28 Monday Apr 2008
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Hard Candy is the latest album from Madonna, and marks the final phase of her 25-year contract with Warner Brothers. In many ways it is like a greatest hits compilation, composed of new material. Various stages of her evolution, from club darling to pop tart, provocateur to mystic, are remixed and revisted here. Continue reading
26 Saturday Apr 2008
Posted in Books, Brighton, Fiction, Interviews, Marilyn Monroe, The Mmm Girl, Updates
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“A captivating, gripping piece of literature…The Mmm Girl will have you hooked from the first chapter…jam-packed with emotion…Marilyn’s life was short but this book will stay with you for much longer…” – Kemptown Rag
An article about The Mmm Girl appears in the latest issue of Kemptown Rag, a lifestyle magazine distributed in Brighton. You can read it here
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19 Saturday Apr 2008
Posted in Marilyn Monroe, Updates
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Aimee Semple MacPherson, Born Yesterday, Immortal Marilyn, Judy Holliday, Marilyn Monroe, Tara Hanks
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
16 Wednesday Apr 2008
Posted in Books, Fiction, Marilyn Monroe, The Mmm Girl, Updates
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15 Tuesday Apr 2008
Posted in Books, Interviews, Marilyn Monroe, The Mmm Girl, Updates
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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
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