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dichotomousview on January 7th, 2025 at 12:32 UTC »

I like her handwriting! I also want to know the context surrounding that exchange.

bloob_appropriate123 on January 7th, 2025 at 12:44 UTC »

Transcript: "There is only one way he could comment on my sexuality, and I'm afraid he has never had the opportunity!"

The famous Kissing Hitler quote was said by Tony Curtis after a tense time with Marilyn Monroe on the set of Some Like It Hot. Marilyn was sick, pregnant, and starting to show the effects of being prescribed too many pills. By all accounts she was not having a good time, and it was affecting her coworkers, who had to deal with her either requesting or requiring retake after retake.

After shooting a kissing scene with Marilyn, Tony Curtis lost it and muttered to the rest of the crew that it was like kissing Hitler. One of the crew told the media about the remark, and Marilyn learned about it once it had made its way into the gossip magazines.

After Marilyn and Arthur Miller were dead, Tony Curtis claimed that he had been having an affair with Monroe on the set of Some Like It Hot, and that Marilyn's pregnancy to Miller (which she miscarried) during the filming of the movie was actually his child. A few years later, Marilyn's diaries and personal papers were published and this note was found, quashing the claims.

Sources and extra info:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=7CH7sXaXe5A&t=1704s

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/aug/07/tony-curtis-marilyn-monroe-baby

https://youtube.com/watch?v=mcLZUHZ3Qxc

Blue_Eagle8 on January 7th, 2025 at 12:55 UTC »

So the guy kissed Hitler? Otherwise, how would he know? /s 🙂