29 Monday Mar 2010
Posted in Books, History, Periodicals
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The spring issue of Herstoria includes an article by Carol Dyhouse on glamour, and the iconic cover photo, depicting Rita Hayworth in Gilda (1946), cigarette holder in hand, mink stole dragging at her feet, captures the essence of glamour. Continue reading
23 Tuesday Mar 2010
Posted in Books, Fiction, History, Profumo Affair
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1960s, Bad Penny Blues, Cathi Unsworth, Jack the Stripper, Joe Meek, Pauline Boty, Profumo Affair
Cathi Unsworth began her career as a music journalist at the age of 19, writing for Sounds, Melody Maker, Bizarre and Mojo. She is now also a crime novelist, having published three books: The Not Knowing (2005), The Singer (2007) and most recently Bad Penny Blues (2009). In 2006, Unsworth edited an anthology of fiction, London Noir. Continue reading
21 Sunday Mar 2010
Posted in Film, Marilyn Monroe
Broken Embraces (2009) is the fourth collaboration between Spanish director Pedro Almodovar and his ‘muse’, actress Penelope Cruz. As his earlier films with Carmen Maura and others attest, Almodovar is skilled at bringing out the best in his actors, particularly women. In the early 2000s, Hollywood snapped up Penelope Cruz and, partly due to her romance with Tom Cruise, she became internationally famous. But her most interesting work has been in her native Spain, with Almodovar. Continue reading
03 Wednesday Mar 2010
Posted in Film, Marilyn Monroe
Steffi Skolsky with Marilyn Monroe, 1952
Steffi Sidney-Splaver, daughter of famed Hollywood gossip columnist Sidney Skolsky, has died in Seattle aged 74. As a teenager Steffi acted in a handful of films, including the classic Rebel Without A Cause (1955.) Continue reading
20 Saturday Feb 2010
Posted in Art and Photography, Film, Marilyn Monroe
'Blue Marilyn' by Mary Ann Lynch
This article is first in a new, occasional series, Marilyn in Advertising. Continue reading
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