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Joan Juliet Buck Remembers Marilyn

Posted on October 22, 2012 by marina72

Joan Juliet Buck, daughter of Jules Buck – who produced an early Monroe movie, Love Nest - recalls her own sighting of Marilyn – sans girdle – in the October edition of Harper’s Bazaar in the US. (Thanks to Colby George for spotting this!)


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‘Gone But Not Forgotten’ at WH Smith

Posted on October 11, 2012 by marina72

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 →


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‘Mad About Marilyn’ in September

Posted on September 29, 2012 by marina72

My review of Lawrence Schiller’s Marilyn & Me: A Memoir in Words and Photographs has been published in Issue 25 of the Mad About Marilyn fanzine, which also includes an in-depth profile of photographer Earl Thiesen and ‘I Dress for Men’, an article penned … Continue reading →


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How Marilyn Stayed in Shape

Posted on August 9, 2012 by marina72

Decades before Jane Fonda’s workout video inspired women worldwide to tone up, Marilyn was an early Hollywood fitness devotee, who lifted weights, jogged and followed a high-protein diet. Her diet and fitness secrets were discussed in the Daily Mail this … Continue reading →


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Reporting Marilyn’s Death

Posted on August 5, 2012 by marina72

Today’s San Diego Reader, and The Mirror feature vintage news reports on Marilyn’s death, while NBC has revealed a TV broadcast on the tragedy. Time has posted a variety of articles about Marilyn from their archives – some written during her lifetime.


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Remembering Norma Jeane

Posted on August 4, 2012 by marina72

 Writing for Ms magazine (founded by Gloria Steinem in 1972), Karina Eileraas considers Marilyn’s impact on women in 2012. “Monroe’s imprint on my identity and sexuality is traumatic, liberating and breathtaking, all at once. The ubiquity of her image saturated my … Continue reading →


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Marilyn: Stylist Cover Girl

Posted on July 11, 2012 by marina72

Marilyn makes the cover of the UK’s Stylist this week. This is a free magazine, but often hard to find. Keep your eyes peeled when you’re passing by boutiques. Inside is an article looking at various theories about Marilyn’s death, which … Continue reading →


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Schiller On Marilyn, Vanity Fair

Posted on June 12, 2012 by marina72

Photographer Lawrence Schiller has spoken to the Huffington Post about Marilyn & Me, recently featured in a Vanity Fair cover story. “‘I was very flattered they printed 9,000 words of mine — the Taschen book is only 30,000 words, so in … Continue reading →


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Marilyn in Seattle

Posted on June 11, 2012 by marina72

This photo of Marilyn was taken on July 30, 1953 (during the River of No Return shoot) on a trip to the offices of the Seattle Post Intelligencer.


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Elizabeth Banks as Marilyn

Posted on June 11, 2012 by marina72

Actress Elizabeth Banks – who will read letters written by Marilyn in the upcoming documentary, Fragments - has posed as MM for Vanity Fair. (Interestingly, the photographer is one Norma Jean Roy!) Banks starred as former first lady Laura Bush in W; more … Continue reading →


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