Marilyn Monroe’s Final Screen Actors Guild Membership Card, 1962
From the Personal Files of Marilyn Monroe: This original Screen Actors Guild membership card, valid from May 1, 1962, through October 31, 1962, represents the final Guild identification issued to Marilyn Monroe during her lifetime. The card remained in effect during the period in which Monroe was actively working on Something’s Got to Give, the Twentieth Century-Fox production that would become her final, unfinished film.
Printed on the card are the words,
“This card will not be honored before May 1, 1962,” and “Card expires October 31, 1962,”
placing it squarely within the final months of Monroe’s life and career. As a member of the Screen Actors Guild, Monroe maintained her professional standing within the film industry even as she navigated the challenges surrounding the troubled production.
Also included, the Screen Actors Guild membership receipt verifying payment.
The Final Scene
On June 1, 1962, Monroe filmed what is widely believed to be her final completed scene on the Fox lot. Directed by George Cukor, the scene included Monroe alongside Dean Martin and Wally Cox. Photographs from that day show Monroe in costume, engaged in the work that had defined her life. It would be her last filmed appearance before her dismissal from the production later that month.
This membership card stands as one of the final professional credentials issued to Marilyn Monroe, preserved among her personal files and representing the closing chapter of her historic career in motion pictures.
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Collector’s Note
This Screen Actors Guild membership card represents one of the final professional artifacts issued to Marilyn Monroe during her lifetime. Valid during the production of Something’s Got to Give, it reflects her continued standing as a working actress at a time when she remained actively engaged in her career.
The card’s dates place it within the last months of Monroe’s life, as she made her final film on the Fox lot under the direction of George Cukor. Photographs from June 1, 1962, capture Monroe on set in what would become her final completed filmed appearance, offering a poignant connection between this document and the closing moments of her work in motion pictures.
Preserved among her personal files, this membership card serves as a quiet but powerful reminder of Marilyn Monroe’s enduring identity as a professional actress, representing the final chapter of one of the most influential careers in film history.
Scott Fortner
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