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Originally Posted by JeffDiego
Hi Ethereal: That's an easy one for an old Hollywood buff. That's Hollywood agent Johnny Hyde, Marilyn's lover & father figure. He wrangled Marilyn's contract at 20th Century-Fox & it was he who encouraged her to have minor plastic surgery - a genius career move. He wanted to marry her, but if I recall, was already married when they first became involved. I'd date the photo 1949 - 50, rather than '47.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Hyde |
Thanks for the information
, JeffDiego.
Oh my! I didn't realize the height difference.
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I see on
wiki that Hyde died on Dec. 18, 1950 so the
eBay photo by the pool would have been before that (obviously)
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