Don Murray and Marilyn Monroe shared natural onscreen chemistry in the 1956 film "Bus Stop," but things were not as fluid when cameras were not rolling. Working with Monroe brought about certain frustrations, which Murray revealed in a recent interview with Closer Weekly.
"She had difficulty remembering her lines, so we had to do many takes," the 91-year-old actor shared. "Often, when we were doing a scene, she would get so emotionally involved that she’d go off her mark. The director told me to put my hands on her hips and move her to her marks. That’s what I did whenever we were shooting above the waist."
Monroe also had a reputation for being late to film her scenes and at times did not show up at all. Murray admitted it was something that he, as a theater actor, was not used to.
"She was always late. Not 10 minutes, but two hours or half a day!" he explained. "She also took a week off and called in sick, but she was actually having a romance with Arthur Miller at the Chateau Marmont! It was quite a trial. Being from theater, I wasn’t used to that!"
Although filming for "Bus Stop" came with its share of difficulties, Miller spoke with fondness about Monroe.
"Marilyn was very kind to me. I thought she was magnificent," he said.
He echoed his sentiment for the star in a separate interview with Fox News.
"For her to agree to let me play this leading role was such a generous thing; she and I had never done a movie," he said. "I was always aware of that and grateful to her."
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