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Steffi Sidney 1935-2010

Posted in Film, Marilyn Monroe, tagged , , , , on March 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Steffi Sidney-Splaver, daughter of famed Hollywood gossip columnist Sidney Skolsky, has died in Seattle aged 74. As a teenager Steffi acted in a handful of films, including the classic Rebel Without A Cause (1955.)

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Anti-Retro and the ‘new’ Marilyn

Posted in Art and Photography, Film, Marilyn Monroe, tagged , , , , , on February 20, 2010 | 3 Comments »

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

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Sylvia Barnhart and Marilyn

Posted in Film, Marilyn Monroe, tagged , , , on February 17, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Sylvia Barnhart, the woman who first dyed Marilyn Monroe’s hair blonde, has died. In recent years she was a favourite at meetings of the Marilyn Remembered fan club in Los Angeles, California.

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David Brown and ‘Something’s Got To Give’

Posted in Film, Marilyn Monroe, tagged , , on February 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

David Brown, one of Hollywood’s most enduringly successful producers, has died at his Manhattan home aged 93, after a long illness. A native New Yorker, he trained as a journalist and wrote short stories, edited numerous publications, and served as a first lieutenant with US Army Military Intelligence during World War II.
In 1951, Brown was [...]

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Filth and Wisdom

Posted in Film, Madonna, Music, tagged , , on January 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Originally conceived as a short film, Filth and Wisdom was extended into a long feature and first shown at the Berlin Film Festival in 2008. Since then it has had a limited theatrical release, and is now available on DVD in Europe and America (though not, as yet, in the UK) as well as being [...]

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An American Affair

Posted in Film, History, Marilyn Monroe, tagged , , , , , , on January 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »

An American Affair is an independent film, written by Alex Metcalf and directed by William Olsson, released in US cinemas and on DVD last year. Set in 1963, it depicts a fictional romance between President John F. Kennedy and a mysterious woman, observed by a young boy in the months before Kennedy’s assassination.

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Brighton History Centre

Posted in Art and Photography, Books, Brighton, Film, History, Updates, tagged , , , on December 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »

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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Bob Willoughby 1927-2009

Posted in Art and Photography, Film, Marilyn Monroe, tagged , on December 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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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Marilyn and Tony Curtis

Posted in Books, Film, Marilyn Monroe, tagged , , on December 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis are indelibly linked in the public consciousness for two main reasons: firstly, they co-starred in the comedy classic, Some Like It Hot (1959); and secondly, because when asked what kissing Marilyn was like, Curtis allegedly replied, ‘Like kissing Hitler.’

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Back Row Brighton

Posted in Art and Photography, Books, Brighton, Film, History, tagged , , on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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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