Career
Between 1941 and 1958, Monroe wrote the templates and scripts for only five films and television series. His second Oscar nomination for best story was for The Affairs of Susan, co-written by László Görög. He died in Sawtelle, California.
The screenplay to Ball of Fire was also the basis for the Turkish film Ateş Gibi Kadın (1965, starring Tanju Gürsu, Leyla Sayar and Zafer Önen).