Monthly Archives: December 2011

Marilyn: A Complicated Legacy

Posted on December 31, 2011 by marina72

Over at the Huffington Post, Jill Lynne – who once spent a night at the Amagansett beachhouse where Marilyn and Arthur Miller stayed during the summer of 1957 – reveals her mixed feelings towards the icon: “I didn’t want to allure … Continue reading →


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Hollywood’s Walk of Fame Under Threat

Posted on December 29, 2011 by marina72

Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, where Marilyn Monroe and other stars dipped their hands in cement, is not what it used to be, reports the Los Angeles Times. Donald Kushner of Grauman’s Chinese says the theater will need to begin taking … Continue reading →


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The Many Faces of Sadness

Posted on December 29, 2011 by marina72

As part of their ‘Reel Sex’ series, Film School Rejects look back at this year’s movie highlights, including My Week With Marilyn: ‘The thing about beauty is it can be a lonely sort of curse. One can only have the … Continue reading →


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New Year Cover Girl: ‘Paris Match’

Posted on December 29, 2011 by marina72

This week, Paris Match predicts that 2012 will be Marilyn’s year. A typically gossipy cover story can be read in part on the magazine’s website, and extra photos by Eve Arnold can be viewed via the magazine’s iPad app.


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The Art of Rene Gagnon

Posted on December 28, 2011 by marina72

One of six original prints by Rene Gagnon, from the series ‘Everything to Say, No Time to Say it’: “I began this series on Marilyn Monroe for reasons beyond the reasons I used her years ago. Being an artist today, … Continue reading →


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‘Niagara’ at Large

Posted on December 28, 2011 by marina72

Journalist Doug Draper shares this baby photo of himself with his father and Casey Adams, who played honeymooner Ray Cutler in Niagara (1953.) After changing his name to Max Showalter, Adams would play a Life photographer in another Monroe movie, Bus … Continue reading →


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Stern Photo Inspires Poetry

Posted on December 27, 2011 by marina72

This 1962 photo by Bert Stern was used as a poetry prompt at Magpie Tales, where a variety of imaginative responses are now posted.


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Peter Lawford: Downfall of a Golden Boy

Posted on December 27, 2011 by marina72

  The English-born actor, Peter Lawford, was one of the last people to speak to Marilyn on the night she died. A new radio documentary, Brother-in-Lawford, about his glamorous life and tragic decline, airs tomorrow at 10pm on BBC Radio … Continue reading →


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Facts, Fiction and ‘My Week With Marilyn’

Posted on December 27, 2011 by marina72

Sarah Churchwell (author of The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe) talks to NPR about My Week With Marilyn. (Photo collage by The Marilynette Lounge) “Michelle Williams’ performance is really quite extraordinary. And as you could hear even in the clip … Continue reading →


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Through a Glass Darkly

Posted on December 27, 2011 by marina72

Film-maker Joseph Lally (The Murder of Jean Seberg) argues that the many representations of Marilyn – in film and literature – can never match the original: “The greater reality of Monroe was her talent, otherwise she be just another sad case, or … Continue reading →


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