FBI feared Marilyn Monroe 'drifted into Communist orbit' According to FBI informants close to Monroe a "mutual infatuation" developed between her and Field, who was living in the country with his wife in self-imposed exile. The files said: "This situation caused considerable dismay among Miss Monroe's entourage and also among the American Communist Group in Mexico." One source said Monroe was "very vulnerable" because of her "rejection" by Arthur Miller, Joe DiMaggio and Frank Sinatra, and felt like a "negated sex symbol." Field, who denied being a member of the Communist Party, later discussed meeting Monroe in Mexico in his autobiography "From Right to Left." He wrote of Monroe: "She told us about her strong feelings for civil rights, for black equality, as well as her admiration for what was being done in China, her anger at red-baiting and McCarthyism and her hatred of J Edgar Hoover." The files also showed that in 1955 Monroe's manager applied on her behalf for a visa application to visit the USSR.