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Tag Archives: Otto Preminger
American Blondes: Marilyn and Lana Turner
Read my comparison of two Hollywood sex symbols here
Posted in Blondes, Books, Celebrities, Influences, Websites, Writing
Tagged Betty Grable, Cindy de la Hoz, Clark Gable, Dore Schary, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Jack Cole, Johnny Hyde, Lana Turner, Lucille Ryman Carroll, Marilyn Monroe, MGM, Mickey Rooney, Niagara, Otto Preminger, Sweater Girl, The Asphalt Jungle
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Marilyn and Jean Seberg
Actress Jean Seberg had a few things in common with Marilyn. They shared two directors, Otto Preminger and Joshua Logan. I have often thought that Jean’s role in Logan’s Paint Your Wagon might also have suited Marilyn. Both Marilyn and … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Movies, Rumours
Tagged Daphne Guinness, FBI, Jean Seberg, Joshua Logan, Marilyn Monroe, Otto Preminger, Paint Your Wagon
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Marilyn and Otto Preminger
Of all Marilyn’s directors, Otto Preminger was probably the least suited to her sensitive nature. He was notorious for bullying actors, and while filming River of No Return, Marilyn was forced to do dangerous stunts and subjected to constant insults … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Cinemascope, Marilyn Monroe, Otto Preminger, River of No Return, Shelley Winters
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‘You Remind Me of Marilyn Monroe…’
It seems that Marilyn wasn’t the only actress to face the wrath of Otto Preminger, who directed her in River of No Return. Kim Cattrall (Samantha Jones in Sex and the City) told The Guardian this week: When the veteran … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Movies
Tagged Kim Cattrall, Marilyn Monroe, Otto Preminger, River of No Return
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