Marilyn Monroe: the secrets of her miscarriage revealed
It has been 54 years since she died, yet some episodes of her life remain shrouded in mystery. To clarify these gray areas, a documentary, soon to be broadcast on the American channel Reelz, looks at Marilyn Monroe's past. The show returns in particular to the miscarriage of the Hollywood star, which occurred in August 1957.
At that time, the actress was pregnant with playwright Arthur Miller. While the famous couple took the plane to join Amagansett, a village in the state of New York where they had planned to celebrate their second honeymoon, Marilyn suffered violent stomach pains. Quickly driven to hospital - which was 100 miles away - the star miscarried. A real drama in the life of the actress who will never have children. To explain this miscarriage, the media of the time will say that Marilyn had an ectopic pregnancy. This version, until then official, is denied in the documentary of the Reelz channel.
In this show, we learn that Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe would have privately accused the US government of being responsible for the loss of their child. Indeed, during this period marked by McCarthyism, citizens suspected of having links with Communism were tracked down. A hunt that did not spare Hollywood celebrities. “Marilyn and Arthur never hesitated to say what they thought of the government's involvement in this sad episode. They told everyone, including some FBI members, ”a friend of the couple said. Victim of pressure from the government which sought to know their involvement with the Soviet regime, the two stars would therefore have accused politicians of having caused this miscarriage. Like her death in 1962, her miscarriage still raises many unanswered questions today.
