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My profile of photographer Ed Feingersh is featured on the Immortal Marilyn website

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“My copy has paint on it – which is the semi-official way of saying that it is love. I keep it in my studio…” Elizabeth Grammaticas

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This article is first in a new, occasional series, Marilyn in Advertising.

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Brighton and Hove City Council has put forward proposals to shut Brighton History Centre as part of a bid to save almost £8 million from its overall budget in the next year. But its users claim the closure, which will save the council £62,000, will be a devastating blow. Brighton Evening Argus, December 15th 2009

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Photographer Bob Willoughby has died at his home in Vence, France, aged 82. For many years he was the one of the most prominent still cameramen in the international film industry, largely due to his unobtrusive style and aesthetic sensibility. Critic Charles Champlin once described Willoughby’s work as transcending photojournalism to become ‘salon art’.

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Back Row Brighton: Cinema-Going in Brighton and Hove is the latest offering from Queenspark Books, a community publisher since 1974. Specialising in the reminiscences of local people, and writing and editing with volunteers, Queenspark has created a unique, alternate history of Brighton. It also provides a focus for aspiring writers with a number of ongoing [...]

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Scott Fortner has added pictures of Marilyn sightings from around the world to his Marilyn Monroe Collection. Some photos taken while out and about in Brighton are included there, while above are some more photos from inside my home.

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Celebration is Madonna’s third greatest hits package, spanning her thirty–year career. She has also released collections of remixes and ballads, as well as eleven studio albums and several film soundtracks. A two-disc compilation, showcasing such a prolific artist, seems almost minimal.  It is accompanied by a double DVD featuring nearly fifty videos. The cover, by [...]

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A few sightings of The Mmm Girl across the globe. Contact me if you’d like to be added to the gallery!

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Life was one of the most popular American magazines of the 20th century, with a strong emphasis on photojournalism. It lives on today as an online photo archive, and occasionally publishes special editions in honour of iconic Americans. During the 1950s and 60s, one of their favourite cover stars was none other than Marilyn Monroe, [...]

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