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Elizabeth Taylor 1932-2011

23 Wednesday Mar 2011

Posted by marina72 in Film

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AIDS, AmFAR, Bert Stern, Cleopatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, Max Lerner, Michael Jackson, Mike Todd, Montgomery Clift, Richard Burton, Truman Capote

In honour of the glorious Elizabeth Taylor, who passed away today, I’m posting an updated version of my tribute, Marilyn, Elizabeth and Cleopatra, first published on Immortal Marilyn in 2009. Continue reading →

What’s Good for the Goose…

10 Thursday Mar 2011

Posted by marina72 in Art and Photography, Brighton, Politics

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Brighton, Cobbler's Thumb, Grafitti, Jekyll, New England Street, Politics, Protest

Angry art for troubled times: found on a wall outside the Cobbler’s Thumb pub, New England Street, Brighton. The (anonymous) rhyme dates from the 17th century, protesting against land enclosure and rural dispossession.

Elsie Mae Fortin 1911-2011

10 Thursday Mar 2011

Posted by marina72 in Madonna

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Bay City, Elsie Fortin, Madonna, Michigan

You can also read this article at Madonna Radio

Elsie Mae Fortin, maternal grandmother of Madonna, has died aged 99. Continue reading →

‘A Girl’s Best Friend’: Jane Russell 1921-2011

07 Monday Mar 2011

Posted by marina72 in Film, Marilyn Monroe

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Adoption, Bob Hope, Bob Waterfield, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Howard Hughes, Jane Russell, Jim Dougherty, Marilyn Monroe, Max Reinhardt, Robert Mitchum, Santa Maria, The Paleface, The Revolt of Mamie Stover, Van Nuys High School

Jane Russell, one of Hollywood’s great sex symbols, and star of such films as The Outlaw, The Paleface, His Kind of Woman and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, has died aged 89 at her home in California’s Santa Maria Valley, of a respiratory illness. Continue reading →

Jean Harlow: Centenary of a Bombshell

03 Thursday Mar 2011

Posted by marina72 in Film

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Jean Harlow, Marilyn Monroe

In honour of Jean Harlow, the original blonde bombshell, turning 100 on Thursday, March 3, I am participating in a Blogathon led by Kitty Packard Pictorial.

This article, comparing Marilyn Monroe to her idol, Harlow, was originally published at Immortal Marilyn in 2009. Continue reading →

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