she dated [[Frank Sinatra]] for several months, and returned to live in California, where she purchased a house at [[12305 Fifth Helena Drive]] in [[Brentwood, Los Angeles]].{{sfnm|1a1=Spoto|1y=2001|1pp=464–470, 483–485, 594–596|2a1=Churchwell|2y=2004|2p=291}}

[[File:Cropped version of Monroe on the set of Something's Got to Give.jpg|thumb|150px|alt=Monroe wearing a form-fitting white dress with flowers and an open back. She is standing and smiling over her shoulder at the camera.|Monroe on the set of ''[[Something's Got to Give]]'' in May 1962. She was absent for most of the production due to illness and was fired by Fox in June 1962, two months before her death.]]
Monroe returned to the public eye in the spring of 1962. She received a "World Film Favorite" at the [[19th Golden Globe Awards]] and began to shoot a film for Fox, ''[[Something's Got to Give]]'', a remake of ''[[My Favorite Wife]]'' (1940).{{sfnm|1a1=Spoto|1y=2001|1pp=495–496|2a1=Churchwell|2y=2004|2pp=74–75}} It was to be co-produced by MMP, directed by George Cukor and to co-star [[Dean Martin]] and [[Cyd Charisse]].{{sfn|Churchwell|2004|p=258, for the involvement of MMP}} Days before filming began, Monroe caught [[sinusitis]]. Despite medical advice to postpone the production, Fox began it as planned in late April.{{sfnm|1a1=Spoto|1y=2001|1pp=524–525|2a1=Banner|2y=2012|2pp=391–392|3a1=Rollyson|3y=2014|3pp=264–272}}
Monroe was too sick to work for most of the next six weeks, but despite confirmations by multiple doctors, the studio pressured her by alleging publicly that she was faking it.{{sfnm|1a1=Spoto|1y=2001|1pp=524–525|2a1=Banner|2y=2012|2pp=391–392|3a1=Rollyson|3y=2014|3pp=264–272}} On May 19, she took a break to sing "[[Happy Birthday, Mr. President]]" on stage at President [[John F. Kennedy]]'s early birthday celebration at [[Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden]] in New York.{{sfnm|1a1=Spoto|1y=2001|1pp=520–521|2a1=Churchwell|2y=2004|2pp=284–285}} She drew attention with her costume: a beige, skintight dress covered in rhinestones, which made her appear as if she were nude.{{sfnm|1a1=Spoto|1y=2001|1pp=520–521|2a1=Churchwell|2y=2004|2pp=284–285}}{{efn|Monroe and Kennedy had mutual friends and were familiar with each other. Although they sometimes had casual sexual encounters, there is no evidence that their relationship was serious.{{sfnm|1a1=Churchwell|1y=2004|1pp=291–294|2a1=Rollyson|2y=2014|2p=17|3a1=Spoto|3y=2001|3pp=488–493|4a1=Reeves|4y=1991|4pp=315-316}}}} Monroe's trip to New York caused even more irritation for Fox executives, who had wanted her to cancel it.{{sfn|Banner|2012|p=398}}

Monroe next filmed a scene for ''Something's Got to Give'' in which she swam naked in a swimming pool.{{sfn|Spoto|2001|p=523}} To generate advance publicity, the press was invited to take photographs; these were later published in ''Life''. This was the first time that a major star had posed nude at the height of their career.{{sfn|Churchwell|2004|p=74}} When she was again on sick leave for several days, Fox decided that it could not afford to have another film running behind schedule when it was already struggling with the rising costs of ''[[Cleopatra (1963 film)|Cleopatra]]'' (1963).{{sfn|Spoto|2001|p=535}} On June 7, Fox fired Monroe and sued her for $750,000 in damages.{{sfn|Churchwell|2004|p=75}} She was replaced by [[Lee Remick]], but after Martin refused to make the film with anyone other than Monroe, Fox sued him as well and shut down the production.{{sfn|Spoto|2001|pp=535–536}} The studio blamed Monroe for the film's demise and began spreading negative publicity about her, even alleging that she was mentally disturbed.{{sfn|Churchwell|2004|p=75}}

Fox soon regretted its decision and reopened negotiations with Monroe later in June; a settlement about a new contract, including recommencing ''Something's Got to Give'' and a starring role in the [[black comedy]] ''[[What a Way to Go!]]'' (1964), was reached later that summer.{{sfnm|3a1=Banner|3y=2012|3p=402|2a1=Spoto|2y=2001|2pp=537, 545–549|1a1=Rollyson|1y=2014|1pp=273–274, 279}} She was also planning on starring in a biopic of [[Jean Harlow]].{{sfnm|3a1=Banner|3y=2012|3pp=401–402|2a1=Spoto|2y=2001|2pp=, 537, 545–549|1a1=Summers|1y=1985|1p=301}} To repair her public image, Monroe engaged in several publicity ventures, including interviews for ''Life'' and ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'' and her first photo shoot for ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''.{{sfnm|2a1=Churchwell|2y=2004|2p=285|1a1=Spoto|1y=2001|1pp=538–543}} For ''Vogue'', she and photographer [[Bert Stern]] collaborated for two series of photographs over three days, one a standard fashion editorial and another of her posing nude, which were published posthumously with the title ''[[The Last Sitting]]''.{{sfn|Banner|2012|p=401}}