Marilyn and Me

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Marilyn and Me
GenreDrama
Written byStu Samuels (story) & Robert Boris (story) & (teleplay)
Directed by John Patterson
StarringSusan Griffiths
Jesse Dabson
Terry Moore
Music by George Blondheim
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerStu Samuels
ProducersRobert Boris
Susan Weber-Gold
Cinematography Dennis C. Lewiston
EditorStephen Adrianson
Running time100 minutes
Production companiesPoochie Productions
Samuels Film Company
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseSeptember 22, 1991 (1991-09-22)

Marilyn and Me is a 1991 American television film. It premiered on the History Channel in India on May 12, 2006, in Double 'F'.

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The film portrays the life of Robert Slatzer, an American writer who claimed to have married Marilyn Monroe in Mexico on 4 October 1952 (although there is no proof that this happened) and said that he met her when she was just beginning acting. Their secret affair shatters and rebuilds several times, as Marilyn is torn apart between her career and her lover.

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