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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Garbus, Churchwell on ‘Love, Marilyn’
Sarah Churchwell – author of The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe, whom also appears (as herself) in Love, Marilyn - praised the new documentary on her Twitter account last night. Meanwhile, Liz Garbus, director of Love, Marilyn - screened at the London Film Festival last weekend – has … Continue reading
Posted in Documentaries, Movies
Tagged Feminism, Liz Garbus, Love Marilyn, Marilyn Monroe, Sarah Churchwell
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‘Gone But Not Forgotten’ at WH Smith
Marilyn Monroe: Gone But Not Forgotten is a UK ‘bookazine’ special, published by Instinctive Product Development and currently on sale at WH Smith for £5.99. Photos include a few by Carl Perutz, and the text is by Jessica Bailey. Six … Continue reading
Inside the Hollywood Jewellery Box
Sadie Mintz is the 105 year-old founder of the Hollywood Jewellery Box, and designer of the earrings worn by Marilyn in Some Like it Hot, reports Emily Smithack for the Smithsonian blog. “On one occasion in the 1950s, I rented several pairs of … Continue reading
Doheny Triplex For Sale
Marilyn at North Doheny Drive, 1953 The luxury apartment building at 882 North Doheny Drive in Los Angeles, where Marilyn lived in 1953 and again in 1961, is up for sale, West Hollywood’s Patch reports.
Posted in Addresses and Locations
Tagged Los Angeles, Marilyn Monroe, North Doheny Drive
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Marilyn: A British Love Affair
Last week I visited London’s National Portrait Gallery, where I saw their new display, ‘Marilyn Monroe: A British Love Affair’, and attended a lecture by biographer Michelle Morgan. You can read my review here.
Hollywood Comes to Toledo
‘Made in Hollywood’, the touring exhibition featuring classic studio photographs from the collection of John Kobal, is on display at the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio until January 20, 2013.
Posted in Art and Photography, Exhibitions
Tagged John Kobal, Made in Hollywood, Marilyn Monroe, Ohio, Toledo
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‘The Jump Artist’ and Marilyn
The Jump Artist, Austin Ratner’s prize-winning novel, is based on the early life of photographer Philippe Halsman, a Latvian Jew who was accused of killing his father while still a teenager, during a holiday in the Austrian Alps in 1928. … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Photography, Books
Tagged 1959, Austin Ratner, Marilyn Monroe, Philippe Halsman, The Jump Artist
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