*NORMA JEAN & MARILYN (1996) 4th Rev. Final Draft Ashley Judd & Mira Sorvino

Description

Vintage original 4th Revised Draft script
from the popular 1990's made-for-television dramatic biopic,
NORMA JEAN & MARILYN
, originally broadcast on May 18, 1996 and
directed by Tim Fywell
. Based upon the book by Anthony Summers, this film follows Norma Jean Dougherty from her simple, ambitious youth to her superstar pinnacle and back down. She moves from lover to lover in order to further her career. She finds fame but never happiness, only knowing seduction but not love.
Written by Jill Isaacs with revisions by Alison Cross, this Final Draft script is dated October 12, 1995 and includes four revisions (blue, pink, green, and yellow) with the final revision dated November 22, 1995. It consists of  a total of 158 pages on white stock with the revisions on the respective colored stocks, all of which were 3-hole punched and bound with two brass brads without any covers. This script is complete in overall very fine- condition with signs off wear along the left edge of the title page; a small stain on the last page with a few scattered creases along the left and right edges. There are no missing pages, tears, other stains, or other flaws, nor are there any handwritten notations present within.
Norma Jean & Marilyn
is a 1996 made-for-TV biographical film produced by HBO 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 Eddie 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
. A cherry-adorned dress Sorvino wore in the film, from
The Misfits
(1961), was actually worn by Monroe during the filming of the original movie. It was provided to the production by designer and cinema costume collector, Gene London.
Ashley Judd's first nude scenes were in this film. Mira Sorvino has stated that the best compliment she ever got came from Marilyn Monroe's ex-husband, Arthur Miller. At the time, Miller was working with Winona Ryder on
The Crucible
(1996). After seeing this movie, he told Ryder he'd been very impressed by how well Sorvino understood Marilyn's pain. Ryder happily relayed the compliment to Sorvino.
Norman Jean & Marilyn
was nominated for five Emmy Awards, including for both lead actresses.