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Marilyn Monroe Meets Groucho Marx

Marilyn Monroe Meets Groucho Marx

Monroe has a memorable walk-on part in the 1949 Marx Brothers farce "Love Happy." It catches the eye of agent Johnny Hyde, who gets her cast in her breakthrough role in "The Asphalt Jungle."

In this photo: Marilyn Monroe, Groucho Marx

Photo: Madison Lacy/Getty Images

jan 01, 1949