Marilyn Monroe
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'I think because of childhood stuff I've always wanted fantasy'...be easy to dismiss Martine McCutcheon as a bit of a dreamer. She doesn't aim low: her inspirations are Marilyn Monroe, Judi Dench, Audrey Hepburn, Helen Mirren, Barbra Streisand. But, explaining the heady mix of designer labels, fabulous... In this article: Martine McCutcheon, My Fair Lady, God, Audrey Hepburn, and Lynda La Plante |
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Salon | 4 days ago
Broken Embraces and the ties that bind
...Monroe, the original 1959 "Ponytail" Barbie. At one point an on-set hairdresser tries to put her in a Goldie Hawn wig (causing Mateo to caution that he doesn't want her to look like a "poodle"). In her American movies Cruz, with her...
In this article: Penelope Cruz, Pedro Almodovar, Rodrigo Prieto, Barbie, and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
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Metro | October 16, 2009
Twilight stars top Empire's 100 Sexiest movie stars poll
...Ashley Greene, who has 'beautiful, beautiful eyes' according to Empire's readers. She plays Alice Cullen in all three Twilight films. Other notable mentions on the list were Kate Winslet, James Dean, Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe.
In this article: Robert Pattinson, Twilight, Kristen Stewart, Johnny Depp, Edward Cullen, Alice Cullen, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Kate Winslet, and Audrey Hepburn
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Forbes.com News | October 27, 2009
Top-Earning Dead Celebrities
...putting late stars in new commercials. In recent years, Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn have appeared in ads for MasterCard ( MA - news - people ) and The Gap ( GPS - news - people ), respectively. In addition to name recognition and...
In this article: Michael Jackson, Sony, Elvis Presley, Dead Celebrities, Steve McQueen, Albert Einstein, and James Dean
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | September 30, 2009
Breakfast at Tiffany's ban on taking pictures of Anna Friel
...point." Friel is blonde in the stage show, a look true to Capote's vision. He wanted Marilyn Monroe for the 1961 Hollywood film and hated Hepburn in the part. In fact, he hated the whole film. "The book was really rather bitter," he...
In this article: Breakfast at Tiffany's, Truman Capote, Audrey Hepburn, Hollywood, and New York City
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Cele--bitchy | August 31, 2009
Keira Knightley & Scarlett Johansson vie for 'My Fair Lady' role
...are aiming for either Audrey Hepburn or Marilyn Monroe. That's not a good thing. While I adore Audrey and Marilyn, who will be the next Ingrid Bergman? The next Susan Hayward? The next Barbara Stanwyck? The next Deborah Kerr? Or, for...
In this article: My Fair Lady, Audrey Hepburn, Keira Knightley, Scarlett Johansson, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Hollywood, and Cate Blanchett
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Wikipedia | October 15, 2009
Viva la Diva (Darcey Bussell and Katherine Jenkins)
...ballerina Darcey Bussell, CBE. In the show Jenkins and Bussell pay homage to past 'divas' and idols, including Doris Day, Edith Piaf, Marilyn Monroe, Maria Callas, Fred Astaire, Audrey Hepburn and Moira Shearer. Choreographer Kim Gavin...
In this article: Darcey Bussell, Katherine Jenkins, DVD, Moira Shearer, Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Doris Day, and Maria Callas
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Guardian Unlimited | August 22, 2009
Pedro and Cruz, mentor and muse
...she's thinking every second of the scene. Cruz fills the screen, always looking sumptuous, whether she's channelling her inner Marilyn Monroe in a peroxide wig or Audrey Hepburn in a prim twinset. One of the first shots of her is of her...
In this article: Pedro Almodovar, Penelope Cruz, Volver, Hollywood, Woody Allen, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Bigas Luna, Javier Bardem, and Uma Thurman
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Wikipedia | October 11, 2009
Kelly L. Moran
...from her book. The calendar was called "Tea With Kelly" Browntrout Publishers produces only six other calendars named after people (Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Audrey Hepburn, The Beetles, the Three Stooges and Anne Geddes). In 2001 Kelly...
In this article: Kelly L. Moran, Washington, D.C., Pentagon, Cumberland, Maryland, Flight 77, George Washington University, Discovery Channel, Frostburg State University, WUSA, and The Washington Times
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Chicago Sun-Times | November 23, 2008
Review: 'Spellbound By Beauty: Alfred Hitchcock and His Leading Ladies' by Donald Spoto
...has penned 16 biographies. Actresses (Ingrid Bergman, Marlene Dietrich, Audrey Hepburn, Lotte Lenya, Marilyn Monroe, and Elizabeth Taylor) outnumber directors (Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kramer and Preston Sturges). After his 1976 book The Art...
In this article: Alfred Hitchcock, Donald Spoto, Spellbound, Preston Sturges, The Birds, Tippi Hedren, Obesity, The Pleasure Garden, Robin Wood, and Marnie
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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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