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Tag Archives: Gladys Baker Eley
The Wild, Wild Women of Bimini Place
Michelle Morgan, author of Marilyn Monroe: Private and Undisclosed, has posted some interesting findings on her blog about Marilyn’s mother, Gladys Baker, and her friend Grace McKee’s life in Los Angeles during the 1920s. “One of the things I loved, … Continue reading
Posted in Addresses and Locations, Blogs, Childhood, Memories & Anecdotes, Movies, Music
Tagged Bimini Place, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Gladys Baker Eley, Grace Goddard, Grace McKee, Marilyn Monroe, Michelle Morgan, Mr and Mrs Simpson, norma jeane, Rayfield Apartments, When the Wild Wild Women Go Swimmin’ in the Bimini Bay
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Marilyn’s Will and Her Beneficiaries
NPR takes a look at Marilyn’s will. Made in 1961, it remains controversial, and it’s rumoured that she had wanted to change it in the weeks before her death. “Monroe grew up in an orphanage and foster homes. She had … Continue reading
Posted in Business and Finance, Death, Files & Documents, Friends, Personal Property
Tagged ABG, Anna Freud Centre, Anna Strasberg, Anthony Summers, Bernice Miracle, Berniece Baker Miracle, CMG, Dr Marianne Kris, Gladys Baker Eley, Hedda Rosten, Lee Strasberg, Marilyn Monroe, Norman Rosten, Sarah Churchwell, Will
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‘The Misfits’ in Portland, Oregon
 Marilyn’s last completed film, The Misfits, is screening at the 5th Avenue Theater, Portland, Oregon, on Saturday, December 3, at 7.00 and 9.30 pm, and on Sunday 4th at 3pm. Free admission to film students, all other tickets $3/$2, and … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Photography, Movies, Personal Life
Tagged Andre de Dienes, Gladys Baker Eley, Marilyn Monroe, norma jeane, Oregon, Portland, snow, The Misfits
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‘A Long Dark Night of the Soul’
The latest extract from Zolotow covers Marilyn’s life and career in 1951 and early ’52. While her career was soaring, Marilyn endured further public scrutiny when it was revealed that she was not an orphan, and that her mother was … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Magazines, Personal Life
Tagged Gladys Baker Eley, Los Angeles Daily Mirror, Marilyn Monroe, Maurice Zolotow
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