25 Saturday Nov 2017
Posted in History, Politics, Profumo Affair
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Christine Keeler, Emil Savundra, James Burge, Jeremy Hutchinson, Lucky Gordon, Mervyn Griffith-Jones, Profumo Affair
Jeremy Hutchinson, the pioneering defence lawyer who was a champion of liberty throughout his long career, has died at the grand old age of 102. Continue reading
13 Monday Nov 2017
Posted in Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, Periodicals, Radio, Television
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Liz Smith, the veteran gossip columnist known as the ‘doyenne of dish’, has died aged 94. Continue reading
27 Friday Oct 2017
Posted in Film, History, Marilyn Monroe, Radio, Television
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Arthur Miller, Documentaries, Immortal Marilyn, Karina Longworth, Marilyn Monroe, Podcasts, You Must Remember This
This article can also be read at Immortal Marilyn
“Marilyn, that icon of über-femininity, is most often compared to other dead women. Or rather, other dead women are compared to her … Whenever a glamorous young woman dies, she is compared to Marilyn Monroe, whether she was a blonde – or dumb – or not.” – Sarah Churchwell Continue reading
04 Wednesday Oct 2017
Posted in Profumo Affair, Television
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The Profumo Affair has been the subject of two films (The Keeler Affair, Scandal), several plays, and a West End musical. Now the BBC is planning a six-part drama about the controversy, Yahoo reports. Continue reading
03 Tuesday Oct 2017
Posted in Books, Film, Non-Fiction
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Ava Gardner: the name conjures timeless elegance. She was a North Carolina sharecropper’s daughter whose beauty gave her the regal bearing of a goddess. Beyond the glamorous aura, she is most often recalled for her stormy personal life, and especially her marriage to Frank Sinatra. But this is only a partial vision of one of the greatest female stars of the 1940s and 50s. Even the most devout cinephiles often overlook her unique contribution to post-war American cinema. Continue reading
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