Marilyn Monroe
returned to Hollywood. A new contract was drawn up, giving Monroe approval of the director as well
as the option to act in other studios' projects.
The first film to be made under the contract and production company was Bus Stop, directed by Joshua
Logan. She played Chérie,[29] a saloon bar singer who falls in love with a cowboy. Monroe
deliberately appeared badly made-up and unglamorous. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for the
performance and was praised by critics.[15] Bosley Crowther of The New York Times proclaimed:
"Hold on to your chairs, everybody, and get set for a rattling surprise. Marilyn Monroe has finally
proved herself an actress." In his autobiography, Movie Stars, Real People and Me, director Joshua
Logan wrote: "I found Marilyn to be one of the great talents of all time... She struck me as being a
much brighter person than I had ever imagined, and I think that was the first time I learned that
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