''This Year's Blonde'' is a 1980 American television film directed by

John Erman John Erman (August 3, 1935 – June 25, 2021) was an American television director, producer, and actor. He was nominated for ten Primetime Emmy Awards, winning once for the film ''Who Will Love My Children?'' (1983). He also won two Directors Gu ...

and starring Constance Forslund as

Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe ( ; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "Blonde stereotype#Blonde bombshell, blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex ...

, Lloyd Bridges as Johnny Hyde, and Norman Fell. Based on the

Garson Kanin Garson Kanin (November 24, 1912 – March 13, 1999) was an American writer and director of plays and films. Early life Garson Kanin was born in Rochester, New York; his Jewish family later relocated to Detroit then to New York City. He at ...

novel '' Moviola'' about Monroe, the film was presented as part of a three-night TV special event on NBC titled ''Moviola: A Hollywood Saga''. ''This Year's Blonde'' was the first of two TV movies about Monroe in 1980; the second was '' Marilyn: The Untold Story'', starring Catherine Hicks.

Cast

* Constance Forslund as

* Lloyd Bridges as Johnny Hyde * Norman Fell as Pat Toledo * Vic Tayback as

Harry Cohn Harry Cohn (July 23, 1891 – February 27, 1958) was a co-founder, president, and production director of Columbia Pictures, Columbia Pictures Corporation. Life and career Cohn was born to a working-class Jewish family in New York City. His fath ...

* Michael Lerner as

Jack L. Warner Jack Leonard Warner (born Jacob Warner; August 2, 1892 – September 9, 1978) was a Canadian-born American film executive, who was the president and driving force behind the Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. Warner's ca ...

* John Marley as Joe Schenck *Richard Seer as Norman * Lee Wallace as

Samuel Goldwyn Samuel Goldwyn (; born Szmuel Gelbfisz; ; July 1879 (most likely; claimed to be August 27, 1882) January 31, 1974), also known as Samuel Goldfish, was a Polish-born American film producer and pioneer in the American film industry, who produce ...

* William Frankfather as

John Huston John Marcellus Huston ( ; August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics. He rec ...

* Philip Sterling as Dr. Freed *Sondra Blake as Mrs. Baker * Barney Martin as

Eddie Mannix Joseph Edgar Allen John Mannix (February 25, 1891 – August 30, 1963) was an American film studio executive and producer. He is remembered for his work as a "fixer (crime), fixer", who was paid to cover up Hollywood stars' often colorful priva ...

* Michael Strong as Sol Silverman *Peter Maloney as Darryl Zanuck *Stephen Keep Mills as Dore Schary * Peggy Ann Garner as the Stepmother

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* 1980 television films 1980 films 1980 drama films American biographical drama films Films set in Los Angeles Films set in the 1940s Films set in the 1950s Films about Marilyn Monroe Films based on American novels NBC original films Films directed by John Erman Films scored by Elmer Bernstein 1980s American films 1980s English-language films English-language biographical drama films {{US-tv-drama-film-stub

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