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Norma Jean & Marilyn Directed by Tim Fywell Produced by Guy Riedel Written by Anthony Summers (book)
Jill IsaacsStarring Ashley Judd
Mira Sorvino
Josh CharlesMusic by Christopher Young Cinematography John Thomas Editing by Glenn Farr Distributed by Home Box Office Release date(s) May 18, 1996 Running time 135 min. Country 
United StatesLanguage English Norma Jean & Marilyn is a 1996 made-for-TV biographical film produced by Home Box Office and premiered on May 18, 1996. The film featured Ashley Judd as Norma Jean Dougherty and Mira Sorvino as Marilyn Monroe. It was partially-based on "Norma Jean: My Secret Life With Marilyn Monroe" by actor Ted Jordan (played by Josh Charles), who claimed to have had a years-long relationship with Monroe.
The tagline for the highly-fictionalized film summarizes the plot: "Marilyn Monroe was our fantasy. Norma Jean was her reality." In dream-like scenes, Monroe and her former self appear together, with Norma Jean sometimes taunting Marilyn. The original music score was composed by Christopher Young.
It was nominated for five Emmy Awards, including for both lead actresses.
Main cast
- Ashley Judd – Norma Jean Dougherty
- Mira Sorvino – Marilyn Monroe
- Josh Charles – Ted Jordan
- Ron Rifkin – Johnny Hyde
- David Dukes – Arthur Miller
- Peter Dobson – Joe DiMaggio
- Taylor Nichols – Fred Karger
- John Rubinstein – Darryl F. Zanuck
- Allan Corduner – Billy Wilder
- Dana Goldstone – Lee Strasberg
- Micole Mercurio – Mozelle Hyde
- Lindsay Crouse – Natasha Lytess
- John Apicella – Milton R. Krasner
- Kevin Bourland – David March
- Dennis Bowen – Tom Kelly
- Nancy Linehan Charles – Bette Davis
- Jeffrey Combs – Montgomery Clift
- Steven Culp – Robert F. Kennedy
- Lou Cutell – Henry T. Weinstein
External links
- Norma Jean & Marilyn at the Internet Movie Database
- Review from Allmovie, also available from the website of The New York Times
- Entry from HBO film archive
- Photographs of the movie's set design, from the designer's website
- Norma Jean & Marilyn at Rotten Tomatoes
Categories:- English-language films
- Biographical films
- HBO original films
- American television films
- Marilyn Monroe
- 1996 television films
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