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Tag Archives: Ella Fitzgerald

Sunshine Blondes: Marilyn and Doris Day

14 Tuesday May 2019

Posted by marina72 in Film, Marilyn Monroe

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Clark Gable, Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Howard Keel, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe, Move Over Darling, Pillow Talk, Rock Hudson, Something's Got To Give, That Touch Of Mink, The Graduate, The Prince And The Showgirl, Thelma Ritter

“You take the grey skies out of my way
You make the sun shine brighter than Doris Day…”
– Wham!, ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go’ (1984) Continue reading →

Ella Fitzgerald at 100

25 Tuesday Apr 2017

Posted by marina72 in Anniversaries, Marilyn Monroe, Music

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Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Sings Gershwin, Hal Schaefer, Jazz, Marilyn Monroe

Ella Fitzgerald in Cannes by Jean-Pierre LeLoir, 1958

Ella Fitzgerald was born a century ago today, on April 25, 1917. Her voice was like sunshine, or a glass of champagne. As a woman, she had great warmth and dignity. She was also a friend to Marilyn Monroe, who had been introduced to her work by jazz pianist and arranger Hal Schaefer in 1953. Continue reading →

Marilyn Onstage

11 Wednesday Nov 2009

Posted by marina72 in Marilyn Monroe, Theatre

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Bonnie Greer, Ella Fitzgerald, Marilyn Monroe, Sunny Thompson, Suzie Kennedy

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Suzie Kennedy

London theatregoers can enjoy two plays about Marilyn Monroe this autumn. Marilyn And Ella opens at the Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue on November 15th, showing on three consecutive Sundays. Continue reading →

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