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Must make effort to do

must have the discipline to do the following—

z – go to class—my own always—without fail

x – go as often as possible to observe Strasberg’s other private classes

g – never miss my actors studio session

v – work whenever possible—on class assignments—and always keep working on the acting exercises.

u – start attending Clurman lectures—also Lee Strasberg’s directors’ lectures at theater wing—enquire about both

l – keep looking around me—only much more so—observing—but not only myself but others and everything—take things (it) for what they (it’s) are worth.

y – must make strong effort to work on current problems and phobias that out of my past has arisen—making much much much more more more more more effort in my analysis. And be there always on time—no excuses for being ever late.

w – if possible take at least one class at university—in literature—

o – follow RCA thing through.

p – try to find someone to take dancing from—body work (creative)

t – take care of my instrument—personally & bodily (exercise)

try to enjoy myself when I can—I’ll be miserable enough as it is.

Words—Find out their meanings

Wanderjahre—

pertaining somehow to the word Entsagung—(what does that mean to)? does it mean sacrifice.

à trois

does it mean like—probation

Notes:

The names in this address book, especially that of Milton Greene, would seem to indicate that it was bought in New York in 1955.

Harold Clurman, theater director and drama critic, was one of the three founders of Group Theatre in New York in 1931 (along with Lee Strasberg).

Marilyn Monroe signed a contract to record film songs with the RCA label in 1954.

There is no obvious link between “Wanderjahre” (the wandering years) and “Entsagung” (renunciation), unless Marilyn is echoing her reading of Freud or Rilke.

“À trois”/“threesome” bears at most a dubious connection with “probation.”

12:00 Ceil Chapman—

530 7th ave—

4th floor tel # LA–4–5800

Saturday Morning 12:00

Sunday Night—Actors Benefit

dinner for them somewhere? At least ask

speak to Paula—about scenes for me in the future

Monday Night

Hair—instead of tues. have done

on Mon. morning—also ask about

comb out for Mon. night.

Dress—

Saturday afternoon 2:30

Lee Strasberg matinee

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Sat Morn—Profile time call about then

C. Chapman

Fri Night

John Moore fitting

Fri Morning

8:30—Francis [illegible] Hair

11:00 Actors Studio

Call Milton about—

1—6 days a week with Hohenberg—Saturdays—because learning and need it and she willing

2—about paying Hohenbergs—Bill—which didn’t give him yet—(can we pay it on Mon?)

3—about white shoes because probably wear white dress (what about wrap?)

Call Lois Weber or A. Jacobs about all yesterday’s papers mainly Herald Trib and Times

Notes:

This note was probably written in December 1955, as the Actors Studio benefit party was held in New York on December 12, to which, however, Marilyn wore a black dress.

Paula Strasberg, Lee Strasberg’s wife, was also a very close friend and became Marilyn’s coach during film shoots.

Ceil Chapman has often been said to have been Marilyn’s favorite fashion designer.

John Moore, couturier and interior designer, decorated, did up the Millers’ apartment at 444 East 57th Street in 1955. He created several dresses for Marilyn, including the wedding dress she wore when she married Arthur Miller.

Arthur Jacobs, who was head of his own company, took care of public relations for Marilyn from 1955 until her death.

Lois Weber, who worked for the Arthur P. Jacobs Company, was Marilyn’s press agent in New York.

For Kris

Sept. 9

Jane’s 12th birthday on 7th

same year

—Remember, somehow, how—

Mother always tried to

get me to “go out” as

though she felt I

were too unadventurous.

She wanted me even

to show a cruelty

toward woman. This

in my teens. In return,

I showed her that I

was faithful to her.

Notes:

Kris was undoubtedly Dr.