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American Lives: Becoming Marilyn

Dr Sarah Churchwell, author of The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe, presents a free lunchtime talk, ‘Becoming Marilyn: The Invention of Marilyn Monroe’, as part of the ‘American Lives’ week presented by the University of East Anglia’s School of American … Continue reading


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Carroll, Aoki at LA Gallery

Among the more rare items on display at the ‘Becoming Marilyn’ exhibition, at the Andrew Weiss Gallery in Los Angeles, are these photographs of Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio arriving at Tokyo Airport in March 1954 for their honeymoon, taken … Continue reading


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Becoming Marilyn

A new exhibition at the Andrew Weiss Gallery in Beverly Hills follows Marilyn Monroe’s career as a model, from 1945-1962. Featured photographers include David Conover, William Carroll, Tom Kelley, Bruno Bernard, Milton Greene, Bert Stern and George Barris. ‘Becoming Marilyn’ … Continue reading


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