Comments on: Sylvia Barnhart and Marilyn

By: marina72

marina72 — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:33:44 +0000

I’ve never known a star as different from the image she created as Marilyn was, and that duality makes her all the more interesting to me. It probably made her inner life even harder, but as she said herself, ‘I always had too much fantasy to be just a housewife.’

By: helen

helen — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:34:14 +0000

Look how fresh faced and, to put it blandly, “typical” Marilyn looks in that shampoo advert. I’ve never seen a picture of her so young. It is humbling; makes one realize she may have never become so iconic. And in some ways I wonder if it would not have been better for her if she had remained Norma Jeane.

By: marina72

marina72 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:21:58 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Jackey – I like to remember the lesser-known people in Marilyn’s life, and Sylvia definitely deserves a mention. I agree that Marilyn’s tardiness was probably caused by lack of confidence, rather than just selfishness. I can understand that it could be very annoying and some people may have got the wrong impression of Marilyn because of it, but I don’t think she could help being insecure about herself at times.

By: Jackey

Jackey — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:55:30 +0000

Great blog post! I mean just imagine if one the most iconic blondes in the world never became a blonde? Marilyn and her nerves always caused her to be late. I know people people found her to be a diva for that, but she was just so nervous. A very enlightening read on her first hairdresser.