Desc: The Myth of Marilyn Monroe: Directed by Oliver Elphick. With Sherry Carter Brownell, Mabel Ella Campbell, Suzie Kennedy, Harry Lipton. Marilyn Monroe is the defining icon of the American 1950s. A seemingly fairytale transformation of rags to riches, a shining example of the mythical American dream. However, as the decade continued, the myth of Marilyn Monroe and the American Dream seemed to crumble.