Something’s Got to Give

… on the Marilyn Monroe movie Something’s Got to Give, a production that folded after Monroe’s 1962 death. During this period Mackie sketched the dress worn by Monroe when she famously sang “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” to John F. Kennedy during a 1962 celebration at Madison Square Garden.

…Monroe began filming the comedy Something’s Got to Give. However, she was frequently absent from the set because of illnesses, and in May she traveled to New York City to attend a gala where she famously sang “Happy Birthday” to Pres. John F. Kennedy, with whom she was allegedly having…