Tag Archives: James Haspiel

James Haspiel Speaks to CulturePop

Posted on June 12, 2012 by marina72

James Haspiel – who befriended Marilyn as a teenage fan, and has published three outstanding books on MM – gave a rare interview to CulturePop.


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Immortal Marilyn in August

Posted on August 3, 2011 by marina72

This  month’s updates at Immortal Marilyn include a candid interview with Screenland from 1952; a review of the new De Dienes book; and a chapter from James Haspiel’s Marilyn: The Ultimate Look at the Legend.


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Alleged Blue Movie Resurfaces

Posted on July 21, 2011 by marina72

Another alleged sex tape has resurfaced, to be auctioned by Spanish collector Mikel Barsa. This tape is nothing new – it was released as a DVD a few years ago, rather cheekily entitled The Bluest Marilyn Monroe. Speaking to NPR, … Continue reading →


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Immortal Marilyn in April

Posted on April 5, 2011 by marina72

Among this month’s updates at Immortal Marilyn are Claire Stevenson’s fascinating profile of James Haspiel, the teenage fan who became a friend to Marilyn and took many candid photos of her; a feature on Natasha Lytess from club president Mary … Continue reading →


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‘A Girl’s Best Friend’: Jane Russell 1921-2011

Posted on March 8, 2011 by marina72

Read my tribute to the late, great Jane Russell, over here


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‘Marilyn Times Five’

Posted on November 10, 2010 by marina72

Bruce Conner was an avant-garde artist, and his work has been celebrated in a new documentary, Bruce Conner: The Art of Montage. The film includes a short clip called ‘Marilyn Times Five’, which purportedly shows a semi-naked Monroe, fondling – … Continue reading →


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Snapshots by Haspiel, 1955

Posted on July 22, 2010 by marina72

Featured in the recent Hollywood Legends auction. Candids, mostly taken in New York by Monroe’s teenage fan, James Haspiel.


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Happy Birthday Marilyn

Posted on June 1, 2010 by marina72

A birthday tribute to Marilyn from ‘sweetnormajean’, via the Everlasting Star boards. (The photo used here is of MM at the East of Eden premiere in New York, 1955, published in James Haspiel’s Marilyn: The Ultimate Look at the Legend.)


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