Monthly Archives: June 2011

Britney Spears: ‘Femme Fatale’

Posted on June 18, 2011 by marina72

Britney Spears opened her new ‘Femme Fatale’ tour in Sacramento on Thursday with this number inspired by Marilyn’s famous ‘upskirt scene’ from The Seven Year Itch. reporting for MTV, Nicole James was starstruck: “Britney’s channeled Marilyn before (see: her super … Continue reading →


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‘Meeting Marilyn’

Posted on June 13, 2011 by marina72

Over at Loving Marilyn, a charming anecdote from a man who met Marilyn just once, when his father was decorating her East 57th St apartment in NYC, 1959: “The night before, I imagined what going there would be like. The … Continue reading →


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Stern Exhibit in Toronto

Posted on June 13, 2011 by marina72

Photographs of Marilyn taken by Bert Stern in 1962 are included in a new exhibition, ‘Jewels’, running from June 16 – July 9 at the Izzy Gallery, Toronto. Stern’s portraits of Elizabeth Taylor, Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn, Madonna and Kate … Continue reading →


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Greene, Kelley, Bernard Join ABG

Posted on June 9, 2011 by marina72

Statement from PR Newswire: ‘Authentic Brands Group (ABG), in addition to its recent acquisition of The Estate of Marilyn Monroe owned in partnership with NECA, Anna Strasberg and Anna Freud Center, announced today it has consolidated the licensing efforts of … Continue reading →


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Maureen O’Hara Film Festival in Ireland

Posted on June 9, 2011 by marina72

The Maureen O’Hara Classic Film Festival runs from June 17-26 at the Glengarriff Eccles Hotel, Co. Cork, the Irish Echo reports. O’Hara, star of classic films including How Green Was My Valley and The Quiet Man, now lives in Glengarriff. … Continue reading →


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‘Mad About Marilyn’ Spring Issue

Posted on June 9, 2011 by marina72

My reviews of Cindy De La Hoz’s Marilyn Monroe: The Personal Archive and MM – Personalby Lois Banner are featured in the latest issue of the Mad About Marilyn fanzine, which also includes a vintage article, ‘…and the Lord Taketh Away’, from Modern Screen … Continue reading →


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Marilyn Statue Stolen in Devizes

Posted on June 9, 2011 by marina72

In my time on this blog, I have noticed that statues of Marilyn tend to get stolen. The latest, a 6ft likeness, was taken from outside the Light and Sound office in Devizes, Wiltshire. ‘Ian Matthews, owner of Devizes Light … Continue reading →


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Lena Pepitone Has Died

Posted on June 9, 2011 by marina72

Lena Pepitone, former maid to Marilyn Monroe, has died. Born in Italy, Lena emigrated to the US and married Joseph Pepitone in 1950. They had two sons and were together until Joe died in 1993. In 1957, Lena was hired … Continue reading →


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Marilyn on the Front Page

Posted on June 9, 2011 by marina72

Marilyn made the front page of The Times in the UK yesterday, with coverage of the upcoming Debbie Reynolds auction. Thanks to Fraser Penney  


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Amber Heard in ‘Guess’ Campaign

Posted on June 7, 2011 by marina72

Actress Amber Heard is the new face of Guess jeans, in a new ad campaign inspired by the 1956 movie, Bus Stop – though Amber’s rockabilly style is more Mamie Van Doren than MM. The late Anna Nicole Smith also modelled … Continue reading →


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