Tag Archives: Nevada

Marilyn’s Nevada Valentine

Posted on February 12, 2013 by marina72

Guy Rocha, a local historian who has researched Marilyn’s stay in Nevada during filming of The Misfits, will give a lecture at the Sierra Place senior residence, Carson City, on Thursday – St Valentine’s Day – at 10am. More details at Nevada … Continue reading →


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A ‘Misfits’ Tour of Reno

Posted on August 18, 2011 by marina72

Lindsay at the IAmNotAStalker blog – dedicated to movie locations, title is ironic – visited Reno last week and stopped by several landmarks related to filming of The Misfits: Virginia Street Bridge, Washoe County Courthouse, and Edith Palmer’s Country Inn, … Continue reading →


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The House the ‘Misfits’ Built

Posted on July 7, 2011 by marina72

A panel discussion will be held at the University of Nevada in Reno on July 9 at the Rotunda on the main floor of the Knowledge Center, focussing on a new exhibition, Post-War Bohemians in Northern Nevada, running until September 16. … Continue reading →


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Honouring ‘The Misfits’

Posted on February 14, 2011 by marina72

Deanne Stillman, author of Mustang, Twentynine Palms and Joshua Tree, and an expert on the American West, attended a 50th anniversary screening of The Misfits at the University of Nevada last week, as part of their ‘Honoring the Horse’ exhibition. She … Continue reading →


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Rare ‘Misfits’ Pics, Screening in Reno

Posted on January 26, 2011 by marina72

‘This 1960 photo of Marilyn and Eli Wallach was taken with a Kodak ‘Brownie’ box camera by Lisa Graeber (then Lisa Stix) at Quail Canyon near Pyramid Lake, while filming The Misfits in Nevada. Lisa Graeber (then Lisa Stix) was … Continue reading →


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Portrait of a Misfit

Posted on December 5, 2010 by marina72

‘This photograph, shot in Reno, Nevada in 1960 has an incredible sense of place and of Monroe’s vulnerability. She and Arnold first worked together on a shoot for Esquire magazine in 1952 and, as Arnold says: “She trusted me, and the … Continue reading →


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Her Own Words, in Fragments

Posted on October 1, 2010 by marina72

“I am tired. I am searching for a way to play this role. My whole life has always depressed me. How can I play such a gay girl, young and full of hope?” A quote from Fragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, … Continue reading →


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Camel Racing in Virginia City

Posted on September 22, 2010 by marina72

These races started in 1960 when the San Francisco Chronicle and the Phoenix Sun challenged each other to a race. The winner was Hollywood director John Huston, who was filming “The Misfits” nearby. Two stars of the film, Marilyn Monroe … Continue reading →


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Playing Cowboys and Indians with Marilyn

Posted on September 16, 2010 by marina72

Toni Westbrook-Van Cleave was only 6 at the time, but she still remembers Marilyn Monroe strapping on a toy gun belt and playing cowboys and Indians with her young brother during a break in filming of “The Misfits.” Like other residents of … Continue reading →


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Kay Winters Remembers ‘The Misfits’

Posted on September 15, 2010 by marina72

With Dayton’s 5oth anniversary tribute coming up this weekend, Kay Winters, now 90, remembers filming of The Misfits: Celebrating her 90th birthday soon, Kay recalls watching Hollywood’s favorite movie stars acting on Pike Street: “We watched it being filmed,” she … Continue reading →


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