Category Archives: Addresses and Locations

Marilyn on the Subway

Posted on December 21, 2012 by marina72

A super-sized selection of Sam Shaw’s photos depicting Marilyn in New York are now on display inside the 42nd Street-Bryant Park station on the B, D, F, M and 7 lines. The exhibit is part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Arts for … Continue reading →


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Van Nuys to Honour Hometown Girl

Posted on December 11, 2012 by marina72

A young Marilyn lived in the Van Nuys area of the San Fernando Valley, just outside Los Angeles, on several occasions during 1935-43, and attended Van Nuys High School. Now the Van Nuys Neighbourhood Council are proposing to rename the … Continue reading →


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Emerson Graduation Photo Sold

Posted on December 3, 2012 by marina72

Marilyn’s graduation photo, taken at Emerson Junior High in 1941, has sold for £990 at Omega Auctions in Stockport, near Manchester, reports BBC News. Can you spot Norma Jeane in there? “The 8in x 24in (20cm x 60cm) photo from … Continue reading →


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Marilyn and Ralph Roberts

Posted on November 11, 2012 by marina72

Marilyn first met fellow actor Ralph L. Roberts at the home of Lee Strasberg, and in 1959 he became her personal masseur. She loved to hear stories about his hometown of Salisbury, North Carolina, and called him ‘brother’ – in fact, … Continue reading →


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Doheny Triplex For Sale

Posted on October 10, 2012 by marina72

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.


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On the Road…With Marilyn

Posted on August 19, 2012 by marina72

J.I. Baker, author of The Empty Glass, a new conspiracy thriller about Marilyn’s death, spent the last year in Europe, snapping images of MM for Condé Nast Traveler.


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Lankershim’s Monroe Theatre

Posted on August 16, 2012 by marina72

Westside Today reports on the opening of the Monroe Forum Theatre, a second stage at the El Portal movie theatre, which is located directly behind Lankershim Elementary School, once attended by Norma Jeane. The inaugural performance was Sunny Thompson’s one-woman … Continue reading →


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Dallas Couple Remember Marilyn

Posted on August 16, 2012 by marina72

Writing for Dallas News, Nancy Churmin investigated Marilyn’s possible connections with the city. “When seeking as I always do for a Texas connection, I received a slender link courtesy of Gregory Schreiner, Marilyn Monroe expert and the President and founding member … Continue reading →


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The Wild, Wild Women of Bimini Place

Posted on August 12, 2012 by marina72

Michelle Morgan, author of Marilyn Monroe: Private and Undisclosed, has posted some interesting findings on her blog about Marilyn’s mother, Gladys Baker, and her friend Grace McKee’s life in Los Angeles during the 1920s. “One of the things I loved, … Continue reading →


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Rare Garroway Interview Clip

Posted on August 7, 2012 by marina72

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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