Category Archives: Lookalikes

Kay Kent: An Impersonator’s Story

Posted on December 17, 2011 by marina72

Steve Greensted, who worked on a 1987 advertisment for Holsten Pils which used footage from Some Like it Hot, remembers Kay Kent, the MM lookalike who acted as a body double for her idol. “After the commercial went on air, … Continue reading →


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Lindsay Lohan’s Monroe Fantasy

Posted on December 15, 2011 by marina72

Some fans and critics feel that Lindsay Lohan may have taken her Monroe fandom too far with her latest Playboy photo shoot. Margaret Cho, of the Huffington Post, offers a more sympathetic view: “The pictures of Lindsay are beautiful, as … Continue reading →


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Christmas in Brighton With Marilyn

Posted on December 6, 2011 by marina72

 MM lookalike Laura Nixon, ‘the unofficial Miss Brighton and Hove’, is on the cover of free mag What’s Happening‘s December issue.


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‘My Day as Marilyn’

Posted on December 2, 2011 by marina72

Frances Burscough of the Belfast Telegraph was treated to a Marilyn makeover at the Queens Film Theatre, where My Week With Marilyn is currently showing. “As far as I was concerned Marilyn Monroe is, was and always will be the sexiest … Continue reading →


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Brighton’s MM Lookalike Opens New Venue

Posted on November 29, 2011 by marina72

Brighton’s very own Marilyn lookalike, Laura Nixon, has opened her own venue in the seaside city. The Jive Monkey, at 5 Steine Street, is ‘set to be a focus for performers and the first port of call for those who … Continue reading →


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Variations on Marilyn

Posted on November 10, 2011 by marina72

  The myriad imitators of Marilyn Monroe have been much-discussed of late. Perhaps the most interesting analysis comes from The AV Club, considering past film portrayals in The Goddess, The Sex Symbol, Insignificance, and Mister Lonely; Marilyn-inspired characters in The Munsters and … Continue reading →


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Andrej Pejic: Marilyn Off-Duty

Posted on October 12, 2011 by marina72

After making a short film, ‘Norma Jean‘, model Andrej Pejic has done a Marilyn-inspired cover shoot for Lovecat magazine, reports Design Scene.


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‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’

Posted on September 19, 2011 by marina72

Over at Flavorwire, a look back at past depictions of Marilyn in popular culture, in anticipation of Michelle Williams’ upcoming movie role. Pictured above is Catherine Hicks in the TV movie, Marilyn: An Untold Story (1980.) I would also nominate … Continue reading →


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Suzie Kennedy Opens Bournemouth Exhibit

Posted on July 23, 2011 by marina72

MM lookalike Suzie Kennedy opened the Celebrity Exhibition, a new memorabilia collection at the Bournemouth International Centre on England’s South Coast yesterday. The display continues until August 29 at Tregonwell Hall. ‘I was looking in my wardrobe one day and … Continue reading →


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Often Imitated, Never Equalled

Posted on July 10, 2011 by marina72

Maureen Dowd writes in the New York Times about why movies about great stars like Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor etc are so often disappointing: ‘The many actresses who have resurrected Marilyn Monroe can’t hold a candle in the wind to Hollywood’s … Continue reading →


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