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Dante's Inferno
Original at DVDTOWN.com
• Thu, Sep 4
- Marilyn Monroe, JFK, Dean Martin, Pope John Paul II…they all inhabit some circle of hell for any number of sins. An explicit point is made in one of the ...
Amateur Marilyn Monroe Film Up For Bid
Original at KWTX
• Thu, Sep 4
• 26 related articles
TX - Monroe later invited the officer to visit her on the set of "Some Like It Hot." He shot more scenes of Monroe with Tony Curtis and director Billy Wilder. ...
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Is Tupac Shakur the most overrated artist ever?
Original at Entertainment Weekly
• Thu, Sep 4
- Another was Marilyn Monroe who, let's face it, simply wasn't a good actress. BTW how did Jerry Garcia not make that list? I'd argue he's 100 times more ...
Hello, Norma Jean: Intimate portrait of Marilyn headed to Stars - Bakersfield Californian
Original at Bakersfield Californian
• Wed, Sep 3
Hello, Norma Jean: Intimate portrait of Marilyn headed to Stars subscription), CA - BY SUSAN SCAFFIDI, Contributing writer Actress Sunny Thompson could not have picked a riskier place to debut her two-hour portrayal of Marilyn Monroe: in a ...
Rare Footage of Marilyn Monroe Found
Original at chisblassternardone
• Wed, Sep 3
• 15 related articles
By gjblass Previously unseen footage of Marilyn Monroe on the set of "Some Like It Hot" is being auctioned off in Australia. ; http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1488655367/bctid1770088510 http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel= ...
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Secret trove of Marilyn Monroe personal effects reveal deepest secrets
Original at Hot Momma Gossip
• Wed, Sep 3
By Hot Momma Or responding to a dig from Tony Curtis after they made “Some Like It Hot,” Monroe wrote to a friend: “There is only one way he could comment on my sexuality and I’m afraid he’s never had the opportunity.” ...
Marilyn Monroe film footage found in Australia
Original at Satlaser.com
• Wed, Sep 3
• 26 related articles
By setya Sam Kashner from Vanity Fair magazine discusses new memorabilia revealing more information about late actress Marilyn An amateur film of Marilyn Monroe on the set of “Some Like It Hot” has surfaced in Australia almost 50 years after it ...
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The Secret Marilyn Monroe Files from Vanity Fair
Original at Style Forums
• Wed, Sep 3
p>And once again she made the cover, once again she'll make people talk and make suppositions about her life and death. Marilyn is nod dead. How.
Men Gleefully Expose Marilyn Monroe's Secrets For Vanity Fair [Maghag]
Original at Jezebel
• Tue, Sep 2
By Dodai File cabinets belonging to Marilyn Monroe which "disappeared" after her death have been found, and they've been rifled through for the public's viewing pleasure! Vanity Fair has dedicated quite a bit of Internet real estate to "The Marilyn Files," as well as the cover of its October iss...
liamvictor dugg a story
Original at MyBlogLog
• Tue, Sep 2
• 26 related articles
Marilyn Monroe film footage found in Australia An amateur film of Marilyn Monroe on the set of "Some Like It Hot" has surfaced in Australia almost 50 years after it was shot and is being put up for auction. Digg submitted by liamvictor.
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MARILYN THE MYSTERY
Original at New York Post
• Tue, Sep 2
NY - My best, Marilyn Monroe." That's a little note written by the most famous movie icon of all time, to the German consulate general in 1961. ...
RIP John Summers
Original at Babylon Wales
• Sun, Aug 31
By Anthony Brockway During his life he had met the likes of Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe, and interviewed such luminaries as Anthony Powell, Robert Shaw, Ian Fleming, Angus Wilson, Evelyn Waugh and Rocky Marciano. As well as being a journalist, ...
Time for fair play
Original at Financial Express
• Sat, Aug 30
India - Starring the powerful Marilyn Monroe-Laurence Olivier duo, The Prince and the Showgirl was produced by the legendary actor himself. ...
Art Openings, Events and Museums - The Oregonian
Original at OregonLive.com
• Thu, Aug 28
Art Openings, Events and Museums The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - Portraits of the Beatles, Marilyn Monroe and others will be shown at the museum's exhibit "Andy Warhol and Other Famous Faces." Work by Warhol, as well as ...
Variety has been spice of life for Tony Curtis
Original at Arizona Republic
• Thu, Aug 28
• 3 related articles
AZ - In 1959, he made the classic Some Like It Hot, an audacious comedy in which Marilyn Monroe falls for a guy in drag. In 2000, the American Film Institute ...
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TV tonight: 'Private Screenings' and 'Some Like It Hot'
Original at The Hub at LSJ.com
• Wed, Aug 27
• 10 related articles
MI - At 8 pm is "Hot," a comedy with wit, heart and a master (Billy Wilder) directing Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe. There's much more today, ...
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Tony Curtis Rolls into Montreal Film Fest
Original at TV Feeds My Family
• Tue, Aug 26
By Bill Brioux He was asked, for the umpteenth time, about working with Marilyn Monroe on Some Like It Hot. Curtis discreetly told how he and Monroe had dated as Hollywood newcomers, he 22, she 20, and then met years later when she was a big star on ...
Televisualist: Obama/Biden And Closet Hidin'
Original at Torontoist
• Mon, Aug 25
Canada - Some Like It Hot is one of the great comedies of all time, contains probably the best Marilyn Monroe performance of all time, and definitely has the best ...
Hollywood legend Tony Curtis was in Montreal to promote new ...
Original at The Canadian Press
• Sat, Aug 23
MONTREAL - The Hollywood film legend, who once slept with Marilyn Monroe and married Janet Leigh, is in town for the Montreal World Film Festival to promote the ...
Summer’s last gasp
Original at sloblogs.thetribunenews.com
• Fri, Aug 22
By Sarah “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” stars ’50s bombshells Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell as two singers on a transatlantic cruise. They flirt, frolic and remind audiences that “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend.” ...
Bus Stop — Review It Instantly!
Original at dayana
• Thu, Aug 21
• 7 related articles
By dayana6419 Don’t miss Bus Stop… WOW what an outstanding movie! I thinkMarilyn Monroe and Don Murray were amazing together! The great cast includes Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O’Connell, Betty Field, Eileen Heckart. ...
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Tony Curtis -- A Dude So Cool, Even Elvis Presley Copied His Style
Original at hollywood gone by
• Mon, Aug 18
By Howard of Hollywood His work with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon in Billy Wilder's "Some Like It Hot" is a classic and if he said kissing Marilyn was like kissing Hitler, well, he admits today that's an exaggeration. When you're working with an actress who ...
Rachel McAdams Is Coming Back to a Screen Near You
Original at feedproxy.google.com
• Thu, Aug 14
By PopSugar On becoming an actress: "When you live in a small town in the middle of Ontario, it would have been too big of a dream to say that you want to go to Hollywood. But, secretly, I think I always knew. When I was young, I was a figure skater, and every year there was an ice carnival. I lived for the carnival....
Mark David Chapman’s 5th Parole Attempt Shot Dead
Original at Hecklerspray
• Tue, Aug 12
By Shawn Lindseth Another piece of undeniable justice that deserves to be held high pertains to one Mark David Chapman. We think he killed Marilyn Monroe or something. Anyway, he was up for parole for the fifth time recently - and was once again got denied.
Screenwriting, novels...and my sloooow climb to successOriginal at Conversations With Famous Writers
• Fri, Aug 8
By noreply@blogger.com (CINDY BOKMA) I adapted my Marilyn Monroe inspired novel into a screenplay called Fifty Cents for Your Soul. It's the sequel to my novel, A Thousand Dollars for a Kiss. I've been spending hours, HOURS online looking up and submitting to agents, managers, producton companies. Just FYI, here is the logline...
'Can You Ever Forgive Me? Memoirs of a Literary Forger' by Lee Israel
Original at Los Angeles Times
• Tue, Aug 5
CA - Dropping references to Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio and the Kennedys in a forged letter from Louise Brooks proved money in the bank. ...
The Best of VH1 Podcast
Original at blog.vh1.com
• Tue, Aug 5
- New York Goes To Hollywood Promo Image: New York as Marilyn Monroe. New York Goes To Hollywood Promo Image: New York as Marilyn Monroe. ...
Marilyn Monroe Found Dead .... [Greg Laden's Blog]
Original at ScienceBlogs
• Tue, Aug 5
By Greg Laden none@example.com A concerned housekeeper called doctors to the scene, who were forced to break into her bedroom. This was in the days when you could call a doctor to the scene, and no special group of people (like fire fighters) was particularly well ...
Mere glimpses of Marilyn in exhibit
Original at Seattle Times
• Tue, Aug 5
United States - Today is the 46th anniversary of the death of Marilyn Monroe, whose light burns as brightly as ever. Jean Harlow was more a vamp, Carole. ...
Marilyn’s Travilla dresses in Bath (UK)
Original at Marilyn Fan
• Mon, Aug 4
By Marloes Fans in the UK are in luck again: an exhibition in Bath shows Travilla’s designs of Marilyn Monroe’s dresses. Personally, I love Travilla’s sketches so if you’re able to see it, I would love a review of it! ...
Mondo Marilyn: Defending the Love Goddess
Original at jhstrega7 (WordPress)
• Mon, Aug 4
By jhstrega7 Joshua Logan, Director of BUS STOP. It’s become a tradition. Every year since I became a fan of hers, the week of August 5th finds me on a pilgrimage to not only defend the memory of Marilyn Monroe but to prove the myriad of educational ...
TRIBUNE-REVIEW OUTDOORS EDITOR
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Sun, Aug 3
PA - Marilyn Monroe might be associated with a lot of things -- Hollywood, the Kennedys and billowing dresses on street grates -- but fishing is not usually ...
Rare Marilyn Monroe images recall a legend
Original at Los Angeles Times
• Sun, Aug 3
CA - By The Guide staff This Tuesday, Aug. 5 marks the 46th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's death. On that date in 1962, the actress' body was discovered by ...
Some Quotes I like from Marilyn Monroe
Original at fiorelino (Multiply)
• Sat, Aug 2
I am out of control at times and hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best. -Marylin Monroe- Everyone is a star and deserves the ability to twinkle. -Marilyn Monroe- ...
Jessica Alba is our winner!
Original at THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME
• Fri, Aug 1
By G.O.A.T.T. Jessica Alba defeated Marilyn Monroe in the closest contest we've ever had. Voting had to be delayed two days due to ties but Jessica put away Marilyn with some late votes winning 52% to 48%. I would love to give Jessica her award in ...
Behind the scenes
Original at Manawatu Standard
• Fri, Aug 1
• 5 related articles
New Zealand - Another play he worked on was called Marilyn, about the life of Marilyn Monroe. He got a phone call. "I'd been recommended. Apparently I was good with ...
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HISTORY OF HARDBALL
Original at Progress Index
• Fri, Aug 1
VA - That was the year Marilyn Monroe died and that was the reason DiMaggio could not attend. Feller was a Navy friend of one of the founding fathers of the ...
ABRACADABRA, THE STRIP HAS A NEW MAGICIAN—AND SHE’S A PRINCESS
Original at Vegas Luxe Life with Robin Leach
• Thu, Jul 31
Scarlett is all set to dazzle with her skills, beauty and personality, let alone all her costumed copies of everybody from Marilyn Monroe to Michael Jackson as she charms with her conjuring conquests. David Saxe, V Theater’s show producer and managing partner states that “I have not seen...
NORM: Larson is looking for a LA home - Las Vegas Review
Original at lvrj.com
• Mon, Jul 28
NORM: Larson is looking for a LA home Las Vegas Review - Journal, NV - In his exposé, Jacobs revealed details about Sinatra's trysts with Marilyn Monroe and others. Jacobs became Sinatra's confidant during Sinatra's Rat Pack ...
Marilyn Monroe -- The Way She (Really) Was
Original at wowOwow
• Fri, Jul 25
Millions of people live their entire lives without finding themselves. But it is something I must do. The best way for me to find myself as a person is to prove to myself that I am an actress.” That was Marilyn Monroe, in 1955, ...
What To Watch This Weekend
Original at TV Scoop
• Fri, Jul 25
UK - The Seven Year Itch, famed for Marilyn Monroe and that cheeky updraft up her skirt, is a cracking ol'timer. It's funny, well acted and looks great... what ...
Is This Scandalous?
Original at The Thinker
• Tue, Jul 22
By onemorecup Just like River Phoenix, Brad Renfro, Marilyn Monroe, John Belusci, Freddie Prinze, James Dean, heck the list is a long one. The fact of the matter here is the notion of spin. Heath Ledger didn’t die of a drug overdose: He died of an ...
Marilyn Monroe | Isabel Hertaeg
Original at Australian Stage Online
• Sat, Jul 19
Australia - ‘Lady Cordelia is a marvellously bold creation, undermining the propaganda of propriety in the best tradition of Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ ...
The good die young, some more than othersOriginal at Bloomington Pantagraph
• Thu, Jul 17
• 2 related articles
USA - Jul 17, 2008 Marilyn Monroe, 36, 1962, drug overdose (with "Something's Got to Give" only partly completed). And: Jayne Mansfield, 35, 1967, car crash (with her cameo ... Video: Ledger Lauded at 'Dark Knight' Premiere AssociatedPress all 3,088 news articles
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STATE OF THE ARTS: Growth, change are defining traits
Original at Colorado Springs Gazette
• Wed, Jul 16
CO - The May opening of "Marilyn," a show devoted to images of and about Marilyn Monroe, was the center's biggest ever, eclipsing even the center's 2005 Dale ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...