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Herb Williams: Marilyn in Crayon

This sculpture, based on Tom Kelley’s nude calendar and sculpted entirely from crayons, is featured in a Daily Mail profile of Nashville artist Herb Williams, who has recently been commissioned to create new works for the White House.


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Red, White and Blonde

Peter Goddard has reviewed ‘Life as a Legend’ and ‘Marilyn in Canada’, both now showing at Toronto’s The McMichael. ‘Norma Jeane Baker was naked, not yet “a nude,” in posing for Kelley. Her pale arms are outstretched behind her head, … Continue reading


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‘Should I Tell the Truth?’

The latest extract from Maurice Zolotow’s biography, first published in the Los Angeles Daily Mirror on this day in 1960, covers the filming of Clash by Night (1952) and the scandal of Marilyn’s nude calendar.


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More From Zolotow’s ‘Marilyn’

These extracts from Maurice Zolotow’s Marilyn Monroe: The Uncensored Biography, published in the Los Angeles Daily Mirror on this week in 1960, cover Marilyn’s early career, including her modelling work with David Conover and Tom Kelley, her romance with Fred … Continue reading


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‘I Was There When Marilyn Posed!’

“There were just three of us in the studio that night – Marilyn, Tom Kelley and myself. As Marilyn stretched out on the red velvet floor throw, I could hear Tom gasp. Dressed, her cheap clothes had hidden some of … Continue reading


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