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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Shaw Archive Marks Centennial
Sam Shaw, photographer and friend to Marilyn, was born almost 100 years ago, on January 15, 1912. A newly relaunched Shaw Family Archives website have announced a variety of exciting projects marking this important anniversary. including: 100 Photos for Press Freedom, … Continue reading
Peter Mangone Has Died
Peter Mangone, who made headlines when he found rare footage of Marilyn in New York, filmed when he was a teenage fan, passed away on December 11, 2012. The home movie was first shown in a 2003 BBC documentary, The People’s … Continue reading
Gloria Pall 1927-2012
Actress Gloria Pall, aka TV’s ‘Voluptua’, died on December 30, aged 85, reports the Los Angeles Times. Gloria attended the party to celebrate bandleader Ray Anthony’s 1952 hit, ‘My Marilyn’, where Marilyn herself was the guest of honour. In recent years, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Celebrities, Music, Public Appearances
Tagged 1952, Gloria Pall, Marilyn Monroe, My Marilyn, Ray Anthony, Voluptua
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Marilyn and Her Feline Friend
A rare photo of Marilyn – with Siamese pal – has been published by King Rose Archives. It was taken by Robert Vose in Marilyn’s dressing room, during filming of Let’s Make Love in 1960. She is wearing the dress from the … Continue reading
Marilyn Gets Shady in Culver City
Street art by Mr Ramano, based on a publicity shot of Marilyn as bespectacled Pola in How to Marry a Millionaire, spotted by Mohamed in Culver City and posted at Melrose and Fairfax, a blog dedicated to street art in Los … Continue reading
Marilyn Un-Redacted
Writing for the Associated Press, Anthony McCartney reports that previously redacted FBI files relating to Marilyn have been released in full by the FBI after a request was made under the Freedom of Information Act. The new information refers mostly … Continue reading
Marilyn Brushes Up in Fresno
FranCisco Vargas has updated his 20 year-old painting of Marilyn, which adorns an outside wall of the Weco Building Supplies building in Fresno, California. The mural now features Marilyn holding a paintbrush instead of a cigarette, reports the Fresno Bee.
Posted in Art and Photography
Tagged FranCisco Vargas, Fresno, Marilyn Monroe, Mural, Public Art, Street Art, Weco Welding Supplies
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Hal Schaefer 1925-2012
Hal Schaefer was an accomplished jazz pianist and vocal coach to Marilyn. They became close while she was unhappily married to Joe DiMaggio, and Hal was with her on the night of the infamous ‘Wrong Door Raid’. He died on … Continue reading