In March 1938, Huxley's friend Anita Loos, a novelist and screenwriter, put him in touch with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), which hired him for Madame Curie which was originally to star Greta Garbo and be directed by George Cukor.
ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt, hˈʌksliz fɹˈɛnd ɐnˈiːɾə lˈuːz, ɐ nˈɑːvɪlˌɪst ænd skɹˈiːnɹaɪɾɚ, pˌʊt hˌɪm ɪn tˈʌtʃ wɪð mˈɛtɹoʊɡˈoʊldwɪnmˈeɪɚ ˌɛmdʒˌiːˈɛm, wˌɪtʃ hˈaɪɚd hˌɪm fɔːɹ mˈædəm kjˈʊɹɹi wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli tə stˈɑːɹ ɡɹˈɛɾə ɡˈɑːɹboʊ ænd biː dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ dʒˈɔːɹdʒ kjˈuːkɚ.