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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Kim Cattrall Presents Radio Tribute
Actress Kim Cattrall presents a new BBC Radio 2 documentary Marilyn! Available on i-Player until August 12, the 60-minutes programme features interviews with Lawrence Schiller, George Barris and Buddy Greco. Also, BBC World Service has uploaded a 10-minute programme, Witness: The … Continue reading
Artists Pay Tribute to Marilyn
This illustration by Istvan Banyai accompanies Maureen Dowd’s anniversary tribute to Marilyn in the New York Times. The Los Angeles Times, meanwhile, reports that artist Launa Eddy has recently inherited a trove of unseen photos by Bert Stern, including some … Continue reading
‘Smash’ Cast Remember Marilyn
Smash cast members Megan Hilty, Debra Messing and Christian Borle are pictured here marking the 50th anniversary of Marilyn’s death during filming of the upcoming second series. According to Starpulse, Messing also shared a Monroe quote on Twitter: ‘A career is … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Celebrities, Television, Tributes
Tagged Christian Borle, Debra Messing, Marilyn Monroe, Megan Hilty, Smash, Twitter
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Coroner Remembers Marilyn’s Death
Former coroner Bob Dambacher has spoken to Jeff Jardine of the Modesto Bee about his memories of investigating Marilyn’s death. “Bob Dambacher’s phone rang sometime about 7:30 a.m. His orders? Double-time it over to the Westwood Mortuary and pick up a … Continue reading
Posted in Death
Tagged Autopsy, Bob Dambacher, Cleet Place, Coroner, Dr Thomas Noguchi, Jeff Jardine, Marilyn Monroe, Modesto Bee, Westwood Mortuary
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Rare Garroway Interview Clip
An excerpt from David Garroway’s 1955 radio interview with Marilyn – in which she confessed that she wanted to retire to Brooklyn – has been broadcast on NBC.
Posted in Addresses and Locations, Radio
Tagged 1955, Brooklyn, Dave Garroway, Marilyn Monroe, NBC
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Greene Photos Displayed in Warsaw
A controversial vault of photos by Milton Greene is now on display at Warsaw’s Gallery of the Association of Polish Artistic Photographers, reports the Associated Press. (The archive was given to the Polish government by a Chicago businessman as partial repayment … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Photography, Auctions, Exhibitions
Tagged Marilyn Monroe, Milton Greene, Poland, Warsaw
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‘Itch’ at the Cerrito Theatre
The Seven Year Itch will be screened at 7pm on Thursday, August 9, at the Cerrito Theatre, El Cerrito, in California’s Contra Costa County.
Biographers’ Q & A: Lois Banner
Biographile has interviewed Dr Lois Banner, author of Marilyn: The Passion and the Paradox. Asked which celebrity today reminded her most of Marilyn, Banner replied, ‘I’m thinking. Angelina Jolie, maybe, because she’s smart and she’s tough. Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Books, Celebrities
Tagged Angelina Jolie, Biographile, Britney Spears, Lois Banner, Marilyn Monroe, Paris Hilton
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Marilyn’s Valley Connections
A young Marilyn lived in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, at various homes during the years 1937-47. Her cousin Eleanor ‘Bebe’ Goddard, and movie stand-in Evelyn Moriarty were Valley residents. And the bandleader Ray Anthony hosted the famous ‘My … Continue reading