Monthly Archives: October 2011

‘Marilyn and I’ in Paris

Posted on October 25, 2011 by marina72

Marilyn and I, a 2010 project by photographer Yury Toroptsov, featuring MM fans worldwide posing with a dress she owned, is the subject of a new exhibition, opening at Le Bon Marche Rive Gauche department store in Paris on October … Continue reading →


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Marilyn’s Last Sessions: A Novel

Posted on October 25, 2011 by marina72

Marilyn’s Last Sessions, a 2006 novel by French author Michel Schneider, about her relationship with psychoanalyst Dr Ralph Greenson, will be published in English on November 3. The book inspired a 2009 documentary of the same name. While I felt that … Continue reading →


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Don Murray Praises ‘My Week With Marilyn’

Posted on October 25, 2011 by marina72

Don Murray, who made his screen debut as Marilyn’s leading man in Bus Stop (1956), presented a Best Actress award to Michelle Williams last night at the Hollywood Film Awards. The honour was for Williams’ work in general, and not for … Continue reading →


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Time, 1961: Marilyn’s New Role

Posted on October 24, 2011 by marina72

This article, first published in Time on February 17, 1961, takes a compassionate look at Marilyn’s decision to enter a hospital, following her divorce from Arthur Miller and related emotional problems. It also suggests that in seeking help for her depression, … Continue reading →


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Lorelei Lee: A Hawksian Woman

Posted on October 24, 2011 by marina72

Kathleen Murphy‘s essay, ‘Balls of Fire: Women in the Films of Howard Hawks’, posted today at Parallax View, includes a paragraph on Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes posits Russell and Monroe as Hawksian comrades-in-arms, professional practitioners of extreme sexual style … Continue reading →


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Finishing the Picture

Posted on October 23, 2011 by marina72

Read my review of Arthur Miller’s last play, Finishing the Picture – inspired by the filming of The Misfits - here


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Marilyn’s ‘File My Claim’ Dress Sold

Posted on October 23, 2011 by marina72

The green velour gown worn by Marilyn for her role as saloon singer Kay Weston in River of No Return (1954), has sold to a private bidder for $504,000 at the latest Julien’s Auctions event, the Daily Mail reports. Marilyn wore … Continue reading →


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MM Photos on Auction in London

Posted on October 20, 2011 by marina72

This 1955 photo by Roy Schatt is among the Marilyn-related items on offer at Christie’s, South Kensington, on November 2. Also included are pictures taken by Andre de Dienes, Edward Clark, Philippe Halsman, Richard Avedon and Bert Stern.


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Marilyn’s Photographers: Anthony Beauchamp

Posted on October 17, 2011 by marina72

Read my profile of the Englishman who photographed a young Monroe here or at Immortal Marilyn


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Marilyn in the Blogosphere

Posted on October 17, 2011 by marina72

  Early fan reviews of MM-related books and film have been posted online. Artist Elizabeth Grammaticas attended last week’s premiere of My Week With Marilyn at the New York Film Festival: ” ‘My Week with Marilyn’ is the most heartfelt attempt … Continue reading →


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