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Another Side Of Marilyn

19 Saturday Apr 2008

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Immortal Marilyn began life over a decade ago as Hollywoodland, one of the first online newsgroups dedicated to preserving the legacy of Marilyn Monroe. It is now a growing resource centre, including footage, artwork, TV schedules, vintage articles and comment on all matters relating to Marilyn.

I am writing a regular series of short essays about other films Marilyn considered, beginning with Born Yesterday, which was eventually made with another blonde comedienne, Judy Holliday. In another series I study the people who inspired Marilyn in her life and career, starting with Aimee Semple McPherson, the flamboyant priestess who may have baptised young Norma Jeane.

I will post updates on this blog whenever new articles are published. Meanwhile, please do visit Immortal Marilyn here

Michelle Morgan reviews ‘The Mmm Girl’

16 Wednesday Apr 2008

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‘Wonderful…so close to Marilyn’s life that you almost believe you are reading her own memoir…a real gem’

Michelle Morgan, author of Marilyn Monroe: Private And Undisclosed, has reviewed The Mmm Girl – read more

For more information on Michelle’s work, visit her website – here

Mad About Marilyn

15 Tuesday Apr 2008

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“With her enchanting novel, The Mmm Girl, Tara Hanks has placed herself in Marilyn’s dinky stillettos to give her the voice that she was so often denied in life …in her bright, colourful style, Hanks retells Marilyn’s story with tender empathy and imaginative flair.” — Mad About Marilyn, March 2008

An interview with me appears in the latest issue of the Mad About Marilyn fanzine, out now. The magazine also includes vintage articles and up-to-date news. For more info and details on how to join, go here

‘The Mmm Girl’ Reviewed At The Bookbag

24 Sunday Feb 2008

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Marilyn by Eve Arnold, 1955

“A brilliant, believable read…a weird and wonderful look into Marilyn Monroe’s life, from her childhood in foster homes and orphanages to her many marriages and relationships and her eventual death…though her fame certainly adds something, this would have been a really interesting read even if she wasn’t a well known name…inspiring and entertaining…a proper, engaging story that is a really fun and educational read. I learnt a lot, not just of the actress’s love for pills and booze but also about the politics of the day, but at the same time it didn’t seem at all like a history lesson.”

The Bookbag – read more