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Archive for April, 2008

Hard Candy

Posted in Madonna, Music, tagged , on April 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Hard Candy is the latest album from Madonna, and marks the final phase of her 25-year contract with Warner Brothers. In many ways it is like a greatest hits compilation, composed of new material. Various stages of her evolution, from club darling to pop tart, provocateur to mystic, are remixed and revisted here.

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‘The Mmm Girl’ featured in Kemptown Rag

Posted in Books, Brighton, Interviews, Marilyn Monroe, The Mmm Girl, Updates, tagged , , , , on April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

“A captivating, gripping piece of literature…The Mmm Girl will have you hooked from the first chapter…jam-packed with emotion…Marilyn’s life was short but this book will stay with you for much longer…” – Kemptown Rag An article about The Mmm Girl appears in the latest issue of Kemptown Rag, a lifestyle magazine distributed in Brighton. You [...]

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Another Side Of Marilyn

Posted in Marilyn Monroe, Updates, tagged , , , , , on April 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Immortal Marilyn began life over a decade ago as Hollywoodland, one of the first online newsgroups dedicated to preserving the legacy of Marilyn Monroe. It is now a growing resource centre, including footage, artwork, TV schedules, vintage articles and comment on all matters relating to Marilyn. I am writing a regular series of short essays [...]

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Michelle Morgan reviews ‘The Mmm Girl’

Posted in Books, Marilyn Monroe, The Mmm Girl, Updates, tagged , , , , on April 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

‘Wonderful…so close to Marilyn’s life that you almost believe you are reading her own memoir…a real gem’ Michelle Morgan, author of Marilyn Monroe: Private And Undisclosed, has reviewed The Mmm Girl – read more For more information on Michelle’s work, visit her website – here

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Mad About Marilyn

Posted in Books, Interviews, Marilyn Monroe, The Mmm Girl, Updates, tagged , , , on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

“With her enchanting novel, The Mmm Girl, Tara Hanks has placed herself in Marilyn’s dinky stillettos to give her the voice that she was so often denied in life …in her bright, colourful style, Hanks retells Marilyn’s story with tender empathy and imaginative flair.” — Mad About Marilyn, March 2008 An interview with me appears [...]

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Ida Lupino

Posted in Film, tagged , , on April 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Born into a grand English theatrical family, Ida Lupino found fame in the film noir genre, starring in They Drive By Night and High Sierra with Humphrey Bogart, and with Jack Palance in The Big Knife. Fiery yet delicate, she was one of the most gifted actresses in Hollywood. But her story does not end [...]

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