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
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
27 Wednesday Mar 2013
Posted in Books, Marilyn Monroe, Updates
Ed Feingersh, 1955
A few years ago, I made a list of all the books owned or read by Marilyn Monroe (some 436 at last count) for my sister blog, ES Updates. At the time, I wondered if anyone else would be interested.
In recent weeks, my list has been picked up by the New Yorker, Yahoo, and many other websites, after first being spotted by Dan Colman over at Open Culture.
I’m glad to have played a small part in widening public knowledge of Marilyn, and hope that more people will now discover that for her, reading was much more than an intellectual pose.
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12 Saturday Jan 2013
Posted in Film, Marilyn Monroe, Periodicals, Updates
‘American Blondes’, my essay comparing Marilyn Monroe with Lana Turner (originally posted here), is reprinted in the latest issue of the excellent Mad About Marilyn fanzine, which also features Marilyn’s 1956 interview with Elsa Maxwell; a profile of photographer Gene Lester; and a feature on the Moon of Baroda diamond.
If you would like to subscribe to Mad About Marilyn, please email emmadowning@blueyonder.co.uk
02 Wednesday Jan 2013
Posted in Marilyn Monroe, Music
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Hal Schaefer, Irving Berlin, Jazz, Joe DiMaggio, Lionel Newman, Louella Parsons, Marilyn Monroe, Piano, River of No Return, There's No Business Like Show Business, Wrong Door Raid
My tribute to Hal Schaefer, the jazz pianist who died recently. This article can also be read at Immortal Marilyn. Continue reading
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