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Tag Archives: Marilyn Monroe

Dead Blondes: You Must Remember Marilyn

27 Friday Oct 2017

Posted by marina72 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 →

Remembering Diana, 20 Years On

31 Thursday Aug 2017

Posted by marina72 in Anniversaries, History

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Candle in the Wind, Drowned World (Substitute for Love), Elton John, Fairy Tale, Hilary Mantel, Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, Mario Testino, Princess Diana, The Princess Myth

My first memory of Diana is visual: that blue suit she wore and the sapphire ring, on the day of her engagement. When she married Charles in 1981 I was nine years old; she was twice my age, but still hardly a woman. Continue reading →

Dinner With DiMaggio

11 Sunday Jun 2017

Posted by marina72 in Books, Marilyn Monroe, Non-Fiction

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Dinner With DiMaggio, Dr Rock Positano, Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe

You can also read this article at Immortal Marilyn.

Dr Rock Positano was thirty-two, with his own practice in Manhattan specialising in non-surgical treatments for foot and ankle problems, when he met Joe DiMaggio in 1990. At seventy-six, DiMaggio still suffered from the effects of a botched foot operation which had brought his baseball career to an abrupt end in 1951. Over the next decade, until Joe’s death in 1999, Positano became his New York  companion and confidant. A notoriously difficult man to know, DiMaggio was both deeply private and intensely concerned with his reputation. First announced back in 2015, Dinner With DiMaggio: Memories of an American Hero promises a rare glimpse into the private life of a frequently misunderstood man, and although occasionally prone to sensationalism, for the most part it delivers. 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 Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime

24 Monday Apr 2017

Posted by marina72 in Marilyn Monroe, Television

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Channel 4, David Gainsborough Roberts, Documentaries, Elizabeth Winder, Frieda Hull, Immortal Marilyn, Julien's Auctions, Lee Strasberg, Lois Banner, Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime, Sarah Churchwell

This article can also be read at Immortal Marilyn. (And if you’re looking for a more detailed view of the sale, I also wrote a series of reports on my Marilyn-only blog, ES Updates.) Continue reading →

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