Recently I watched the Howard Hawks musical "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," starring Jane Russell and of course Marilyn Monroe. After watching this film, which I can only imagine helped to solidify Monroe's image, I was reminded of an article that I saw once online.
It related the story of ballplayer turned pastor Albie Pearson who played for Gene Autry's Angels back in the 1960s. One evening that would leave a mark on his life occurred in the summer of 1962, a month before Monroe would be found dead. Pearson saw something that many of the tabloids failed to acknowledge. Out of the glare of the spotlight he saw in Monroe a lonely, broken person. He wanted more than anything to share the Gospel with her but it just did not seem like the right situation for it. Pearson would be deeply saddened when he heard of Monroe's death, but he devoted his life thereafter to shepherding others and caring for them spiritually and physically.
This is just one story that reflects the brokenness that is in mainstream Hollywood. It is not a reason to show more contempt for the industry but to show them love so that the lost have a chance to be found.
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