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When They Were Making It

The real human stories behind classic Hollywood"s greatest films and legends. Marilyn Monroe. Casablanca. Audrey Hepburn. The Wizard of Oz. Charlie Chaplin. Breakfast at Tiffany"s. Alfred Hitchcock. Sunset Boulevard. What do they all have in common? They had to make it first. Each week, we go beyond the legend to explore classic Hollywood"s biggest icons and most beloved films. Not the myths. Not the takedowns. The whole human story. From the silent era to the early 1960s — the people, the

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Marilyn Monroe, Part 1: From Norma Jeane to Marilyn —...

When They Were Making It ·

2026/05/26

This is Part 1 of our three-part series on Marilyn Monroe — marking her centennial on June 1, 2026, what would have been her 100th birthday.On September 15, 1954, on the corner of New York's Lexington and 52nd, a wind machine lifted a white pleated dress — and Marilyn Monroe, already the most famous woman in America, became something more. An icon.Before she became Marilyn Monroe, she was Norma Jeane Mortenson — born in the charity ward of Los Angeles County Hospital to a mother who would

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Launch Trailer — When They Were Making It

When They Were Making It ·

2026/05/13

The stars you think you know. The films that became legends. The people the world almost forgot.When They Were Making It — a narrative documentary podcast about classic Hollywood's greatest icons, from the silent era to the early 1960s.Not the myths. Not the takedowns. The whole human story of the glamour, the ambition, the machinery, and the damage behind the icons.Premieres May 26, 2026 with When Marilyn Monroe Was Making It (Part 1). Part 2 drops June 2 — the day after Monroe's

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