Episode 1
The author becomes Marilyn Monroe's confidante during the filming of The Prince and the Showgirl at Pinewood Studios in 1956. Read by Samuel Barnett.
By Colin Clark. Abridged by Robin Brooks.
Read by Samuel Barnett
In 1956, fresh from Eton and Oxford, 23-year-old Colin Clark (younger brother of Tory politician and famous diarist Alan and younger son of Kenneth 'Lord Clark of Civilisation') worked as a 'gofer' on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl, the film that disastrously united Laurence Olivier with Marilyn Monroe. In this beautifully written memoir, Clark recalls how, during filming, he became Monroe's confidante and spent an idyllic week helping her to escape from the pressures of stardom through a series of sweetly innocent adventures.
This reading corresponds with the release of the Hollywood film based upon the memoir, starring Michelle Williams as Marilyn, Kenneth Branagh as Olivier and Eddie Redmayne as Colin.
Produced by Kirsteen Cameron.
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