Tag Archives: New York

Peter Mangone Has Died

Posted on January 7, 2013 by marina72

Peter Mangone, who made headlines when he found rare footage of Marilyn in New York, filmed when he was a teenage fan, passed away on December 11, 2012. The home movie was first shown in a 2003 BBC documentary, The People’s … Continue reading →


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Sold to the Girl Upstairs

Posted on December 21, 2012 by marina72

The brownstone building on 164 East 61st Street – where, in September 1954, Marilyn filmed a scene from The Seven Year Itch - has been sold for $5.9 million, reports the New York Observer. “Mostly, Monroe’s ‘disrobing’ in full view of passersby was a … Continue reading →


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Marilyn on the Subway

Posted on December 21, 2012 by marina72

A super-sized selection of Sam Shaw’s photos depicting Marilyn in New York are now on display inside the 42nd Street-Bryant Park station on the B, D, F, M and 7 lines. The exhibit is part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Arts for … Continue reading →


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‘Love, Marilyn’ Trailer Online

Posted on November 29, 2012 by marina72

Love, Marilyn, the acclaimed new documentary, receives its New York theatrical premiere tomorrow, November 30, at the Film Forum at 7:50 pm, featuring a special appearance by director Liz Garbus. Subsequent showings run through to December 11. You can view the trailer here.


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Kirkland Exhibit in New York

Posted on October 22, 2012 by marina72

An exhibition featuring Douglas Kirkland’s ‘between the sheets’ photo session with Marilyn will open at New York’s Westwood Gallery on October 26, through to December 15, reports the Huffington Post.


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Laszlo Plans MM Exhibition

Posted on October 22, 2012 by marina72

The iconic Erno Laszlo skincare brand – as favoured by Marilyn herself – will dedicate a free exhibition to Monroe’s beauty and style secrets, curated by MM collector Ted Stampfer and opening at the new Erno Laszlo Institute in New … Continue reading →


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Marilyn: NYC, 1955

Posted on October 16, 2012 by marina72

A new exhibition and book, depicting an off-duty, but inimitably glamorous Marilyn walking in a New York street in 1955 with her friend, photographer and business partner, Milton Greene – from a rare home movie shot by lucky teenager Peter … Continue reading →


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Liz Smith Remembers Marilyn

Posted on September 10, 2012 by marina72

 Veteran entertainment writer Liz Smith, who often mentions Marilyn, recalls her brief encounter with MM in today’s Huffington Post. “I am forever writing here about Marilyn. And people often ask me when and if I met her and was I a … Continue reading →


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Mapping Marilyn’s New York

Posted on August 2, 2012 by marina72

Tin House Books, publishers of Adam Braver’s excellent novel, Misfit, have created an interactive map of Marilyn’s favourite New York haunts. You can check it out here.


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Love Happy: ‘A Times Square Fantasia’

Posted on January 4, 2012 by marina72

‘I don’t have the evidence to prove it,’ writes Stuart Mitchner in Princeton Town Topics, ‘but I’d bet that the majority of first-run movies made between 1920 and 1950 are set in New York City and that of those, more … Continue reading →


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