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Valentine’s Day Beauties: Yvonne DeCarlo, Deanna Durbin, Marilyn Monroe
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Feb 14, 2011
Valentine’s Day wishes from these classic beauties!!
Yvonne DeCarlo
Deanna Durbin
Marilyn Monroe c.1950
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Marilyn Monroe
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Jan 23, 2011
“Hollywood is a place where they pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul”. — Marilyn Monroe If you visit Classic Cinema Gold very often, over time, you will figure out Marilyn Monroe is one of my favorite subjects. Not her movies so much, as her life read more
November Issue Vanity Fair: The Art and Poetry of Marilyn Monroe.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 12, 2010
A long-hidden collection of Marilyn Monroe’s private letters and diaries share many mysteries surrounding her life. Sam Kashner shares his thoughts and the revelations about Monroe’s life, loves, and death.
In Monroe's own words writes about her insecurities and her sex-bomb, smarter read more
In Memory: Marilyn Monroe.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Aug 5, 2010
Some of my favorite Marilyn Monroe trivia: In Marilyn Monroe personal library she had over 400 books on topics ranging from art, history, psychology, philosophy, literature, religion, poetry, and gardening. Many of her books, auctioned in 1999, had her pencil notations in the margins.Her dog named read more
Saturday Newsreel: Marilyn Monroe
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 5, 2010
This is a fascinating collection of Marilyn Monroe newsreels. Among the topics covered: her roles in Bus Stop (1956) and The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), her marriage to Arthur Miller and her legendary presidential serenade. The thing I find most striking about these clips is Monroe's s read more
Happy Birthday Marilyn Monroe
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Jun 1, 2010
Let's have a big celebration for the fabulous Marilyn Monroe, who would have been 84 today.
(1926-1962).
My favorite Marilyn film is The Seven Year Itch and my favorite performance of hers is Lorelei in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. read more
Marilyn Monroe on Jack Benny Show 1953
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 1, 2010
Benny was able to attract guests who rarely appeared on television. In 1953, both Marilyn Monroe and Humphrey Bogart made their television debuts on Benny's program. read more
TV Tuesday: Marilyn Monroe on the Jack Benny Show
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Apr 6, 2010
Marilyn Monroe and Jack Benny are low-key, but silly in this 1953 sketch on Benny's show. Monroe sings Bye Bye Baby, from her recent movie, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Though she wasn't known for her pipes, I think she could really sell a song. read more
Monday Serenade: Marilyn Monroe in 1948
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 1, 2010
Norma Jean isn't quite "Marilyn Monroe" yet in this 1948 clip from Ladies of the Chorus, but she's already singing about diamonds and sugar daddies.(The part with the dolls is bizarre.) read more
TV Tuesday: Marilyn Monroe for Royal Triton
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Oct 20, 2009
Leave it to Marilyn Monroe to make an oil commercial seductive. Here she is early in her career, flirting with a crowd of admiring men and getting an oil change. read more
TV Tuesday: Marilyn Monroe for Coke
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 29, 2009
I don't know how they got away with the double entendre in this playfully sexy 1953 Coke commercial with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Paar. It's actually a clip from Love Nest (1951), edited into the ad. read more
TV Tuesday: Marilyn Monroe on Person to Person
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 25, 2009
This clip of Marilyn Monroe’s appearance on Edward R. Murrow’s Person to Person is a mesmerizing performance, full of complexities. In it, she sits with photographer Milton Greene and his wife Amy in their Connecticut home, discussing their friendship and her career. She adopts h read more
Rare Marilyn Monroe Movie Up for Auction
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 1, 2008
Behind the scenes footage of Monroe’s last completed movie The Misfits will be auctioned next month at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. The bids for the 47-minute silent 8mm film will start at $10,000 to $20,000.Image Source read more