28 Friday Jun 2013
Posted in Art and Photography, Marilyn Monroe
One of Stern’s most popular ‘Marilyns’, at the Staley Wise Gallery, NYC
The American portrait photographer Bert Stern, famed for his provocative images of Marilyn Monroe and others, died aged 83 on June 26th, 2013, the New York Times reports.
Over the next few weeks, I’ll be reviewing his work here and at ES Updates.
But first, here’s a personal tribute from artist and photographer Mary Ann Lynch, who met Mr Stern at a New York gallery opening, in April this year. Continue reading
19 Wednesday Jun 2013
Posted in Art and Photography, Books, Marilyn Monroe, Periodicals, The Mmm Girl
Photo by Peter Gonzalez
This is the newspaper image I used for the cover of my novel, The Mmm Girl, and I still love it. The warmth, innocence and hopefulness in Marilyn’s eyes, as if to say – “Cheers, no tears…”
Posted by Peter Gonzalez to the Marilyn Mexico Facebook group
13 Thursday Jun 2013
Posted in Fashion and Beauty, Marilyn Monroe
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Bert Stern, Chicago, Earl Gustie, Eve Arnold, Jacqueline Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Kenneth Battelle, Marilyn Monroe, New York, Some Like It Hot
Marilyn Monroe, styled by Kenneth for her appearance at the JFK birthday gala in 1962
Kenneth Battelle, who was dubbed ‘hairdresser to the stars’ during the 1950s, died at home in Wappinger Falls, New York, on May 12th, 2013. Continue reading
01 Saturday Jun 2013
Posted in Art and Photography, Film, Marilyn Monroe
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#WPLongform, Edgar Freire, Home Movies, James Danziger, James Haspiel, Joshua Greene, Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn Monroe: NYC 1955, Milton Greene, New York, Peter Mangone
In honour of what would be Marilyn Monroe’s 87th birthday, I explore the story behind a remarkable home movie – filmed by a teenage fan, and retrieved by chance almost fifty years later. (This article can also be read via Immortal Marilyn.) Continue reading
27 Wednesday Mar 2013
Posted in Books, Marilyn Monroe, Updates
Ed Feingersh, 1955
A few years ago, I made a list of all the books owned or read by Marilyn Monroe (some 436 at last count) for my sister blog, ES Updates. At the time, I wondered if anyone else would be interested.
In recent weeks, my list has been picked up by the New Yorker, Yahoo, and many other websites, after first being spotted by Dan Colman over at Open Culture.
I’m glad to have played a small part in widening public knowledge of Marilyn, and hope that more people will now discover that for her, reading was much more than an intellectual pose.
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