Tag Archives: Wrong Door Raid

Hal Schaefer 1925-2012

Posted on January 3, 2013 by marina72

Hal Schaefer was an accomplished jazz pianist and vocal coach to Marilyn. They became close while she was unhappily married to Joe DiMaggio, and Hal was with her on the night of the infamous ‘Wrong Door Raid’. He died on … Continue reading →


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James Bacon 1914-2010

Posted on September 23, 2010 by marina72

Read my post on the veteran Hollywood reporter, who died last week, here


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Marilyn Monroe Confidential

Posted on August 23, 2010 by marina72

Anne Helen Peterson takes a look at Confidential, the notorious ‘scandal sheet’ of the 1950s which paved the way for the likes of The National Enquirer and Perez Hilton. The rise of Confidential ran parallel to Marilyn’s own reign as the … Continue reading →


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