Tag Archives: England

Marilyn’s English Adventure

Posted on November 16, 2011 by marina72

Writing for London’s Time Out magazine, Wally Hammond investigates the true story behind Marilyn’s visit to England in 1956.  ”Marilyn’s transcendent, radiant quality is inimitable. And it would be fair to say that Williams’s performance in ‘My Week with Marilyn’ copies but … Continue reading →


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‘A Queen in Her Own Realm’

Posted on March 30, 2011 by marina72

I’ve written a guest post for British Pathé Blog, focussing on archive footage of Marilyn Monroe.


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Terence Rattigan Centenary

Posted on January 5, 2011 by marina72

“Perhaps the apex of (Rattigan’s) glittering career can be identified as August 18 1956, the night he threw a party to coincide with the filming of his 1953 play The Sleeping Prince, re-dubbed The Prince and the Showgirl. His two … Continue reading →


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Michelle Williams on Reading ‘Fragments’

Posted on January 3, 2011 by marina72

You just finished playing Marilyn. Was it amazing? Many things — amazing being one of them. The movie (‘My Week With Marilyn’) takes place when she was making ‘The Prince and the Showgirl’ and married to Arthur Miller. I didn’t … Continue reading →


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Norman Wisdom 1915-2010

Posted on October 5, 2010 by marina72

Sir Norman Wisdom, who Charlie Chaplin once described as ‘my favourite comedian’, has died aged 95. Marilyn met Wisdom in 1956 while filming The Prince and the Showgirl at Pinewood Studios in England, as he told biographer Michelle Morgan: “I … Continue reading →


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Monroe and Bardot

Posted on September 6, 2010 by marina72

Brigitte Bardot, the iconic French ‘sex kitten’ of the 1950s and 60s, is one of the few actresses to come close to Marilyn Monroe’s impact in beauty and charm. The two women met just once, in the ladies’ room of … Continue reading →


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July 14, 1956

Posted on July 14, 2010 by marina72

Marilyn arrived at London Airport with husband Arthur Miller. They were met by another famous couple, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. Monroe was preparing to film The Prince and the Showgirl with Olivier as director and co-star. The former London … Continue reading →


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