People, Sep. 17, 1956

PEOPLE

Names make news. Last week these names made this news.

Cinemactress Marilyn Monroe demonstrated that whether ambling down a street or lying flat on her back, she is bound to cause talk. It happened when Marilyn, normally in admirable shape, stayed away from the London set of The Sleeping Prince for a few days and word got around that a gynecologist had gone to see her. Instantaneously, England's press corps, abetted by its American peers, jumped to the conclusion that Marilyn was expecting a baby. Not so. Racing back to his bride from a...

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