Marilyn Monroe | Marilyn Monroe
Mar.14.2013
We all get ideas of famous people just because of their fame and the reasons they are famous. Marilyn Monroe is an icon for many reasons, and no doubt is remembered for reasons which are superficial. But, she did hold the interest of one of the greatest playwrights of the last century, and I...
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Jan.11.2013
I was touched by this story I read regarding Marilyn Monroe and Ella Fitzgerald (courtesy of Lattes and Lipstick):
Apparently in the 1950s, a popular nightclub, Mocambo would not book Ella Fitzgerald because she was Black. Fortunately for Ella, she had a powerful and unlikely...
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Dec.21.2012
A tribute to Marilyn Monroe is now on display at two New York City subway stations. Iconic photos of the actress taken on Lexington Avenue are being showcased at two locations; inside the 42nd Street-Bryant Park station, and outside the subway station at the corner of 42nd Street and...
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Nov.30.2012
“Forever Marilyn” stands on the corner of Palm Canyon Drive and Tahquitz Canyon Way in Palm Springs. This amazing sculpture, created by artist J. Seward Johnson will reside there until June 2013. If alive today Marilyn would be 85 years old. Stunning in her flowing white dress and famous pose,...
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Nov.20.2012
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with the good people over at Comic Book and Movie Reviews to talk about Comics, Theatre, and of course Catwoman and Cat-Tales. I'll be reproducing some snippets here as time allows.
CBMR: Apart from the way she looks, what else would you say...
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Nov.12.2012
The Cinema Arts Centre commemorates the 50th Anniversary of legendary Hollywood superstar Marilyn Monroe’s death with a rare in-person appearance by Don Murray, Monroe’s Academy Award-nominated co-star in Bus Stop. Joshua Logan’s classic 1956 comedy is based on a play by Pulitzer Prize winner...
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Oct.18.2012
The Victoria and Albert Museum is the world’s largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects. Named after Prince Albert and Queen Victoria, it was founded in 1852.
Dorothy’s ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz are to go on...
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Sep.24.2012
On October 7th, Made in Hollywood: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation travels to the Toledo Museum of Art, showcasing more than 90 prints by the most important photographers working in Hollywood from 1920–1960. The iconic presentation celebrates the finest portraits and still...
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Aug.05.2012
Here’s an official report from fifty years ago:
8% milligram of chloral hydrate and 4.5% milligram of Nembutal were found in Marilyn Monroe’s system, and Dr. Thomas Noguchi of the Los Angeles County Coroners office recorded cause of death as acute barbiturate poisoning...
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Aug.01.2012
With the 2012 Summer Olympics chugging along in London, the British Film Institute has made their choices for the greatest films of all time. These selections are compiled and updated every decade, and printed in their official magazine, Sight and Sound. There were 846 critics,...
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