56 Years Ago, A Marriage of Two Pop Culture Icons

On this day 56 years ago - January 14, 1954, Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe was married to Hall of Fame baseball icon Joe DiMaggio. What was her second of three marriages was also arguably her most controversial, although it only lasted nine months. After the passionate but brief alliance, Monroe went on to elope and later divorce playwright Arthur Miller. Of course, Marilyn Monroe's life consisted of much more than troubled marriages. Marilyn Monroe is known today for her undeniable star power, ranked as the sixth greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute. A comprehensive overview of Marilyn Monroe's fascinating life story is told on the DVD Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend.

Here is the &'real&' Marilyn, drawn from some of her greatest moments on film - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How To Marry A Millionaire,The Seven Year Itch, Some Like It Hot, Bus Stop, The Misfits - and more. Here too are the earliest films, the home movies, archival footage, and the memories of those who knew her best, like Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Sheree North, Susan Strasberg, Don Murray, Celeste Holm and Josh Logan. Narrated by Richard Widmark.

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend is now available exclusively from Janson Media, for all television, DVD and new media markets worldwide. The title is part of the company"s Hollywood Collection, an award-winning archive of 34 movie star biographies and retrospectives produced by Wombat Productions between 1985 and 1999. The DVD includes the one-hour portrait as well as several extra features, including a Marilyn Monroe Photo Gallery, an interview with filmmaker Gene Feldman, and trailers of other Hollywood Collection DVDs.