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This Year's Blonde is a 1980 low-budgeted American television drama film, based on the Garson Kanin novel Moviola about 1950s sex symbol Marilyn Monroe. The movie starred Constance Forslund as Monroe Lloyd Bridges as Johnny Hyde and Norman Fell and was presented as part of a 3-night TV special event on NBC called Moviola: A Hollywood Saga.
This Year's Blonde was the first of two TV movies about Monroe in 1980. The second being, Marilyn: The Untold Story, starring Catherine Hicks. Both movies have been overshadowed by more big-budgeted theatrical films about the star.
Original Release
05/18/1980
US Release
05/18/1980
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lloyd Bridges | Johnny Hyde |
| Constance Forslund | Marilyn Monroe |
| Norman Fell | Pat Toledo |
| Vic Tayback | Harry Cohn |
| Michael Lerner | Jack Warner |
| John Marley | Joe Schenck |
| Richard Seer | Norman |
| Lee Wallace | Samuel Goldwyn |
| William Frankfather | John Huston |
| Philip Sterling | Dr. Freed |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lloyd Bridges | Johnny Hyde |
| Constance Forslund | Marilyn Monroe |
| Norman Fell | Pat Toledo |
| Vic Tayback | Harry Cohn |
| Michael Lerner | Jack Warner |
| John Marley | Joe Schenck |
| Richard Seer | Norman |
| Lee Wallace | Samuel Goldwyn |
| William Frankfather | John Huston |
| Philip Sterling | Dr. Freed |
| Sondra Blake | Mrs. Baker |
| Barney Martin | Eddie Mannix |
| Michael Strong | Sol Silverman |
| Peter Maloney | Darryl Zanuck |
| Stephen Keep Mills | Dore Schary |
| Kathleen King | Margot Revere |
| Lee Wilkof | Paddy |
| Fred Sadoff | Dr. Benson |
| Mary Gregory | Hospital Matron |
| Bob Harders | UCLA Student |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| David L. Wolper | Executive Producer |
| Stan Margulies | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
