Tag Archives: The Prince And The Showgirl

Born On This Day: Anthony Bushell 1904-1997

19 Thursday May 2016

Posted by in Anniversaries, Film, Jeanne Eagels, Theatre

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Anthony BushellAnthony Arnatt Bushell was born in Westerham, Kent on May 19, 1904. He was educated at Magdalen College School, and later Hertford College in Oxford. He was a champion boxer, rower, and member of the Hypocrites Club, infamous for its wild parties. After graduating, Bushell trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and made his theatrical debut in Diplomacy (1924), opposite Gerald Du Maurier. Continue reading →

Marilyn: A British Love Affair

05 Friday Oct 2012

Posted by in Art and Photography, Marilyn Monroe

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‘Marilyn Monroe: A British Love Affair’ is a small display in Room 33 of London’s National Portrait Gallery, featuring photographs and vintage magazine covers related to The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), and other homegrown influences on Hollywood’s most iconic star. Continue reading →

My Week With Marilyn

25 Friday Nov 2011

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

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‘This is a fairy tale’, was the original tagline – later replaced by ‘this is a true story.’

My Week With Marilyn is an Anglo-American confection, based on Colin Clark’s memoirs of filming with Sir Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe on The Prince and the Showgirl (1956). Continue reading →

Jack Cardiff 1914-2009

22 Wednesday Apr 2009

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Marilyn Monroe by Jack Cardiff

Marilyn Monroe by Jack Cardiff

Jack Cardiff, the renowned cinematographer, has died aged 94. The son of music hall entertainers, he acted in silent movies as a child. His earliest credits behind the camera were on Wings Of The Morning (1937), the first Technicolor film made in Britain, and a series of public information films during World War II. Continue reading →