Monthly Archives: November 2010

‘Should I Tell the Truth?’

Posted on November 30, 2010 by marina72

The latest extract from Maurice Zolotow’s biography, first published in the Los Angeles Daily Mirror on this day in 1960, covers the filming of Clash by Night (1952) and the scandal of Marilyn’s nude calendar.


Posted in Books, Magazines, Movies | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

‘Zanuck Didn’t Like Me’

Posted on November 29, 2010 by marina72

This latest extract from Maurice Zolotow’s Marilyn Monroe: The Uncensored Biography, first published in the Los Angeles Daily Mirror on November 28, 1960, covers Marilyn’s rocky road to fame and her complex relationship with Darryl F. Zanuck, head of Twentieth … Continue reading →


Posted in Acting, Books, Movies | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Marilyn Ice Sculpture, Belgium

Posted on November 29, 2010 by marina72

Part of the Snow and Ice Sculpture Festival in Bruges. This year’s theme is ‘Around the World’. BBC News video


Posted in Art and Photography | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

‘Loving Marilyn’ at Christmas

Posted on November 28, 2010 by marina72

Snapped by Shar Daws (of Loving Marilyn) in Habitat, Brighton, yesterday (£89 and £65.) Earlier this week, Shar spotted this cable-knit sweater (inspired by Marilyn’s garb in Let’s Make Love) in Gerard Darel‘s shop window, in London.


Posted in Fashion and Beauty, Merchandise, Websites | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

‘A Serious Dame’ In Love

Posted on November 27, 2010 by marina72

These extracts from Maurice Zolotow’s Marilyn Monroe: The Uncensored Biography, first published in the Los Angeles Daily Mirror on November 25-26, explore Marilyn’s relationship with agent Johnny Hyde, and her breakthrough role in The Asphalt Jungle (1950.)


Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

MM: The Iconic Bombshell

Posted on November 27, 2010 by marina72

“Jean Harlow may have been the original bombshell but Marilyn Monroe is the most iconic. Her image was simultaneously sexy and childlike. Monroe’s high-pitched voice and carefully curated dumb-blonde persona were paired with an intense sexuality and the most celebrated … Continue reading →


Posted in Awards and Polls, Magazines | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Michelle Williams as Marilyn

Posted on November 26, 2010 by marina72

“I feel like we live together…At a certain point, something else does take over. I don’t quite feel myself these days…I knew I wouldn’t be able to resist, eventually. Physically and vocally, everything about her is different from me. I’ve … Continue reading →


Posted in Acting, Movies | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

More From Zolotow’s ‘Marilyn’

Posted on November 25, 2010 by marina72

These extracts from Maurice Zolotow’s Marilyn Monroe: The Uncensored Biography, published in the Los Angeles Daily Mirror on this week in 1960, cover Marilyn’s early career, including her modelling work with David Conover and Tom Kelley, her romance with Fred … Continue reading →


Posted in Art and Photography, Books, Magazines, Movies, Relationships | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 25, 2010 by marina72

“Film star Marilyn Monroe has a hug for 12-year-old Donald Thompson, a victim of Muscular Dystrophy.  Donald is holding Miss Monroe’s personal advance donation for the nation wide 1955 Thanksgiving week March of Muscular Dystrophy, sponsored by the Muscular Dystrophy … Continue reading →


Posted in Anniversaries, Public Appearances | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

‘Marilyn in Canada’ Exhibit

Posted on November 24, 2010 by marina72

Marilyn visited Canada at least three times: as 18 year-old Norma Jeane Dougherty, in 1944; and while filming two of her movies, Niagara (1952) and River of No Return (made in 1953, released ’54.) In February 2011, the touring Marilyn … Continue reading →


Posted in Addresses and Locations, Art and Photography, Exhibitions, Movies | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment