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Tag Archives: 1946
Casting Norma Jeane
Casting Norma Jeane: A Starlet is Transformed into Marilyn Monroe focuses on 1946, the year when 20 year-old Norma Jeane Dougherty became Marilyn Monroe. Author James Glaeg met Sam and Enid Knebelcamp, part of her extended family, in 1958. The book … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Memories & Anecdotes, Personal Life, Relationships
Tagged 1946, 1958, Casting Norma Jeane, Ebooks, Enid Knebelcamp, James Glaeg, Kindle, Marilyn Monroe, norma jeane, Sam Knebelcamp
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Alan Young Remembers Marilyn
In December 1946, Marilyn – who had changed her name just a few months before – appeared on a Rose Bowl float in Los Angeles, promoting the Alan Young Radio Show. The Northumberland-born actor and broadcaster dated Monroe twice, as … Continue reading
Posted in Memories & Anecdotes, Radio, Relationships
Tagged 1946, 1953, Alan Young Radio Show, Marilyn Monroe, Michelle Morgan, Mr Ed, Rose Bowl Parade
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Jasgur Photos on Auction
Photos taken by Joe Jasgur in March 1946 of the then 19 year-old model, Norma Jeane Dougherty, in one of her first professional shoots, are to be sold by Julien’s Auctions in December to pay off the late photographer’s debts, … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Photography, Auctions
Tagged 1946, Joseph Jasgur, Julien's Auctions, Marilyn Monroe, norma jeane
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Miller Photos on Auction
A selection of extraordinary colour photos of a young Marilyn, taken by Richard C. Miller in 1946, are among the Monroe-related items on offer at Heritage Auctions. The sale is set for July 29.
Posted in Art and Photography, Auctions
Tagged 1946, Heritage Auctions, Marilyn Monroe, Richard C. Miller
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Norma Jeane’s First Foreign Cover
This portrait by Andre De Dienes made the cover of England’s Leader magazine on April 13, 1946, her first front-page appearance on a non-US publication. Thanks to Megan at Everlasting Star
Posted in Art and Photography, Magazines
Tagged 1946, Andre de Dienes, Leader Magazine, Marilyn Monroe, norma jeane
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August 26, 1946
Signing her first studio contract with Fox, the former Mrs Norma Jeane Dougherty changed her name to Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn was after actress Marilyn Miller and Monroe was her mother’s maiden name.)
Posted in Anniversaries
Tagged 1940s, 1946, Contracts, Marilyn Miller, Marilyn Monroe, norma jeane, Twentieth Century Fox
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