Rock Hudson On Marilyn Monroe 1963

Rock s salary for his one day assignment was used to establish a Marilyn Memorial Fund at The Actors Studio, under an arrangment with the administrator of her estate. Rock was approached about doing the 83 min. documentary after Frank Sinatra and the Twentieth C. Fox couldn t iron out a deal. As part of the deal F. Sinatra wanted the rights to produce the Soundtrack album of s 1963 release Cleopatra ( starring Elizabeth Taylor ) for his label, Reprise Records.