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


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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


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‘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


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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


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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.


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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


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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.


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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


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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


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Marilyn Art Exhibit in Miami

‘Marilyn Monroe: Tribute to an Icon’ is a new exhibition, featuring 21 artists, opening on August 22 and running through to October 10 at Miami’s Galleria Ca’d’Oro, reports Art Daily. “The exhibition showcases a life-size sculpture of Marilyn wearing the iconic … Continue reading


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