Without any hesitation, she stretched her arms around his neck. Who was this Blue? She felt bigger than her body. High as the stars. He leaned toward her—her heart spun again—and pressed his cheek against hers. His lips didn’t touch her skin, but she felt his breath, hot and uneven, on her face. His fingers splayed on either side of her spine. Her lips were so close to his jaw that she felt his hint of stubble at the end of them. It was mint and memories and the past and the future and she felt as if she’d done this before and already she longed to do it again.      Oh, help, she thought. Help, help, help.      He pulled away. He said, “And now we never speak of it again.”

• One of the first women to start her own independent production company.
• Earned her way to stardom without sleeping with executives for roles.
• Refused to date people for publicity just because 20th Century Fox wanted her to.
• Left 20th Century Fox because she refused to let them get away with treating her badly and paying her a tiny wage, just because of her “dumb blonde” image.
• Was only paid a fraction of her co-star’s wage even though she was the star of the movies and the biggest box office pull, but still went ahead with the movies because she was so passionate about acting.
• Studied method acting at the Actors Studio with Lee Strasberg, who said that she was one of his best students along with Marlon Brando.
• Had a personal library of over 500 books and rarely read fiction - she was desperate to learn and educate herself.
• Was sexually abused as a child but then went on to encourage the sexual liberation of women in the 1950s. 
• One of the first people to speak openly about sexual abuse.
• One of the first people to openly support gay rights.
• Supported many charities such as the Milk Fund, March of Dimes, Arthritis and Rheumatism foundation.
• Donated her time and money to these charities.
• Visited orphanages and hospitals on her own time to surprise the people there.
• Married one of the greatest literary minds of the 20th century
• Suffered two miscarriages and one ectopic pregnancy and still put on a brave face for her fans.

“You’re gonna survive. And good things are gonna start to happen again. And one day you may even look back and even this will not be such a bad thing.”