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Blonde

Blonde

The brightest stars burn out the fastest.

20015.61 Season2 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A fictional biography of Marilyn Monroe mixed with series of real events in her life.

Created by Joyce Carol Oates
Written by Joyce Carol Oates
NetworksCBS

Top Cast

Poppy Montgomery

Poppy Montgomery

Norma Jeane Baker / Marilyn Monroe

P

Patricia Richardson

Gladys Baker

Patrick Dempsey

Patrick Dempsey

Cass

Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn

I.E. Shinn

Griffin Dunne

Griffin Dunne

Playwright

Titus Welliver

Titus Welliver

Baseball Player

Eric Bogosian

Eric Bogosian

Otto Ose

Niklaus Lange

Niklaus Lange

Bucky Glazer

Richard Roxburgh

Richard Roxburgh

Mr. R

Jensen Ackles

Jensen Ackles

Eddie G

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Themes & Keywords

biographyhistorical figurehollywoodwoman director

About Blonde

Blonde is a drama series that first aired in 2001 exploring themes of biography, historical figure, hollywood, woman director. Created by Joyce Carol Oates, it stars Poppy Montgomery, Patricia Richardson, Patrick Dempsey. A fictional biography of Marilyn Monroe mixed with series of real events in her life.

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