The Marilyn is Monroe (Susan Griffiths) and the "me" is Robert Slatzer (Jesse Dabson), a screenwriter whose account of a romance with Monroe from 1946 to '52 inspired this drama. Johnny Hyde: Joel Grey. Joe DiMaggio: Sal Landi. Darryl Zanuck: Sandy McPeak. Harry: Kurt Fuller. Walter Winchell: Michael Cavanaugh. Woman at Hyde's Funeral: Terry Moore. Directed by John Patterson.