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For The Last Time: What Size Was Marilyn Monroe? [Some Like It Hot]
Original at Jezebel
• Mon, Jun 22
By Sadie It's not about proving whether Marilyn Monroe was "plus-sized" or not; obviously, plus-sized women can be beautiful and sexy, whether Marilyn belongs to the sorority or no. Can we make a resolution, please? Let's leave Marilyn Monroe out of the discussion from now on. She was a beautiful w...
Frederick's Of Hollywood's Marketing Techniques Haven't Changed Much In 45 Years [Yesterday In Catalogs]
Original at Jezebel
• Thu, Jun 18
By Dodai The movie How To Marry A Millionaire — starring Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable and Lauren Bacall — was released in 1953. Afterward, a TV series starring Barbara Eden ran for two years. And ten years later, the FOH catalog promised shoppers could "Get That Marry-A-Millionaire Look."
Mae West: Womanly
Original at Mae West
• Fri, Jun 12
By noreply@blogger.com (Mae West NYC) • • We need to return to the days of Marilyn Monroe [1926 — 1962] and Brigitte Bardot [b. 1934], when women wore their curves and did their best to grow old gracefully. The days where Mae West and Betty Grable didn’t need Stoli Blueberry and a frat boy to feel good. Guys, let’s stop rewarding women...
Life Releases Newly Discovered Marilyn Monroe Photos
Original at Gawker
• Mon, Jun 1
By The Cajun Boy In 1950 Life photographer Ed Clark received a call from an executive at 20th Century Fox lauding a "hot tomato" the studio had signed. She was an unknown named Marilyn Monroe. Clark photographed her later that year in Los Angeles' Griffith Park. Never-used negatives from the shoot were rece...
How To: Hair Tutorial: Marilyn Monroe Inspired CurlsOriginal at YouTube
• Mon, Jun 1
By rss@youtube.com (itsjudytime) Author: itsjudytime Keywords: beauty hair tutorial diy how to marilyn monroe short hair curls conair retrochic retro chic joshua bernard celisse itsjudytime Added: June 1, 2009
Tony Curtis: From Monroe to Mario
Original at ic theWarf.co.uk
• Wed, May 27
He built up a reputation as a ladies' man in Tinseltown, enjoying liaisons with some of Hollywood's brightest stars such as Marilyn Monroe. His Some Like It Hot co-star died in August 1962 aged 36, and Tony claims Hollywood culture was in no small way ...
Tony Curtis Uses Profanity during Live BBC Radio Interview
Original at mns.co.uk
• Tue, May 26
UK The actor, age 84, who is most popular for his role in 'Some Like It Hot' with Marilyn Monroe in 1959, swore a number of times Friday on BBC Radio Ulster. Curtis was being interviewed in order to promote American Prince, his new book, which is also to ...
The artistic side to film legend Curtis
Original at BBC News
• Fri, May 22
UK As well as striking photos of a young Curtis, which he has painted over, many pieces feature Marilyn Monroe, his former lover and Some Like It Hot co-star. "Marilyn loved my paintings," he explains. "She loved them because they were articulate and they ...
Show steps into Marilyn's world
Original at BBC News
• Tue, May 19
There is an orange Pucci blouse seen in photographs of Monroe and the evening jacket worn by the star from The Prince and the Showgirl. Clothes, furniture and photographs from Marilyn Monroe's Los Angeles home can all be seen. ... Marilyn Monroe exhibition at Newbridge Silverware Leinster Le...
Mae West: In England
Original at Mae West
• Tue, May 12
By noreply@blogger.com (Mae West NYC) • • The audience is introduced to Mae West, Charlie Chaplin, Mickey Mouse, and Humphrey Bogart along the way, with appearances by Clark Gable, Groucho Marx, Marilyn Monroe, and Jack Lemmon. • • Article: "Affectionate look at history of cinema"
Links! Gossip, from your neck of the web.
Original at In Case You Didn't Know
• Fri, May 8
By Jocelyn Carmen Electra strips at at the Roxy! Hollywood Tuna Adam Lambert’s life before American Idol! Pop Eater Lindsay Lohan dressed up as Marilyn Monroe AGAIN for Spanish Vogue. Superficial TMI: Iron Man edition! SOW Salma Hayek bikini - honeymoon pics! Egotastic
Jennifer Aniston's New Brad
Original at gawker.com
• Thu, May 7
By Ryan Tate Jennifer Aniston was seen flirting heavily with Bradley Cooper at a party for her new movie, and leaving the party around the same time as the actor, six years her junior. Then she was rumored picked up from the set of one of her other movies by ex Brad Pitt, who's been texting her, and taken on a...
How To: Marilyn Monroe/Pin-Up Makeup TutorialOriginal at YouTube
• Sun, May 3
By rss@youtube.com (07xMACx07) Author: 07xMACx07 Keywords: Marilyn monroe pin up makeup tutorial contest Added: May 3, 2009
Art Review ‘Bus Stop' images preserve transitory emotions
Original at NewsOK.com
• Sat, May 2
OK Marilyn Monroe, the star of Hollywood's "Bus Stop,” seems to be waiting, on a curb, for the next bus in Gael Collar's "Marilyn,” while Dana Cook Lombardo depicts Cary Grant, squinting at us, on a road in "North by Northwest. ...
How To: Pin Up Masters:Marilyn MonroeOriginal at YouTube
• Mon, Apr 13
By rss@youtube.com (MissyReject) None Author: MissyReject Keywords: MissyReject Missy Reject Pin up Masters Marilyn monroe Makeup Make Tutorial Lesson Added: April 13, 2009
Blame Gwyneth Paltrow For Scarlett Johansson’s Weight Loss
Original at hecklerspray
• Wed, Apr 8
By Amy Grindhouse The actress, once famed for her Marilyn Monroe-like curves, has recently slimmed down and is a shadow of her former self. The actress, once famed for her Marilyn Monroe-like curves, has recently slimmed down and is a shadow of her former self.
Marilyn Monroe : New book spills the beans about Marilyn Monroe’s
Original at Entertainment and Showbiz!
• Sat, Apr 4
With films, like ‘Niagara’, ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’, ‘How To Marry A Millionaire’, ‘The Seven Year Itch and Bus Stop’, to her credit, Monroe was a phenomenon at the time of her marriage. But, in less than 20 years, Monroe had undergone 12 abortions. ...
Some Like It Hot while in Jersey
Original at The Sun
• Fri, Apr 3
UK Marilyn Monroe packages have been launched to tie-in with a new exhibition about the screen siren. Famous costumes, jewellery and keepsakes are on show at the Jersey Museum, St Helier until the end of the year. You’ll feel like a star after a private ...
The stars come out in Greensboro
Original at Greensboro News Record
• Mon, Feb 23
NC Heather Maggs, 27, did her best Marilyn Monroe in red heels and a low-cut white dress like the one Monroe made famous in "The Seven Year Itch." The Winston-Salem native said she got started in theater in a CTG production of "West Side Story" and is now ...
COMING UP FROM THE STREETS - Las Vegas Review
Original at Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Thu, Jan 22
COMING UP FROM THE STREETS Las Vegas Review - Journal, NV - Curtis worked with movie legends from Marilyn Monroe (who was a pre-stardom lover, he writes) to his boyhood idol, Cary Grant. (In Curtis' living room, ...
'Antiques Roadshow' kicks off season in Palm Springs
Original at Press-Enterprise
• Fri, Jan 2
WTNH CA - Jan 2, 2009 The little black dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in the 1959 comedy, "Some Like It Hot" will be featured in the Jan. 12 episode. Show appraisers valued it ... Best ‘Roadshow' gems found here The Desert Sun all 22 news articles
How To: Marilyn Monroe Look - Using Urban DecayOriginal at YouTube
• Sun, Dec 28
By rss@youtube.com (NeonProof) This is a tutorial on how to do Marilyn Monroe's most common makeup look.... For any questions leave a comment or message me If you want to make a makeup request. Thanx. Don't forget to rate, comment, and subscribe.
Opinion: If Marilyn Monroe was a Blogger What Would She Do?
Original at ProBlogger Blog Tips
• Sat, Dec 20
By Darren Rowse Today Mara Rogers from Secrets for Money looks at how Marilyn Monroe would blog. If Marilyn Monroe was a Blogger, what would she do? Here are some quotations from famous classic silver screen stars, and what I imagine their advice to all us bloggers would be. So just sit back, relax, and enjoy...
Marilyn Monroe owned jacket sells for nearly $60,000 at Christie's auction
Original at OUR MARILYN
• Sun, Dec 14
• 1 related articles
By Mark@OurMarilyn.com (Mark Bellinghaus) Entertainment MARILYN MONROE NEWS ENTERTAINMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Marilyn Monroe Jacket Sells for almost $60,000 Contact Person: Mark Bellinghaus & Jennifer J. Dickinson CEO & VP Phone: 862-268-0652 email: email
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Anna Strasberg of Marilyn Monroe LLC lost in court again and was fined $200,000 by Manhattan Federal Judge Colleen McMahon
Original at OUR MARILYN
• Tue, Dec 9
By Mark@OurMarilyn.com (Mark Bellinghaus) Marilyn Monroe heir's pricey 'shenanigans' over actress' famous photos Marilyn Monroe Shaw Family Archives sued Strasberg, accusing her of trying to bar Shaw's estate from profiting off their Monroe images while Strasberg made millions.
MARILYN Forever BlondeOriginal at OUR MARILYN
• Tue, Nov 25
By Mark@OurMarilyn.com (Mark Bellinghaus) It is shown at the Stella Adler Theatre, in the middle of old Hollywood. Strangely enough, Marilyn Monroe's famous star on Hollywood Blvd is just across the street. You may visit it, right after the play. Or pay tribute to Marilyn by walking over to the Grauman Chinese Theatre, where Marilyn i...
How To Do Marilyn Monroe Make-Up Part One
Original at videojug.com
• Fri, Oct 24
This is part one of two. A full make up tutorial, showing how to get a sexy, glamorous look just like Marilyn! You can use the techniques for any ... www.videojug.com
CNN/TIME Politics '08: Greenfield, Graydon and More
Original at mediabistro.com
• Mon, Oct 13
TVNewser twittered the first panel, moderated by Campbell Brown, and featuring this line of from Vanity Fair's Graydon Carter that got the biggest laughs (on trying to book Gore Vidal on TV): "They want him to talk about Marilyn Monroe, he wants to talk about James Monroe."
Double-Teaming Marilyn Monroe
Original at boy culture
• Mon, Oct 6
By Matthew Rettenmund He points out that Marilyn was two-timing him, if it can be called that, with studio head Joseph Schenk to advance her career. In Vogue Hommes International, we hear from Nico Minardos, a now-forgotten actor who met Marilyn making Monkey Business (1952; also with Claudette Colbert and Ca...
Newly discovered Marilyn Monroe amateur footage auctioned in Australia
Original at Cele
• Fri, Sep 26
By Ceilidh In 1959 a young US Naval officer was a guest on the set of the Marilyn Monroe/Jack Lemmon/Tony Curtis movie Some Like It Hot after a visit from Monroe to his San Diego Naval base. While on the set he took a short amount of 8mm film footage of the sex symbol, that also included a little bit...
Marilyn Monroe And Her Secret Files In Vanity Fair Magazine October 2008
Original at Sponkit Celebrity
• Fri, Sep 5
Marilyn Monroe, whose photograph snapped by Bert Stern at the Hotel Bel-Air, in Los Angeles, followed Frank Sinatra’s advice and kept her life inside two filing cabinets—letters, invoices, financial records, and the mementos that meant the most to her.
Are You A Marilyn Monroe Nerd? Great! There’s Some Unreleased, Overpriced Footage Of Her Doing Stuff Up For Sale.
Original at hecklerspray
• Fri, Jun 20
By Matthew Laidlow Another person who’s never out of the news is Marilyn Monroe. Despite being six feet under for forty six years, people still get giddy when new documents about her emerge. So hold on to your replica wig as fresh footage has surfaced. For a price at auction of course.
Marilyn Monroe’s Another Explicit Tape Controversy
Original at Sponkit Celebrity
• Sat, May 31
Now the “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” beauty has encountered another explicit tape controversy. You could see the snap image here. An informant would eventually give the film to the FBI in the 1960s and he gave the original to the FBI after making a copy. His son sold the copy to Keya Morgan of New...
Monty Clift’s Tortured Life Makes For Cracked Stage Entertainment
Original at La Daily Musto
• Thu, May 8
Says the release: “He spoke six languages. Elizabeth Taylor begged him to marry her. He was friends with Picasso, Matisse and Gertrude Stein... HE was Montgomery Clift, the subject of an upcoming play penned by playwright and actor John Lisbon Wood and starring Omar Prince...The show is a must se...
Defamer Visits The Dark Underbelly Of The Marilyn Monroe Collectibles Circuit [Bad Blood]
Original at Defamer
• Thu, Apr 17
By Mark Graham I write on behalf of Keya Morgan in reference to the above-referenced post on www.Defamer.com authored, apparently, in part by Mr. Mark Bellinghaus and the website itself. Please be advised that Mr. Morgan has filed a report today with Precinct 20 of the New York City Police Department in rega...
Podcast: Best of FOOD Show (Pt. II)Original at blip.tv
• Mon, Mar 31
Welcome back to the Fancy Food Show 2008, this time with the most INCREDIBLE cheeses you've ever seen or tasted! Paula Lambert is a CHEESE ICON (think Marilyn Monroe of the Mozzarella industry) who, in 1982, after living in Italy, she craved her freshly-made buffalo mozzarella. What did s...
Obituary: Richard Widmark
Original at IndieLondon
• Thu, Mar 27
By Rob Subsequent films included 1952’s Don’t Bother to Knock, in which he co-starred with Marilyn Monroe, and Cold War submarine drama The Bedford Incident, which he also produced. When not working, he and his second wife lived on a horse ranch in California or on their Connecticut farm.
Celebrities Love Marilyn Monroe
Original at Right Celebrity
• Fri, Jan 25
By Amy Marilyn Monroe is an icon that is adored by many, celebrities included. Below is a list of celebrities that have a special place in their heart for the blonde bombshell. Celebrities Love Marilyn Monroe What is it about Marilyn that draws people to collect her pictures, buy her belongings, o...
Podcast: The Reincarnation of Marilyn Monroe with Adrian Finklestein
Original at Belinda Subraman Presents
• Fri, Jan 18
By Belinda Subraman In "Marilyn Monroe Returns: The Healing of a Soul," newly released paperback, July 2007, board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Adrian Finkelstein presents astonishing evidence that a patient he has treated over a span of eight years, Canadian pop singer Sherrie Lea Laird, is the reincarn...
THEATER REVIEW; Revealing A Screen Star Of Intellect And Passion
Original at New York Times
• Wed, Oct 31
By By JASON ZINOMAN Even if Lenore Zann isn't exactly the image of Marilyn Monroe, fans of Monroe will find her mannerisms and her agile, breathy voice quite convincing.
Marilyn Monroe's Legacy
Original at Media Law Prof Blog
• Wed, Oct 10
By propertyprof For a woman who died 45 years ago, Marilyn Monroe has been in the news a lot lately. On the one hand, a dispute is raging in California and New York over who has the rights to images of Marilyn,...
Rarely seen Monroe dresses on exhibit
Original at The Money Times
• Tue, Oct 2
By MT Bureau Brighton, England -- The white, halter-neck dress Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe wore in "The Seven Year Itch" is on display at a British hotel this week. Story:. Believed to be worth more than $3 million, the dress is among the frocks ...
Marilyn Monroe's dresses in exhibition at the Hilton Brighton ... - Catwalk Queen
Original at Catwalk Queen
• Tue, Oct 2
Marilyn Monroe's dresses in exhibition at the Hilton Brighton ... UK - Oct 2, 2007 The latest exhibition will display dresses worn by Marilyn Monroe, some which have not gone on display for more than 40 years. The collection will include ...
Bella Donna: Marilyn Monroe
Original at bellasugar.com
• Thu, Sep 27
By bellasugar One of the reasons Marilyn is so iconic is that she represents both the benefits and pitfalls of fame and glamour. Born Norma Jean Mortenson in 1926, she was shuttled between foster homes as a child before marrying at age 16. While working at a factory, she was spotted by a photographer who hel...
Podcast: DiMaggio diaries put up for auction
Original at AZ Central.com
• Tue, Jul 17
The diary entry is obscure. Befitting the famously guarded personality of Joltin Joe DiMaggio, it bears only tantalizing hints about his life as a baseball hero and husband of Marilyn Monroe.
When Wookiees AttackOriginal at LAist
• Mon, Jul 9
By Adam Rose It's hard to find a good Wookiee these days, so LAPD is looking for a naughty one. A Chewbacca impersonator allegedly sexually assaulted a Marilyn Monroe look-alike near Hollywood and Highland last month, though the crime was just reported yesterday. When authorities showed up to invest...
Clark Gable Thought Marilyn Monroe Was Too Smelly To Date
Original at Starpulse.com
• Mon, Jul 9
Hollywood icon Clark Gable never had an affair with Marilyn Monroe because she smelled too much, according to a new biography. The pair both starred in the 1961 film The Misfits, and were often rumored to have a begun a steamy affair during the shoot.
Gentlemen, Of the Press, Prefer Blondes
Original at Blogcritics
• Sat, Jul 7
By Purple Tigress Marilyn Monroe was in a 1953 movie called Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and apparently the media, still run predominately by men, remains a boys club and they prefer blondes--young, white ones. Princess Diana, has, if not purely because of Elton John's re-wording of "Candle in the Wind" has b...
Marilyn Monroe And The Sensational Lost and Found Photo Archive!
Original at PR Inside (Pressemitteilung)
• Fri, Jun 1
PR-inside.com) Photographer Gene Anthony documented the activities at the home of Marilyn Monroe shortly after her death on August 5, 1962. He was one of two photographers granted permission to freely photograph her funeral as well, including shooting many never before seen photograp...
Sergeant takes ride of a lifetime with Marilyn - Herald & Review
Original at Herald & Review
• Sun, Apr 29
Sergeant takes ride of a lifetime with Marilyn Herald & Review, IL - Apr 30, 2007 And he got to meet her for far longer than just one fierce hour and sweet, when there was a shout about his ears and thousands of Marilyn Monroe fans ...