30 Monday May 2011
Posted in Marilyn Monroe
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Andre De Dienes, 1949
Wednesday, June 1st, marks what would be Marilyn Monroe’s 85th birthday. In her honour, I will be posting new articles daily.
This article is also published at Immortal Marilyn Continue reading
16 Monday May 2011
Posted in Film, Marilyn Monroe
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Arline Hunter, Documentaries, Don't Bother To Knock, Dr Ralph Greenson, George Belmont, John Miner, Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn: The Last Sessions, Michel Schneider, Niagara, Patrick Jeudy
Marilyn: The Last Sessions is a documentary made by Patrick Jeudy in 2008, based on a 2006 novel by Michel Schneider.
02 Saturday Apr 2011
Posted in Books, Marilyn Monroe, Periodicals
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Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn?, Jacqueline Kennedy, Mad About Marilyn, Marilyn Monroe, Pamela Keogh
My review of Pamela Keogh’s Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? (first posted here) is reprinted in the latest issue of Mad About Marilyn magazine. Also featured are photographer Bill Carroll; a short story by Michael Williams; a vintage Photoplay article, ‘Orphan in Ermine’, a look back at Marilyn’s ‘night at the circus’ in 1955; and a review of John Vachon’s Lost Look Photos.
If you would like to join the Mad About Marilyn Fan Club, please email Emma: emmadowning@blueyonder.co.uk
30 Wednesday Mar 2011
Posted in Film, Marilyn Monroe, Updates
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I’ve written a guest post for British Pathé Blog, focussing on archive footage of Marilyn Monroe.
07 Monday Mar 2011
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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
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