Since she had starred in many movies in the 1950s, she turned into this nationwide sex symbol. In 1954, Monroe married baseball star Joe DiMaggio, and the publicity was enormous. The marriage ended less than a year later when she felt discontented with her career. She began to study with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio in NYC. She starred in the 7-Year Itch and the Bus Stop, this is where she began to emerge as a talented comedian. In 1956, Monroe married playwright Arthur Miller and briefly retired from moviemaking. Her last film, The Misfits (1961), was written by Miller for Monroe, though their marriage ended during production and they divorced in 1961. She first won critical acclaim for the first time in 1959 as a serious actress for Some Like It Hot. Marilyn began filming Something Got to Give in 1962. Her absence from the set because of illness made it difficult to finish the film. In May of 1962, she traveled to NYC to a gala where she sang President John F. Kennedy Happy Birthday. There were multiple rumors and theories that they were having an affair. She was later fired from the film in June, and although she was later rehired, work never