Tag Archives: Joe DiMaggio

Films Marilyn Wanted: ‘Guys and Dolls’

Posted on December 21, 2011 by marina72

You can read the latest article in my ‘Films Marilyn Wanted’ series here


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Reviewed – Joe DiMaggio: The Long Vigil

Posted on November 15, 2011 by marina72

 Read my review here  


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Costumer Angela Alexander Dies

Posted on October 28, 2011 by marina72

Costumer Angela Alexander, reported to have worked on several Monroe movies during her tenure at Twentieth Century-Fox’s wardrobe department, has died aged 94. I must admit, I haven’t heard of Ms Alexander before, so can’t comment on her relationship with … Continue reading →


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When ‘Spud’ Murray Met Marilyn

Posted on October 2, 2011 by marina72

Meredith W. ‘Spud’ Murray, a pitcher for the New York Yankees from 1960-68, died at home in East Waterford, PA, earlier this month. Writing for the Delaware County Times, Ed Gelbhart recalled a conversation with Murray in which he spoke of … Continue reading →


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Marilyn’s Eternity Ring on Auction

Posted on September 29, 2011 by marina72

  Marilyn’s eternity ring, given to her by Joe DiMaggio after their  1954  wedding, is among the items on offer at the Profiles in History auction, ‘Icons of Hollywood’, in December, reports the Los Angeles Times. (A nude painting by … Continue reading →


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Sugar’s Stamp of Approval

Posted on August 23, 2011 by marina72

Marilyn, in character as Sugar in Some Like it Hot, features on this new USPS stamp, to be issued in 2012 as part of the ‘Great Film Directors’ series (which also includes John Huston, director of The Misfits, while ex-husband Joe DiMaggio … Continue reading →


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Baseball Sealed With Marilyn’s Kiss

Posted on August 6, 2011 by marina72

A baseball signed by Marilyn and Joe DiMaggio – and ‘smooched’ by MM – has sold online for $59,750 (about £36,000) via Heritage Auctions, reports the New York Daily News.


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Maureen O’Hara Film Festival in Ireland

Posted on June 9, 2011 by marina72

The Maureen O’Hara Classic Film Festival runs from June 17-26 at the Glengarriff Eccles Hotel, Co. Cork, the Irish Echo reports. O’Hara, star of classic films including How Green Was My Valley and The Quiet Man, now lives in Glengarriff. … Continue reading →


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Dinner with Joe and Marilyn

Posted on May 25, 2011 by marina72

Bill ‘Moose’ Skowron, who played first base for the New York Yankees from 1954-62, has recalled having dinner with the DiMaggios: “I was so nervous, I shaved four times that day, Marilyn was a lovely woman, nothing like the characters … Continue reading →


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Remembering Leonard Lyons

Posted on May 23, 2011 by marina72

Stories My Father Told Me: Notes From the Lyon’s Den, by film critic Jeffrey Lyons, looks back at the career of New York Post gossip columnist, Leonard Lyons. (More details on the book at Abbeville Press.) The photo above shows … Continue reading →


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