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‘A Salinas Star For Marilyn?’

Writing from Salinas, California (birthplace of author John Steinbeck) for the Toronto Star, Petti Fong reported an unusual Marilyn sighting: “The first sign this region is still all about agriculture is the life-size mural of Marilyn Monroe just a few … Continue reading


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Marilyn in Salinas, 1948

A newspaper clipping from an appearance by Marilyn at Carlyle’s Jeweler’s in Salinas, California, in 1948 (during her trip she was also crowned ‘Artichoke Queen’  in nearby Castroville.) “In 1948, she came here to help promote a diamond sale at … Continue reading


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