Marie Irvine: Marilyn’s New York Make-Up Artist

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Marie Irvine, who worked as a make-up artist to Marilyn Monroe in New York, died aged 99 in a Florida care facility on January 15, 2024. Continue reading

Keeper of the Flame: Anna Strasberg, the Method and Marilyn

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Anna Strasberg, widow of Actors Studio founder Lee Strasberg and inheritor of Marilyn Monroe’s estate, died aged 84 on January 6, 2024. Continue reading

Rain in May: Joan in Bristol, and Jeanne in Oz

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A midday screening of Lewis Milestone’s Rain (1932) heads up a double bill at the Bristol Aquarium cinema this Saturday, May 11. The event boasts an introduction by programmer James Harrison of Film Noir UK, and is followed by another classic Joan Crawford vehicle, Sudden Fear (1952.) Continue reading

Children of Hollywood: Marilyn and Diana Herbert

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Actress Diana Herbert, who met Marilyn Monroe on the set of her first movie, died aged 95 in Los Angeles on May 3, 2023. Continue reading

Pauline Boty’s Epitaph to Marilyn Sold at Christie’s

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Epitaph to Something’s Gotta Give – a 1962 painting by British pop artist Pauline Boty – was sold for £1,310,500 at Christie’s in London this week. It was one of three works inspired by Marilyn Monroe, whose influence I’ve discussed here – and the highest price reached for the late artist’s work to date. Continue reading