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‘Bus Stop’ at Reel 13, New York

Posted on February 28, 2012 by marina72

 Bus Stop will be screened at New York’s Reel 13 at 9pm on March 24, reports Broadway World.


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‘Bus Stop’ at Palm Coast

Posted on February 24, 2012 by marina72

William Inge’s Bus Stop gets another revival in Florida, at the Palm Coast City Repertory Theatre (inside Hollingsworth Gallery), with Annie Gaybis as Cherie, through to Sunday, February 26: ‘City Repertory Theatre in Palm Coast is presenting this Inge classic … Continue reading →


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‘Bus Stop’ in Idaho

Posted on February 11, 2012 by marina72

Bus Stop was partly filmed in Idaho, so it seems fitting that the original play is currently being re-staged at the Moscow Community Theatre.


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Don Murray Speaks at Palm Springs Film Festival

Posted on January 16, 2012 by marina72

Don Murray – Marilyn’s cowboy love in Bus Stop (1956) spoke about her at the Palm Springs International Film Festival this weekend, where The Prince and the Showgirl was also screened, and Susan Bernard talked about her father’s photos of Monroe. ‘He … Continue reading →


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‘Niagara’ at Large

Posted on December 28, 2011 by marina72

Journalist Doug Draper shares this baby photo of himself with his father and Casey Adams, who played honeymooner Ray Cutler in Niagara (1953.) After changing his name to Max Showalter, Adams would play a Life photographer in another Monroe movie, Bus … Continue reading →


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The Sun Valley Story

Posted on December 19, 2011 by marina72

The Sun Valley Story is a new, illustrated book by Van Gordon Sauter, tracing the history of the now 75 year-old ski resort, where Marilyn filmed scenes from Bus Stop in 1956. (The book also boasts an introduction by another … Continue reading →


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Debbie Reynolds Auction: Part 2

Posted on December 4, 2011 by marina72

The second half of Debbie Reynolds’ Collection was auctioned at Profiles in History yesterday. Marilyn’s corset from Bus Stop sold for $230,000, alongside costumes from Niagara, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Let’s Make Love. For more details on the auction, check … Continue reading →


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Top Five Movie Picks

Posted on November 15, 2011 by marina72

Writing for the Phoenix New Times, Amanda Kehrberg selects her five favourite Monroe movies: How to Marry a Millionaire, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Niagara, The Seven Year Itch, and Some Like it Hot. My own picks would be Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, … Continue reading →


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‘Gentlemen Prefer Marilyn’ in Washington

Posted on November 2, 2011 by marina72

‘Gentlemen Prefer Marilyn’, a season of free Monday night screenings at Washington’s National Theatre, draws to a close with Bus Stop (November 7) and The Misfits (November 14), reports Vanessa Carbajal of DC Event Junkie.  


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Opening Shots: Bus Stop

Posted on September 18, 2011 by marina72

A further extract from Richard Dyer’s Heavenly Bodies, considering Marilyn’s first scene in Bus Stop. Screencaps by likeabalalaika “The first shot of Monroe, as so often in her films, is a point-of-view shot. But it is not Beau, the hero’s, point … Continue reading →


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