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Norma Jean & Marilyn is a 1996 American biographical drama television film directed by Tim Fywell and written by Jill Isaacs, based on the 1985 book Goddess, the Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe by Anthony Summers. The film stars Ashley Judd as Norma Jean Dougherty and Mira Sorvino as Marilyn Monroe. It premiered on HBO on May 18, 1996.

Cast
Ashley Judd as Norma Jean Dougherty • Marianne Davis as Young Norma Jean Dougherty • Kelsey Mulrooney as Child Norma Jean Dougherty • Mira Sorvino as Marilyn MonroeJosh Charles as Ted JordanRon Rifkin as Johnny HydeDavid Dukes as Arthur MillerPeter Dobson as Joe DiMaggioTaylor Nichols as Fred Karger • John Rubinstein as Darryl F. ZanuckAllan Corduner as Billy WilderLindsay Crouse as Natasha LytessDennis Bowen as Tom KelleyNancy Linehan Charles as Bette DavisJeffrey Combs as Montgomery CliftSteven Culp as Robert F. KennedyLou Cutell as Henry T. Weinstein • Dana Goldstone as Lee StrasbergMicole Mercurio as Mozelle Hyde • John Apicella as Milton R. Krasner • Kevin Bourland as David March • Michael O'Neill as Mr. Kimmel • Robert Alan Beuth as Commissary Photographer ==Production==
Production
A cherry-adorned dress Sorvino wore in the film, from The Misfits (1961), was actually worn by Monroe during the filming of the original film. It was provided to the production by designer and cinema costume collector Gene London. While filming the movie, Sorvino acquired a small dog whom she named Deer, after its uncanny resemblance to a deer. She adored the dog, and kept it in her trailer while filming, so it would be there waiting for her between shots. Once, while filming at the International School of Los Angeles, in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles, a crew member inadvertently let the dog escape while cleaning Sorvino's trailer as she was on-set filming a shot. The school was located on a small hill, and Deer apparently bolted down the hill, and into the residential neighborhood below. Sorvino was inconsolable, and returned to the location nightly, cruising slowly through the area, calling out for her lost pet, and posting reward notices. Security Officers who worked overnight shifts on the set were advised of the situation, and were told to be alert to the possibility of Sorvino's presence, and to keep an eye out for the dog, who may return to the location. Several of the officers and other crew members even began bringing collars, leashes, dog carriers and treats with them to work, hoping to capture it, but the crew moved on to the next filming location, and it is believed that Deer was never found. ==Critical reception==
Critical reception
Norma Jean & Marilyn received mixed reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 60% based on 5 reviews, with a rating average of 4.8/10. ==Accolades==
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