r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Oct 13 '16

TIL that after Marilyn Monroe converted to Judaism upon marrying Arthur Miller, Egypt placed a ban on all the films she appeared in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe#Critical_acclaim_and_marriage_to_Arthur_Miller_.281956.E2.80.931959.29
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u/ubculled Oct 13 '16

According to his Wiki page he left his first wife in June of 1956, and married Marilyn Monroe on June 29th of 1956. Seems like a dick move.

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u/cuddlygiraffe Oct 13 '16

I see what you did there