29 Monday Dec 2014
Posted in Marilyn Monroe
This is a revised version of my 2008 article, and can also be read at Immortal Marilyn.
Marilyn and Pat Newcomb
“At the core of her, [Marilyn] was really strong… and that was something we tended to forget, because she seemed so vulnerable, and one always felt it necessary to watch out for her.” – Pat Newcomb Continue reading
21 Thursday Jun 2012
Posted in Art and Photography, Books, Film, Marilyn Monroe, Non-Fiction
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Hugh Hefner, Joe DiMaggio, Larry Schiller, Lawrence Schiller, Let's Make Love, Liz Smith, Marilyn & Me, Marilyn Monroe, Pat Newcomb, Playboy, Something's Got To Give, Taschen
Lawrence Schiller was one of only three photographers granted access to the shooting of the much-vaunted ‘pool scene’ in Marilyn Monroe’s final, incomplete movie, Something’s Got to Give. Fifty years later, he has collected his pictures – including some never seen before – with a personal commentary, in a new, deluxe book, published by Taschen. Continue reading
09 Tuesday Sep 2008
Posted in Marilyn Monroe, Updates
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At JFK’s birthday gala, May 1962
I am proud to be contributing to a new series on the Immortal Marilyn website. Twilight profiles each of the major players in the controversial events leading to the death of Marilyn Monroe in 1962. For my first piece I have chosen to write about Marilyn’s publicist and close friend, Pat Newcomb.
