ABCtales Evening in Brighton

12 Thursday Jun 2008

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An evening of live literature featuring writers from www.abctales.com

The next ABCtales evening will be held at St Michaels Hall, Victoria Road, Brighton on Saturday July 5th – starting at 8 p.m. Admission £3 (£2 concessions). Tara Hanks, a long time ABCtales member, will be reading from her latest book, The Mmm Girl – the story of Marilyn Monroe, in her own words.

There’s still room for readers so if you want to come along and read (maximum time 10 minutes) then email tcook@abctales.com

The evening is part of the Montpelier, Clifton and Powis Festival. All are welcome so do come along. St Michaels Hall is just five minutes walk from the station and right in the centre of the City.

Hope to see you there!

Interviewed at MarilynFan.org

07 Saturday Jun 2008

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MarilynFan.org was founded in 2003, by Dutch-based web designer Marloes De Vries. With stunning, innovative layouts, unique information and a high-quality photo gallery, MarilynFan is one of the best sites around, and should be the first stop for anyone wanting to learn more about Marilyn Monroe.

Now MarilynFan is back in a new, blog-style format, and Marloes has recently interviewed me regarding my novel, The Mmm Girl. You can read the article in full here

Cornell Capa 1918-2008

26 Monday May 2008

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Cornell Capa has died in New York, aged 90. The brother of war photographer Robert Capa, he was a distinguished artist in his own right. He used the term ‘concerned photography’ to describe his work, which blurred the line between image and reality. This shot of Marilyn Monroe is a good example – though it appears to catch her off-guard, she was acting in a scene from The Misfits.

As part of the Magnum group, Capa covered a diverse range of subjects, from the Kennedy presidency to the hidden lives of disabled children. You can view his work here

Read his obituary in The Guardian, here

Reinventing Marilyn

18 Sunday May 2008

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The Immortal Marilyn: The Depiction Of An Icon, by John De Vito and Frank Tropea, offers new insight into the cultural significance of Marilyn Monroe. As the title suggests, it is not a biography, but an iconography of the star, charting the various representations of her on stage, screen and in documentaries. Continue reading →

Dear Mr Gable…

15 Thursday May 2008

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Two new articles for my series, ‘Another Side Of Marilyn’, are now on the Immortal Marilyn website. The first, for my ‘Films Marilyn Considered’ column, covers the 1954 epic The Egyptian. And ‘Dear Mr Gable’, for my ‘Marilyn’s Heroes’ topic, considers her admiration for the king of Hollywood, Clark Gable.

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