MARILYN MONROE PRODUCTIONS
Settling in New York in December 1954 with Milton Greene's involvement, Marilyn founded with him, her own production company.
She organized a press conference for its launching, from the attorney Frank Delaney's house, on January 7, 1955.
The office was located at Milton Greene photo studio, 480 Lexington Avenue, New York City.
Pictures
arrival/departure
seated
with reporters
with Elsa Maxwell
with Frank Delaney
,,
with Marlene Dietrich
signing autographs
Marilyn was named presidente with 51% shares and Milton Greene vice président with 49% shares.
Their lawyers were Frank Delaney, Irving Stein; the bookkeeper was Joseph Carr.
She celebrated the event at the Copacabana, a night-club where Frank
Sinatra was performing.
Pictures with Milton Greene
After a year, the society announced that they had
negotiated a new non-exclusive contract with the Fox.
The huge success
of "The Seven Year Itch"
reinforced the Marilyn Monroe
Productions's position, and Marilyn forced the Fox to submit. Her new
contract included a check for the residual salaries, a new salary of
100 000$ for shooting 4 movies in 7 years and guaranteed her the Fox
approval for all her personal projects. She also held a right of
inspection on the screenplays proposed and also on the directors and
directors of photography.
Her victory was one the first breach in the great Hollywood studios system.
March 1, 1956, agreement with the Warner
with Jack Warner and Milton Greene
1956, the relationships between the 2 partners slowly deteriorated. Arthur Miller wanted to be involved in his wife's professional projects.
in April 1957, before the release of "The Prince and the Showgirl", she claimed that Greene had badly ran the society and held negotiations on his own and didn't inform her about it.
She suggested a new manager staff. Five days later, she replaced the lawyers of the society by Miller personal legal advisor, Robert H. Montgomery, Miller's brother-in-law, George Kupchnik, and one of his friend, George Levine.
George Carr spent his last years to work as a bookkeeper; Irving Stein,
him, became president of the Elgin Watch Company. He died in 1966.
The Marilyn Monroe Productions didn't produce any other movie but
survived for fiscal reasons and to run Marilyn's income. The financial
authorities closely took an interest in the society, because they
suspected Marilyn to have founded it in a tax avoidance purpose.
Letter about Milton Greene's break-up from the Marilyn Monroe Productions dated September 17, 1957
Checks of the Marilyn Monroe Productions
and June 29, 1955 to A.J.Bauer & Co
June 22, 1955 to the New York Telephone Company
September 22, 1955 to the cleaning firm Mrs Apters
October 28, 1955 to furrier Bach-Cohen
listing of the purchase from August 5, 1955 to March 6, 1957
listing of the purchase from October 20, 1955 to April 11, 1957
March 22, 1956, payable to Inez Melson
June 29, 1956 payable to National Variety Artists
November 20, 1956 payable to the Screen Actors Guild
February 1st, 1957 from the Colonial Trust Company
November 16, 1959 payable to District Director of Interna Revenue
November 30, 1959 payable to Marilyn
December 4, 1959 payable to Hazel Washington
January 12, 1960 payable to Paula Strasberg
May 6, 1960 to the Beverly Hills Hotel
March 8, 1961 payable to Internal Revenue Service
May 26, 1961, payable to Hedda Rosten
October 6, 1961, payable to Marjorie Stengel
September 29, 1961 payable to Arthur Young & Company
Letter from the Marilyn Monroe Productions to the Fox about Cherie Redmond
Bank statement from May 8, 1957 to April 24, 1958