Monthly Archives: October 2010

Dominic Cooper as Milton Greene

Posted on October 16, 2010 by marina72

In the upcoming film My Week with Marilyn, Michelle Williams plays Marilyn Monroe, and Dominic Cooper will play photographer Milton Greene. “He was quite an old* man, but they had a very close relationship,” Cooper says. “I think Marilyn felt very supported by … Continue reading →


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Autumn Offers at Greene Archive

Posted on October 15, 2010 by marina72

Marilyn mosaics at SICIS Gallery Sale on now at Milton H. Greene Archive


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The Final Years of Marilyn Monroe

Posted on October 14, 2010 by marina72

Read my review of Keith Badman’s new book, over here


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The New Yorker Reviews ‘Fragments’

Posted on October 14, 2010 by marina72

‘The writings are intimate, unfiltered, and often unsettling…Monroe also emerges in these pages as a surprisingly strong writer, capable of conveying very clearly and beautifully, in vivid images, her own pain.’ – Jenny Hendrix, The Book Bench


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‘I Was There When Marilyn Posed!’

Posted on October 14, 2010 by marina72

“There were just three of us in the studio that night – Marilyn, Tom Kelley and myself. As Marilyn stretched out on the red velvet floor throw, I could hear Tom gasp. Dressed, her cheap clothes had hidden some of … Continue reading →


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A Walk on the Wilder Side

Posted on October 14, 2010 by marina72

A New York movie tour includes a stop by the grating where Marilyn Monroe filmed The Seven Year Itch – see ScreenTours for more details. And Marilyn’s two classic comedies with director Billy Wilder are showing in Connecticut this weekend … Continue reading →


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Monroe Investigator Dies

Posted on October 13, 2010 by marina72

Ronald H. ‘Mike’ Carroll, the retired Los Angeles County deputy district attorney who supervised the 1982 review of Marilyn Monroe’s 1962 death, has died aged 74. The enquiry into Marilyn’s death lasted nearly 4 months. A 30-page report concluded, ‘Our … Continue reading →


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N-Powered by Marilyn

Posted on October 13, 2010 by marina72

British TV presenter Konnie Huq (who recently married the writer and broadcaster, Charlie Brooker) channels Marilyn in the ‘subway scene’ from The Seven Year Itch, wearing a similar halter-neck dress made of newspaper – all for energy provider nPower‘s SOS Climate … Continue reading →


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Michelle Williams at White Waltham Airfield

Posted on October 13, 2010 by marina72

The glamour of the 1950s came to White Waltham on Friday as Hollywood actors descended on the airfield. Dawson’s Creek actress Michelle Williams will play Marilyn Monroe in the film My Week with Marilyn, now in production at Pinewood Studios. … Continue reading →


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Roy Ward Baker 1916-2010

Posted on October 12, 2010 by marina72

Read my tribute to the director of Don’t Bother to Knock here


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