Marilyn Monroe
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The minutiae of art: Utah storyteller captures 8-year artistic obsession on film...years and five months, the then 30-something artist painstakingly re-creates photographer Richard Avedon's famous portrait of Marilyn Monroe. Painstakingly -- except that word doesn't begin to describe Pappas' method. Using pencil,... In this article: Marilyn Monroe, David Hockney, Utah, Baltimore, New York City, University of Texas, and Eleanor Roosevelt |
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The World According to MoonDog | 2 days ago
Classic Marilyn Monroe Beach Photo Shoot
Tagged with: Baseball, Bobby Kennedy, December 1953 Playboy, Frank Cappell, Joe DiMaggio, John F. Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn Monroe Beach Photos, Marilyn Monroe Playboy Photos, New York Yankees, Norma Jean Baker, Playboy Magazine,...
In this article: John F. Kennedy, Playboy, New York Yankees, Bobby Kennedy, Judith Exner, and Joe DiMaggio
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San Jose Mercury News | 7 days ago
Tony Curtis remembers 'Some Like It Hot'
...but a drag. The behind-the-scenes antics of the Billy Wilder classic were filled with enough laughs, drama, sex (co-star Marilyn Monroe invited Curtis to her hotel room one night) and mystery (all those rumors that Curtis was the...
In this article: Tony Curtis, Some Like It Hot, Billy Wilder, Frank Sinatra, Mitzi Gaynor, Grace Kelly, and Las Vegas
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BBC News | November 13, 2009
Bonnie Greer's new play Marilyn and Ella
American-born writer Bonnie Greer has written a play based on the unlikely friendship between Marilyn Monroe and Ella Fitzgerald. Marilyn and Ella is the true story of two iconic females, forging a bond in 1950s' America, interspersed...
In this article: Ella Fitzgerald, Bonnie Greer, Question Time, British Museum, United Kingdom, Nick Griffin, Mocambo, and Chicago
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Daily Mail | November 07, 2009
'Michael Jackson is furious he's not buried next to Marilyn Monroe', claims medium on live TV seance
Last updated at 12:35 PM on 07th November 2009 Michael Jackson is annoyed he was not buried alongside Marilyn Monroe, according to a medium. Derek Acorah claims he was contacted by the star during a televised seance and reduced fans to...
In this article: Michael Jackson, Derek Acorah, Sky1, Heal the World, Twitter, and Guy Fawkes
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San Francisco Chronicle | November 06, 2009
Some like it true: Curtis' Monroe tale unlikely
...Curtis couldn't deny. One inconvenient truth: He couldn't stand her. And if you'd ever made a movie with Marilyn Monroe, you'd have hated her, too. Her colleagues would be on the set at 9, and she'd stroll in at noon, then stay in her...
In this article: Some Like It Hot, Tony Curtis, Sugar, and Milton Berle
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | November 04, 2009
Sales of Marilyn Monroe pointy bras on rise
Sales of the 1950s pointy bra made famous by Hollywood legends Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell are on the up. Sales of the 1950s pointy bra made famous by Hollywood legends Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell are on the up Photo: PA Jane...
In this article: Jane Russell, Jean Paul Gaultier, Recession, Hollywood, London, Second World War, and Reuters
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Reuters | November 02, 2009
Marilyn Monroe crypt auction fails again
A second attempt to sell a crypt on top of Marilyn Monroe's final resting place has failed, with not a single bid received for the burial spot in a celebrity-filled Los Angeles cemetery. Widow Elsie Poncher is trying to sell her husband's...
In this article: EBay, Playboy magazine, Truman Capote, Carl Wilson, Hugh Hefner, Minnie Riperton, Farrah Fawcett, and Roy Orbison
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Scotland on Sunday | October 31, 2009
Crypt above Monroe fails to sell
To read this article in full you must be registered with the site. A second auction of the marble mausoleum crypt above Marilyn Monroe has failed to attract any bids. A previous 4.6 million dollar (AGBP2.8 million) bid for the space...
In this article: Eva Gabor, Farrah Fawcett, Rodney Dangerfield, Jack Lemmon, Dean Martin, Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, and Los Angeles
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BBC News | October 31, 2009
Crypt above Monroe remains unsold
...with flower, is in Westwood Village Memorial Park Attempts to sell the burial vault above the remains of Hollywood film star Marilyn Monroe have failed for a second time. The latest auction of the marble crypt did not fetch any bids,...
In this article: Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Playboy magazine, EBay, Hugh Hefner, Farrah Fawcett, and Dean Martin
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Wales Online | October 31, 2009
Film: Crypt above Marilyn Monroe fails to sell at auction
Crypt above Marilyn Monroe fails to sell at auction A second auction of the marble mausoleum crypt above Marilyn Monroe failed to attract any bids. A previous 4.6 million dollar (GBP2.8 million) bid for the space fell through in August...
In this article: Eva Gabor, Farrah Fawcett, Rodney Dangerfield, Jack Lemmon, Dean Martin, Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, and Los Angeles
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Description from Wikipedia:
Marilyn Monroe, (1 June 1926 – 5 August 1962), born Norma Jeane Mortenson but baptized Norma Jeane Baker, was an American actress, singer and model.
After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946. Her early roles were minor, but her performances in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (both 1950) were well received. She was praised for her comedic ability in such films as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Marry a Millionaire and The Seven Year Itch, and became one of Hollywood's most popular and glamorous performers.
The typecasting of Monroe's "dumb blonde" persona limited her career prospects, so she broadened her range. She studied at the Actors Studio and formed Marilyn Monroe Productions. Her dramatic performance in William Inge's Bus Stop was hailed by critics, and she won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Some Like it Hot.
The final years of Monroe's life were marked by illness, personal problems, and a reputation for being unreliable and difficult to work with. The circumstances of her death, from an overdose of barbiturates, have been the subject of conjecture. Though officially classified as a "probable suicide", the possibility of an accidental overdose has not been ruled out, while conspiracy theorists argue that she was murdered.
In 1999, Monroe was ranked as the sixth greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute.
- Name At Birth:
- Norma Jeane Baker
- Also Known As:
- Norma Jean Baker
- Birth Date:
- June 01, 1926
- Birthplace:
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Death Date:
- August 05, 1962
- Place of Death:
- Brentwood, California, U.S.
- Occupation:
- Actress, Model, Singer, Comedian, Film producer
- Years Active:
- 1947–1962
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