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.
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.