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Tag Archives: Funeral
The Pallbearer’s Tale
Allan Abbott, one of the pallbearers at Marilyn’s funeral, has spoken to the Phoenix New Times. “I asked Abbott what he recalled of Monroe’s one-time husband Joe DiMaggio, who arranged for the funeral. Abbott told me of how he had … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Memories & Anecdotes
Tagged Abbott & Hast, Allan Abbott, Arthur Miller, Funeral, Marilyn Monroe, Pallbearer, Pardon My Hearse
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Nick Ray’s Long Goodbye
The final extract from Patrick McGilligan’s Nicholas Ray: The Glorious Failure of an American Director concerns Ray’s reaction to Marilyn’s death. Ray was filming 55 Days at Peking in Spain when he heard the news. (The magazine cover above shows … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Death, Everlasting Star, Magazines, Memories & Anecdotes, Movies, Relationships
Tagged 1962, 55 Days at Peking, Funeral, John Huston, Marilyn Monroe, Nicholas Ray, Nick Ray, The Lusty Men, The Misfits
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Famous Eulogies: Lee Strasberg on Marilyn
Lee Strasberg’s tribute to Marilyn, read at her funeral, is featured at Flavorwire in a meme on famous eulogies, posted to mark Halloween. You can read the full text here. ‘Prestigious acting teacher and director of the Actors Studio, Lee … Continue reading
Eulogy for Marilyn
“In her own lifetime she created a myth of what a poor girl from a deprived background could attain. For the entire world she became a symbol of the eternal feminine. But I have no words to describe the myth … Continue reading