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Archive for August, 2010

The Fame

Posted in Lady Gaga, Music, tagged , on August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

As recently as 2008, Lady Gaga was a little-known songwriter and burlesque artist from New York. Her debut single, ‘Just Dance’, was released in the US that spring and spent five months in the Billboard Top 100, peaking at No 2 that summer. An album, The Fame, was released that autumn, finally reaching the UK [...]

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Charlotte Brontё’s Corset

Posted in Books, Poetry, tagged , , on August 25, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Earlier this month I took a holiday in the North-West of England, where I first lived as a student nearly twenty years ago. The trip was partly a sentimental journey, and partly for research as the novel I’m currently writing is set in the area. One of the places I always wanted to visit while [...]

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David L. Wolper 1928-2010

Posted in Film, Marilyn Monroe, tagged , , , , on August 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »

David L. Wolper was born in New York City, 1928. After studying cinema and journalism at University of South California, Wolper set up a television distribution company in 1949, selling old movie serials to the small screen, then in its infancy. In 1955, Wolper moved into production with his documentary, The Race for Space, featuring [...]

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Marilyn and the Lawfords

Posted in History, Marilyn Monroe, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Say Goodbye to the President: Marilyn Monroe and the Lawfords, a new article by me for the ‘Twilight’ section at Immortal Marilyn, has been posted to mark the 48th anniversary of her passing. (The picture above shows Marilyn with Peter Lawford at Frank Sinatra’s Cal-Neva Lodge, a week before her death. It is one of [...]

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