Pictures of the unforgettable movie star. Once, a columnist said something about Marilyn wearing a low-cut red dress at a party at the Beverly Hills Hotel. According to Marilyn, the columnist called her cheap and then suggested that the actress would look better in a potato sack. 20th Century Fox decided to capitalize on the story by shooting some publicity stills of Marilyn in a burlap potato sack - just to prove she would look sexy in anything.