Monroe's success as a model brought her to the attention of Ben Lyon, a 20th Century Fox executive, and after a successful screen test, she signed a standard six-month contract with a starting salary of $125 per week in August 1946.
Monroe's success as a model brought her to the attention of Ben Lyon. Ben Lyon was a 20th Century Fox executive. She signed a standard six-month contract with a starting salary of $125 per week in August 1946. This was after a successful screen test.