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Even the Rich

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The Life and Times of Norma Jean Baker

Norma Jean Baker studies her favorite actresses the way other people her age study English and math. She pays close attention to how Mae West talks out of the side of her mouth when she says to Cary Grant, why don't you come up sometime and see me? The most important thing is when she's watching movies she feels hope. If she studies them hard enough she might learn how to get it too. Over the next four episodes we're going to examine how a little girl named Norma Jean Baker created Marilyn Monroe. This is episode one.

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