13 Thursday Jun 2013
Posted in Fashion and Beauty, Marilyn Monroe
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Bert Stern, Chicago, Earl Gustie, Eve Arnold, Jacqueline Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Kenneth Battelle, Marilyn Monroe, New York, Some Like It Hot
Marilyn Monroe, styled by Kenneth for her appearance at the JFK birthday gala in 1962
Kenneth Battelle, who was dubbed ‘hairdresser to the stars’ during the 1950s, died at home in Wappinger Falls, New York, on May 12th, 2013. Continue reading
07 Friday Jun 2013
Posted in Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction
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1920s, Careless People, F. Scott Fitzgerald, For Books' Sake, Sarah Churchwell, The Great Gatsby
My review of Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and the Invention of The Great Gatsby – a brilliant new exploration of F. Scott Fitzgerald‘s 1920s masterpiece, by Sarah Churchwell – is posted today at For Books’ Sake.
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05 Wednesday Jun 2013
Posted in History, Profumo Affair, Wicked Baby
John Profumo, Secretary for War, resigned on June 5th, 1963, after admitting he lied about his affair with Christine Keeler. Here’s how it unfolded, from my novella, Wicked Baby: Continue reading
01 Saturday Jun 2013
Posted in Art and Photography, Film, Marilyn Monroe
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#WPLongform, Edgar Freire, Home Movies, James Danziger, James Haspiel, Joshua Greene, Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn Monroe: NYC 1955, Milton Greene, New York, Peter Mangone
In honour of what would be Marilyn Monroe’s 87th birthday, I explore the story behind a remarkable home movie – filmed by a teenage fan, and retrieved by chance almost fifty years later. (This article can also be read via Immortal Marilyn.) Continue reading
30 Thursday May 2013
Posted in History, Profumo Affair, Radio
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Archive on 4, BBC, Christine Keeler, Denning Report, Eugene Ivanov, Harold Macmillan, Harold Wilson, Hod Dibben, John Blake, John Profumo, Lord Denning, Lord Hailsham, Mandy Rice-Davies, Mariella Novotny, Noel Howard-Jones, Profumo Affair, Profumo Confidential, Rupert Allason, Stephen Ward, That Was the Week That Was, Thomas Critchley, Tom Mangold, Valerie Profumo
Fifty years after one of Britain’s most notorious political scandals erupted, journalist Tom Mangold has looked back on events in Profumo Confidential, a special episode of BBC Radio’s Archive on 4 series. Continue reading
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