Marilyn Monroe

A life in the spotlight

source: East Anglian Daily Times

 UK In 1957 Douglas was cast in Olivier's The Prince and the Showgirl in which he worked not only with Olivier but also with Marilyn Monroe - who describes as a nightmare to work with because she was so unreliable. “At the beginning Larry and Marilyn were ...

Published Thu, Apr 30

Master of cinematography who made stars shine brighter

source: Sydney Morning Herald

 Australia Among the women whose beauty he accentuated were Ava Gardner (Pandora And The Flying Dutchman, The Barefoot Contessa), Audrey Hepburn and Anita Ekberg (War And Peace)and Marilyn Monroe (The Prince And The Showgirl). When Monroe was filming The Prince ...

Published Wed, Apr 29

Remembering Jack Cardiff: 1914 - 2009

source: FilmInFocus.com

 NY Among the films that Cardiff photographed was The Prince and the Showgirl, directed by Laurence Olivier, starring himself and Marilyn Monroe. "A door opened behind me, there was a blur of soft material as Marilyn sped swiftly into Arthur Miller's arms, ...

Published Mon, Apr 27

Jack Cardiff

source: Telegraph.co.uk

 United Kingdom on the swashbuckling The Vikings (1958); and Laurence Olivier, on The Prince and the Showgirl (1957). Of the last of these films, Cardiff said: "[Marilyn] Monroe was a manic depressive. Olivier should have got an Oscar for his patience. ...

Published Fri, Apr 24

Oscar-winning film maker Jack Cardiff dies aged 94

source: Telegraph.co.uk

Straits Times  United Kingdom He also worked with Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe in the 1957 movie The Prince and the Showgirl. In an interview in 2001, Cardiff said that he believed he would have been a painter had he not pursued a career in cinema. ...

Published Wed, Apr 22

Jack Cardiff dies at the age of 94

source: KIMT

 IA He won an Oscar for his work on Black Narcissus in 1947 and teamed up with Marilyn Monroe a decade later for The Prince and the Showgirl. Cardiff also directed the first film in Smell-O-Vision, Scent of Mystery in 1960 and cult movie Girl on A ...

Published Wed, Apr 22

Jack Cardiff dies at the age of 94

source: 13WHAM-TV

 NY He won an Oscar for his work on Black Narcissus in 1947 and teamed up with Marilyn Monroe a decade later for The Prince and the Showgirl. Cardiff also directed the first film in Smell-O-Vision, Scent of Mystery in 1960 and cult movie Girl on A ...

Published Wed, Apr 22

Film-maker Cardiff dies aged 94

source: BBC News

Straits Times  UK He also worked with cinema greats Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe in the 1957 movie The Prince and the Showgirl. In 2001, he took part in an interview with readers of the BBC news website, in which he revealed he would have been a painter if he had ...

Published Wed, Apr 22