Trannies and Marilyn

I'm watching Some Like It Hot (for the first time ever) and I'm actually blown away by how groundbreaking it is.. for it's time, of course. I mean, trannies, gay references, alcoholism... in the 1950's. It brings to mind 2 movies I love: Transamerica and Connie & Carla. The latter, I've heard, was based on Some Like It Hot. And I've never realized I'm actually a fan of Marilyn Monroe's. And I don't mean in the "she's a hot icon" way. Some of my favorite movies are some of the pictures she's starred in but I never really payed attention to her as an actress... more for her personal life. But there's something about her that translates so well to the screen, specifically in roles where she is kinda of sad and troubled. Eerily enough, if I look very closely, I feel like I can see that she's not acting. She's genuine.