Reddit reviews Marilyn: Her Life in Her Own Words: Marilyn Monroe's Revealing Last Words and Photographs
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Arthur Miller in a pretty well known confrontation before he was casting for a movie he was directing. He literally told her she's just pretty, on top of emotionally abusing her, and that she would never make it as an actress. There's a phenominal documentary on Marilyn Monroe on HBO from a book of her hand written letters, fully sourced.
I recommend it. It's as beautiful as it is heartbreaking. You also learn how many producers thought the same and made her sleep with them to get parts, which wasn't (or isnt) rare in Hollywood. You also get to learn at how desperately she wanted to be an actress and not a sex icon but the men surrounding her aside from Joe DiMaggio, never treated her even remotely serious and lead her on as many times as they could.
I also recommend the book "Marilyn Monroe: Her Life In Her Own Words..." by George Barris. Im on my phone and i dont know how to directly link it. http://www.amazon.com/Marilyn-Words-Monroes-Revealing-Photographs/dp/0806531231
Edit: A.M. told M.M. before casting began, not after.
Tl;dr: in a shocking twist, a pretty woman in Hollywood has run in with terrible men and has her dreams crushed because she's just pretty.