Before being put on suspension, Marilyn Monroe was 20th Century-Fox's original choice for the role of Evelyn Nesbit. Sheree North was then announced as her replacement until Joan Collins was eventually cast. Originally meant to be produced as a musical entitled "The Girl in Pink Tights" (which had no relation to the hit musical running on Broadway at the same time) which was to star Marilyn Monroe as Evelyn Nesbit, Dan Dailey as Stanford White, and Mitzi Gaynor as Gwen Arden. After ...[Read Story ]