Category Archives: Awards and Polls

Sharon Corr’s Fantasy Dinner Guests

Posted on August 22, 2011 by marina72

  Marilyn is already something of a fixture on many people’s fantasy dinner guest lists. Talking to The Scotsman, singer Sharon Corr adds a new twist: “I’d invite Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller, just to see how they really got … Continue reading →


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Best Actress Rewind: 1961

Posted on August 20, 2011 by marina72

Over at PopMatters, Matt Mazur casts an eye at 1961′s Oscar nominees, and argues that Marilyn should have been on the list: ‘Marilyn Monroe’s final, haunting dramatic turn in John Huston’s The Misfits is a subtle marvel.’ 1961′s winner was Sophia Loren, … Continue reading →


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Doomed Fictional Holidays: Niagara, 1953

Posted on August 19, 2011 by marina72

How do you fit adultery, strangulation and drowning on a postcard? The Guardian awards Niagara 4th place on their list of The 10 Worst Fictional Holidays: “Doomed holidays dominated the silver screen in 1953. While M. Hulot did his worst in France, … Continue reading →


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Marilyn in the Blogosphere

Posted on May 24, 2011 by marina72

  May 19 marked the 49th anniversary of Marilyn’s ‘Happy Birthday’ performance for President Kennedy at Madison Square Garden, as Garrison Keillor noted in his Writers’ Almanac. (Unfortunately, while he reports on the event well, he has added three spurious … Continue reading →


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Pictures of the Week

Posted on May 15, 2011 by marina72

Thanks to Marijane at Marilyn Monroe Collectors  


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Top 10 Classic Hollywood Actors

Posted on April 25, 2011 by marina72

Marilyn comes in 3rd, after Orson Welles and Humphrey Bogart, on this list from Screen Junkies. Along with Bette Davis, she is the only woman on the list – and she appeared in All About Eve alongside Davis, as well … Continue reading →


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Top 10 MM Films

Posted on March 22, 2011 by marina72

According to viewers of the Reelz Channel in the US: Some Like it Hot Gentlemen Prefer Blondes The Seven Year Itch The Misfits All About Eve How to Marry a Millionaire The Prince and the Showgirl Bus Stop There’s No … Continue reading →


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Greatest Female Characters

Posted on March 17, 2011 by marina72

Sugar Kane, as played by Marilyn in Some Like it Hot, ranks 10th in Total Film‘s list of the 100 Greatest Female Characters. (Ellen Ripley of Alien is the overall winner.) Sugar Kane Kowalczyk The Character: How to torment two … Continue reading →


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Finding Marilyn: Mary Ann Lynch

Posted on March 8, 2011 by marina72

On International Women’s Day, here are some works by the artist Mary Ann Lynch, who has been photographing Marilyn in unusual places for many years. She hopes to publish her work in time for the 50th anniversary of Monroe’s death … Continue reading →


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Oscar Night: What a Drag!

Posted on March 3, 2011 by marina72

Actor James Franco, seen here with co-host Anne Hathaway, briefly – and somewhat randomly – channelled Marilyn on Oscar night last Sunday. “It puzzled many why a young, interesting actor like Franco would take a lame job like hosting the … Continue reading →


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