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Archive for May, 2008

Cornell Capa 1918-2008

Posted in Art and Photography, Film, Marilyn Monroe, tagged , , , on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Cornell Capa has died in New York, aged 90. The brother of war photographer Robert Capa, he was a distinguished artist in his own right. He used the term ‘concerned photography’ to describe his work, which blurred the line between image and reality. This shot of Marilyn Monroe is a good example – though it [...]

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Reinventing Marilyn

Posted in Books, Film, Marilyn Monroe, Non-Fiction, tagged , , on May 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »

The Immortal Marilyn: The Depiction Of An Icon, by John De Vito and Frank Tropea, offers new insight into the cultural significance of Marilyn Monroe. As the title suggests, it is not a biography, but an iconography of the star, charting the various representations of her on stage, screen and in documentaries.

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Dear Mr Gable…

Posted in Film, Marilyn Monroe, Updates, tagged , , , on May 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Two new articles for my series, ‘Another Side Of Marilyn’, are now on the Immortal Marilyn website. The first, for my ‘Films Marilyn Considered’ column, covers the 1954 epic The Egyptian. And ‘Dear Mr Gable’, for my ‘Marilyn’s Heroes’ topic, considers her admiration for the king of Hollywood, Clark Gable. Read more

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Elaine Dundy 1921-2008

Posted in Books, Fiction, tagged on May 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Portrait by Jim McDermott It was a hot, peaceful, optimistic sort of day in September. It was around 11 in the morning, I remember, and I was drifting down the Boulevard St. Michel, thoughts rising in my head like little puffs of smoke, when suddenly a voice bellowed into my ear: “Sally Jay Gorce! What [...]

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