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Amagansett, New York
Amagansett is a census-designated place that roughly corresponds to the hamlet (unincorporated community) by the same name in the town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, New York on the South Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 1,067. Amagansett hamlet was founded in 1680.
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Avalon, California
Avalon, or Avalon Bay, is the only incorporated city on Santa Catalina Island of the California Channel Islands, and the southernmost city in Los Angeles County. Besides Avalon, the only other center of population on the island is the small unincorporated town of Two Harbors.
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California
California (pronounced ) is the most populous state in the United States and the third-largest by land area, after Alaska and Texas. California is also the most populous sub-national entity in North America. It's on the U.S. West Coast, bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west and by the states of Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, Baja California, Mexico, to the south. Its 5 largest cities are Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, and Long Beach, with Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Jose each having at least 1 million residents. Like many populous states, California's capital, Sacramento is smaller than the state's largest city, Los Angeles. The state is home to the nation's 2nd- and 6th-largest census statistical areas and 8 of the nation's 50 most populous cities. California has a varied climate and geography and a multi-cultural population.
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Compton, California
Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The City of Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county and in 1889 was the eighth city to incorporate. It is often considered part of the south side by residents of Los Angeles. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 93,493. It is known as the "Hub City" because of its location in nearly the exact geographical center of Los Angeles County.
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Connecticut
Connecticut () (state code CT) is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and New York to the west and south (because various islands of New York span Connecticut's entire coast).
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; , Spanish for "The Angels") is the second most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of California and the western United States, with a population of 3.83 million within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Los Angeles extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of over 14.8 million and it is the 14th largest urban area in the world, affording it megacity status. The metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is home to nearly 12.9 million residents while the broader Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside combined statistical area (CSA) contains nearly 17.8 million people. Los Angeles is also the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated and one of the most multicultural counties in the United States. The city's inhabitants are referred to as "Angelenos" ().
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Nevada
Nevada is a state located in the western and southwestern region of the United States. Nevada is also part of the Mountain States. The capital is Carson City and the largest city is Las Vegas. The state's nickname is Silver State, due to the large number of silver deposits that were discovered and mined there. "Sagebrush State" and "Battle Born State" are its alternative nicknames. In 1864, Nevada became the 36th state to enter the union, and the phrase "Battle Born" on the state flag reflects the state's entry on the Union side during the American Civil War. Its first nonnative settlement was called Mormon Station.
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Norwalk, California
Norwalk is a suburban city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 103,298 at the 2000 census. In 2009 the population was 107,698.
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Santa Monica Pier
The Santa Monica Pier is located at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California and is a prominent, 100-year-old landmark.
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United States
The United States of America (also referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
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White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical style. It has been the residence of every U.S. President since John Adams. When Thomas Jefferson moved into the house in 1801, he (with architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe) expanded the building outward, creating two colonnades that were meant to conceal stables and storage.
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Adele Jergens
Adele Jergens (November 26, 1917 - November 22, 2002) was an American actress.
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Alfred Eisenstaedt
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Angie Dickinson
Angie Dickinson (born September 30, 1931) is an American actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films, including Rio Bravo, ''Ocean's 11, Dressed to Kill and Pay It Forward, and starred on television as Sergeant Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson on the 1970s crime series Police Woman''.
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Arthur Miller
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright and essayist. He was a prominent figure in American theatre, writing dramas that include award-winning plays such as All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, and The Crucible.
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Arthur O'Connell
'''Arthur O'Connell' (March 29, 1908 – May 18, 1981) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in films (starting with a small role in Citizen Kane) in 1941 and television programs (mostly guest appearances). Among his screen appearances were Picnic, Anatomy of a Murder, and as the watch-maker who hides Jews during WWII in The Hiding Place''.
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Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd (born April 19, 1968) is an American actress, who is best known for playing a number of strong characters in films such as Ruby in Paradise, Kiss the Girls, Double Jeopardy, Where the Heart Is and High Crimes.
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Audrey Hepburn
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Ava Gardner
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Barbara Bates
Barbara Bates (August 6, 1925 – March 18, 1969) was an American actress best known for her role as Phoebe in the 1950 drama, All About Eve.
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Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck (July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress, a film and television star, known during her 60-year career as a consummate and versatile professional with a strong screen presence, and a favorite of directors including Cecil B. DeMille, Fritz Lang and Frank Capra. After a short stint as a stage actress, she made 85 films in 38 years in Hollywood, before turning to television.
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Bebe Daniels
Bebe Daniels (January 14, 1901 – March 16, 1971) was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer and producer. She began in Hollywood during the silent movie era as a child actress, and later gained fame on radio and television in England. Throughout her life, Bebe Daniels made over 230 films.
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Bert Stern
Bertram Stern (born 3 October 1929) is an American fashion and celebrity portrait photographer.
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Bette Davis
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Betty Grable
Betty Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, dancer and singer.
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Billy Halop
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Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder (22 June 190627 March 2002) was an Austrian-born American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist, and journalist, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age. Wilder is one of only five people who have won three Academy Awards for producing, directing and writing the same film (The Apartment).
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Blonde stereotype
The blonde stereotype, the stereotypical perception of blond-haired women, has two aspects. On one hand, over the history, blond hair in women has been considered attractive and desirable. On the other hand, a blond woman is often perceived as making little use of intelligence, as a "woman who relied rather on her looks rather than on intelligence".
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Carole Lombard
Carole Lombard (October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) was an American actress. She was particularly noted for her comedic roles in several classic films of the 1930s, most notably in the 1936 film My Man Godfrey. She is listed as one of the American Film Institute's greatest stars of all time and was the highest-paid star in Hollywood in the late 1930s, earning around US$500,000 per year (more than five times the salary of the US President). Lombard's career was cut short when she died at the age of 33 in the crash of TWA Flight 3.
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Carroll Baker
Carroll Baker (born May 28, 1931) is an American actress who has enjoyed popularity as both a serious dramatic actress and, particularly in the 1960s, as a movie sex symbol. Despite being cast in a wide range of roles during her heyday, Baker's beautiful features, blonde hair, and distinctive drawl made her particularly memorable in roles as a brash, flamboyant women.
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Cary Grant
Archibald Alexander Leach (January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986), better known by his stage name Cary Grant, was an English-American actor. With his distinctive yet not quite placeable Mid-Atlantic accent, he was noted as perhaps the foremost exemplar of the debonair leading man: handsome, virile, charismatic, and charming.
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Catherine Hicks
Catherine Mary Hicks (born August 6, 1951) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Annie Camden on the long-running television series 7th Heaven.
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Charles Coburn
Charles Douville Coburn (June 19, 1877 – August 30, 1961) was an American film and theater actor.
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Charles Laughton
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Charlie Chaplin
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Charlotte Sullivan
Charlotte Sullivan (born October 21, 1983) is a Canadian actress. She has had a starring role in The New Ghostwriter Mysteries and Harriet the Spy as well as smaller parts in How to Deal and Fever Pitch. She played Katie in Across the River to Motor City.
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Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor of film, theatre and television.
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Cheryl Crawford
Cheryl Crawford (September 24, 1902 - October 7, 1986) was an American theatre producer and director.
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Clark Gable
William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an American film actor, nicknamed "The King of Hollywood" in his heyday. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Gable seventh among the greatest male stars of all time.
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Claudette Colbert
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Constance Collier
Constance Collier (22 January 1878 – 25 April 1955) was a British-born American film actress and acting coach.
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Constance Forslund
Constance Forslund (born June 19, 1950) is an American actress whose performances included a revival of Clare Booth Luce's The Women on Broadway and the films The Way We Were and The Great Bank Hoax. In television movies she has portrayed Ginger Grant in ''The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island and Marilyn Monroe in This Year's Blonde''.
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy television series created, scripted and starring Seinfeld co-creator, writer and executive producer Larry David. It is produced and broadcast by HBO.
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Cyd Charisse
Cyd Charisse (March 8, 1922 – June 17, 2008) was an American actress and dancer.
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Dan Dailey
Daniel James Dailey Jr. (December 14, 1915 – October 16, 1978) was an American dancer and actor.
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Daniel Schechter
Daniel S. Schechter (born in Miami, Florida in 1962) is an American psychiatrist currently living in Geneva, Switzerland. He is known for his clinical work and research on intergenerational transmission or "communication" of violent trauma and related psychopathology involving parents and very young children.. His published work in this area following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York of September 11, 2001 led to a co-edited book entitled "September 11: Trauma and Human Bonds" (2003) and additional original articles with clinical psychologist Susan Coates that were translated into multiple languages and remain among the very first accounts of 9/11 related loss and trauma described by mental health professionals who also experienced the attacks and their aftermath His observation of how developmentally salient separation anxiety among infants and young children who had either lost or feared loss of their caregivers had triggered posttraumatic stress symptoms and other forms of psychobiological dysregulation in the surviving caregivers validated his prior observations of the adverse impact of family violence on the early parent-child relationship, formative social-emotional development and related attachment disturbances This body of work on trauma and attachment has been cited by prominent authors in the attachment theory, psychological trauma, and developmental psychobiology literatures
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Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl Francis Zanuck (September 5, 1902 – December 22, 1979) was an American producer, writer, actor, director, and studio executive who played a major part in the Hollywood studio system as one of its longest survivors (the length of his career being rivalled only by that of Adolph Zukor).
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David Conover
David Conover (June 26, 1919 - December 21, 1983)
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David Frum
David J. Frum (; born June 30, 1960) is a Canadian American journalist active in both the United States and Canadian political arenas. A former economic speechwriter for President George W. Bush, he is also the author of the first "insider" book about the Bush presidency. His editorial columns have appeared in a variety of Canadian and American magazines and newspapers, including the National Post and The Week. He is also the founder of [http://www.FrumForum.com FrumForum.com] (formerly NewMajority.com), a political group blog.
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Dean Martin
Dean Martin (June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, film actor and comedian. Martin's hit singles included "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "Mambo Italiano", "Sway", "Volare" and posthumous smash "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?". Nicknamed the "King of Cool", he was one of the members of the "Rat Pack" and a major star in four areas of show business: concert stage/night clubs, recordings, motion pictures, and television.
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Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr, CBE (30 September 192116 October 2007) was a Scottish stage, television and film actress. She won the Sarah Siddons Award for her Chicago performance as Laura Reynolds in Tea and Sympathy, a role which she originated on Broadway, a Golden Globe Award for the motion picture, The King and I, and she was also the recipient of honorary Academy, BAFTA and Cannes Film Festival awards.
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Dick Haymes
Dick Haymes (September 13, 1918 – March 28, 1980) was an Argentine actor and one of the most popular male vocalists of the 1940s and early 1950s. He was the older brother of Bob Haymes, who was an actor, television host, and songwriter.
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Dick Powell
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Don Murray (actor)
:For other persons named Don Murray, see Don Murray.
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Donald Crisp
Donald Crisp (27 July 1882 – 25 May 1974) was an English film actor. He was also an early motion picture producer, director and screenwriter. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1942 for his performance in How Green Was My Valley.
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Donald O'Connor
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Ed Sullivan
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Edmund Goulding
Edmund Goulding (20 March 1891 - 24 December 1959) was a British film writer and director. Goulding is best remembered for directing cultured dramas and such as Grand Hotel (1932) with Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford, Dark Victory (1939) with Bette Davis, and ''The Razor's Edge (1946) with Gene Tierney and Tyrone Power. He also directed the classic film noir Nightmare Alley (1947) with Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell, and the action drama The Dawn Patrol''. He was also a successful songwriter, composer, and producer.
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Edward R. Murrow
Edward Roscoe Murrow, KBE (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow; April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965) was an American broadcast journalist. He first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts during World War II, which were followed by millions of listeners in the United States and Canada.
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Eli Wallach
Eli Herschel Wallach (born December 7, 1915) is an American film, television and stage actor, who gained fame in the late 1950s. For his performance in Baby Doll he won a BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer and a Golden Globe nomination. One of his most famous roles is that of Tuco in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). Other roles include his portrayal of Don Altobello in The Godfather Part III, Calvera in The Magnificent Seven, and Arthur Abbott in The Holiday. Wallach has received BAFTA Awards, Tony Awards and Emmy Awards for his work. Wallach has performance shopper in Mystic River (film).
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Elia Kazan
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Elizabeth Taylor
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932), also known as Liz Taylor, is an English-American actress. She is known for her acting talent and beauty, as well as her Hollywood lifestyle, including many marriages. Taylor is considered one of the great actresses of Hollywood's golden age.
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Ella Fitzgerald
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Elliot Reid
Dr. Elliot Reid Dorian, M.D., is a fictional character played by Sarah Chalke in the American comedy-drama Scrubs.
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Ethel Merman
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Eugene O'Neill
'''Eugene Gladstone O'Neill''' (16 October 1888 – 27 November 1953) was an American playwright, and Nobel laureate in Literature. His plays are among the first to introduce into American drama the techniques of realism, associated with Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, and Swedish playwright August Strindberg. His plays were among the first to include speeches in American vernacular and involve characters on the fringes of society, engaging in depraved behavior, where they struggle to maintain their hopes and aspirations, but ultimately slide into disillusionment and despair. O'Neill wrote only one well-known comedy (Ah, Wilderness!). Nearly all of his other plays involve some degree of tragedy and personal pessimism.
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Evelyn Keyes
Evelyn Louise Keyes (November 20, 1916 – July 4, 2008) was an American film actress. She is best-known for her role as Suellen O'Hara in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind.
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Farley Granger
Farley Earle Granger (born July 1, 1925) is an American actor. In a career spanning several decades, he perhaps is known best for his two collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock, Rope in 1948 and Strangers on a Train in 1951.
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Frank A. Capell
Francis Alphonse Capell (May 8, 1907 - October 18, 1980), was a right wing, anti communist author, and essayist. He was the publisher of the newsletter Herald of Freedom in Zarephath, New Jersey. He was on of the first writers to speculate on the Robert F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe trysts. Robert F. Kennedy, then the Attorney General, had Capell's telephone tapped.
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Frank Sinatra
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Frankie Vaughan
Frankie Vaughan, CBE, DL (3 February 1928 – 17 September 1999) was an English singer of traditional pop music, who issued more than 80 recordings in his lifetime. He was known as "Mr. Moonlight" after one of his early hits.
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Fred Allen
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Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987), born Frederick Austerlitz, was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. His stage and subsequent film career spanned a total of 76 years, during which he made 31 musical films. He was named the fifth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute. He is particularly associated with Ginger Rogers, with whom he made ten films.
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Fritz Lang
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Gary Cooper
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Gene Kelly
Eugene Curran "Gene" Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American dancer, actor, singer, film director and producer, and choreographer. A major exponent of 20th century filmed dance, Kelly was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks and the likeable characters that he played on screen.
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George Cukor
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George Sanders
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Ginger Rogers
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Grace Kelly
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Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor.
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Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo (18 September 1905 - 15 April 1990) was a Swedish actress primarily known for her work in the United States during Hollywood's silent film period and part of its subsequent Golden Age. Once moving to Hollywood, she appeared in only 27 movies, yet she remains one of the most popular and recognizable Hollywood stars. The MGM marketing ploy "Garbo talks" became a catch-phrase of the 1930s. Her popularity with the Depression-era audiences allowed her to dictate the terms of her contract in 1932, and she became increasingly choosy about her roles. After 1941, she accepted no more roles, and retired to an apartment in New York City.
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Groucho Marx
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Harpo Marx
actor
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Harry Cohn
Harry Cohn (July 23, 1891 – February 27, 1958) was the American president and production director of Columbia Pictures.
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Henry Fonda
Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American film and stage actor.
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Henry Hathaway
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Henry Koster
Henry Koster (May 1, 1905 – September 21, 1988) was born Herman Kosterlitz in Berlin, Germany. He became a film director and later moved to Hollywood. Koster's father, a salesman, left home when Henry was a young man. Koster still managed to finish gymnasium (high school) in Berlin while working as short story writer and cartoonist.
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Howard Hawks
Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era. He is popular for his films from a wide range of genres such as Scarface (1932), Bringing Up Baby (1938), Only Angels Have Wings (1939), His Girl Friday (1940), Sergeant York (1941), The Big Sleep (1946), Red River (1948), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Rio Bravo (1959), and El Dorado (1967).
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Hugh Hefner
Hugh Marston Hefner (born April 9, 1926) is an American magazine publisher, founder and chief creative officer of Playboy Enterprises.
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Hugh Herbert
:For the playwright and screenwriter, see F. Hugh Herbert.
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Humphrey Bogart
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Ingrid Bergman
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J. Edgar Hoover
John Edgar Hoover (January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972) was the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States. Appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation—predecessor to the FBI—in 1924, he was instrumental in founding the FBI in 1935, where he remained director until his death in 1972. Hoover is credited with building the FBI into a large and efficient crime-fighting agency, and with instituting a number of modern innovations to police technology, such as a centralized fingerprint file and forensic laboratories.
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Jack Clemmons
Jack Clemmons (2 February 1924 - 10 April 1998 ) was a Los Angeles Police officer who was the first to arrive at the death scene of Marilyn Monroe on 5 August 1962. Clemmons would claim decades later that Monroe was murdered.
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Jack Lemmon
John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor. He starred in more than 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts (for which he won the 1955 Best Supporting Actor Academy Award), Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Race, Irma la Douce, The Odd Couple, Save the Tiger (for which he won the 1973 Best Actor Academy Award), The Out-of-Towners, The China Syndrome, Missing, Glengarry Glen Ross, Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men.
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James Cagney
James Francis Cagney, Jr. (July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986) was an American film actor. Although he won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of roles, he is best remembered for playing "tough guys." In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him eighth among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time.
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James Dean
person
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James Stewart
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Jean Hagen
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Jean Harlow
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Jean Louis
Jean Louis (born Jean Louis Berthauldt, October 5, 1907, Paris, France- - April 20, 1997, Palm Springs, California, USA) was a French-born, Hollywood costume designer and an Academy Award winner for Costume Design. Louis worked as head designer for Columbia Pictures from 1944 to 1960. His most famous works include Rita Hayworth's black satin strapless dress from Gilda (1946), Marlene Dietrich's celebrated beaded souffle stagewear for her cabaret world tours, as well as the sheer, sparkling gown Marilyn Monroe wore when she sang "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to John F. Kennedy in 1962.
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Jean Negulesco
Jean Negulesco (born Jean Negulescu; 26 February 1900 – 18 July 1993) was a Romanian-born American film director and screenwriter.
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Jean Peters
Jean Peters (October 15, 1926 – October 13, 2000) was an American actress, known as a star of 20th Century Fox in the late 1940s and early 1950s and as the second wife of Howard Hughes. Although possibly best remembered for her siren role in Pickup on South Street (1953), Peters was known for her resistance to be turned into a sex symbol, preferring to play unglamorous, down-to-earth women.
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Jean Simmons
Jean Merilyn Simmons, OBE (January 31, 1929 January 22, 2010) was an English actress who later also became an American citizen. She appeared predominantly in motion pictures, beginning with films made in Great Britain during and after World War II, followed mainly by Hollywood films from 1950.
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Jeffrey Lynn
Jeffrey Lynn (February 16, 1909 – November 24, 1995) was an American actor.
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Jenny Lind
Johanna Maria Lind (6 October 1820 – 2 November 1887), better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish opera singer, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she is known for her performances in soprano roles in Sweden and across Europe, and for an extraordinarily popular concert tour of America beginning in 1850. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music from 1840.
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Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford (March 23, 1905 – May 10, 1977), born Lucille Fay LeSueur, was an American actress in film, television and theatre. Starting as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting on Broadway, Crawford was signed to a motion picture contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925. Initially frustrated by the size and quality of her parts, Crawford began a campaign of self-publicity and became nationally known as a flapper by the end of the 1920s. In the 1930s, Crawford's fame rivaled MGM colleagues Norma Shearer and Greta Garbo. Crawford often played hardworking young women who find romance and financial success. These "rags-to-riches" stories were well-received by Depression-era audiences and were popular with women. Crawford became one of Hollywood's most prominent movie stars and one of the highest paid women in the United States, but her films began losing money and by the end of the 1930s she was labeled "box office poison".
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Joe DiMaggio
Joseph Paul "Joe" DiMaggio (November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999) was an American baseball player for the New York Yankees. He was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955. He was the middle of three brothers who each became major league center fielders, the others being Vince and Dom.
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John F. Kennedy
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John Huston
John Huston (August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He wrote most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered "classics": The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), Key Largo (1948), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The African Queen (1951), Moulin Rouge (1952), The Misfits (1960), and The Man Who Would Be King (1975). During his 46-year career, Huston received 15 Oscar nominations, winning twice, and directed both his father, Walter Huston, and daughter, Anjelica Huston to Oscar wins in different films.
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John Sturges
John Eliot Sturges (January 3, 1910 – August 18, 1992) was an American film director. His movies include Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963) and Ice Station Zebra (1968).
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John Wayne
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Joseph Cotten
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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Joseph M. Newman
Joseph M. Newman (August 17, 1909- January 23, 2006 ) was an American film director most famous for his 1955 film This Island Earth. His credits include episodes of The Twilight Zone and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
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Joseph Mankiewicz
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Joshua Logan
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Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates (born June 16, 1938) is an American author. Oates published her first book in 1963 and has since published over fifty novels, as well as many volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction. Her novel them (1969) won the National Book Award, and her novels Black Water (1992), What I Lived For (1994), and Blonde (2000) were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. With a reputation for prolificity, for creating compelling, complex characters and not least finding their distinctive voices, Oates has been one of the leading U.S. novelists since the 1960s.
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Judith Exner
Judith Exner (January 11, 1934 – September 24, 1999) was an American woman who was reputed to be the mistress of U.S. president John F. Kennedy and Mafia leaders Sam Giancana and John Roselli. She was also known as Judith Campbell Exner.
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Judy Garland
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Judy Holliday
Judy Holliday (June 21, 1921 – June 7, 1965) was an American actress.
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June Allyson
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June Haver
June Haver (June 10, 1926 – July 4, 2005), was an American film actress. She is most well-known as a popular star of 20th Century-Fox musicals in the late 1940s, most notably The Dolly Sisters, with Betty Grable. She is also often linked to her second husband, actor Fred MacMurray.
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Katharine Hepburn
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Katharine McPhee
Katharine Hope McPhee (born March 25, 1984) is an American pop singer, songwriter, actress, model, and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of the Fox reality show American Idol in 2006, eventually finishing as the runner-up.
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Kay Kendall
Kay Kendall (21 May 1926 – 6 September 1959) was a British actress.
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Keith Andes
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Kim Novak
Kim Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American actress. She is best known for her performance in the classic 1958 film Vertigo. Novak retired from acting in 1991 and has since become an accomplished artist of oil paintings. She currently lives with her veterinarian husband on a ranch in Eagle Point, Oregon, where they raise livestock.
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Kim Stanley
Kim Stanley (February 11, 1925 – August 20, 2001) was an American actress, primarily in theatre but with occasional film performances.
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Kirk Douglas
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Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske September 16, 1924) is an American film and stage actress and model, known for her distinctive husky voice and sultry looks.
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Laurence Leamer
Laurence Leamer (born October 30, 1941) is a best-selling author and journalist. Leamer is a former Ford Fellow in International Development at the University of Oregon and a former International Fellow at Columbia University. He is regarded as an expert on the Kennedy family and has appeared in numerous media outlets discussing American politics. Leamer has also written best-selling biographies of other American icons, including Johnny Carson, the Reagan family, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Laurence Olivier
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Lillian Gish
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Lloyd Bacon
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Lorenzo Ferrero
Lorenzo Ferrero (born 1951) is a contemporary Italian composer with a predilection for opera, a librettist, author, and book editor. He started composing at an early age and wrote over a hundred compositions thus far, including twelve operas, three ballets, and numerous orchestral, chamber music, solo instrumental, and vocal works. His musical idiom is characterized by eclecticism, stylistic versatility, and a neo-tonal language.
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Louella Parsons
Louella Parsons (August 6, 1881 – December 9, 1972) was an American gossip columnist who, for many years, was an influential arbiter of Hollywood mores, often feared and hated by the individuals, mostly actors, whose careers she could negatively impact via her radio show and newspaper columns.
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Louis Calhern
Louis Calhern (February 19, 1895 – May 12, 1956) was an American stage and screen actor.
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Louis King
Louis King (1898-1962) was an American actor and movie director of westerns and adventure movies in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. He was born on June 28, 1898, in Christiansburg, Virginia.
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Macdonald Carey
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Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American R&B; singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. She made her recording debut, in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following her marriage to Mottola, in 1993, a series of hit records established her position as Columbia's highest-selling act. In 1998, Carey received the World Music Awards for becoming the "World's Best Selling Recording Artist of the 1990's" as well as the award for "World's Best Selling R&B; Artist."
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Marilyn Miller
Marilyn Miller (September 1, 1898 – April 7, 1936) was one of the most popular Broadway musical stars of the 1920s and early 1930s. She was an accomplished tap dancer, singer and actress, but it was the combination of these talents that endeared her to audiences. On stage she usually played rags-to-riches Cinderella characters who lived happily ever after. By contrast her personal life was marked by tragedy and illness, ending in her death at age 37.
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Marilyn Monroe
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Marlene Dietrich
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Marlon Brando
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Marx Brothers
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Mary Pickford
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Maureen Stapleton
Maureen Stapleton (June 21, 1925 – March 13, 2006) was an American actress in film, theater and television. She was also elected to the American Theatre Hall of Fame.
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Maury Allen
Maury Allen (born Maurice Allen Rosenberg; May 2, 1932 – October 3, 2010) was an American sportswriter, actor, and former columnist for the New York Post and the Journal-News. He was also a voter for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Allen wrote 40 books on American sports icons. He also contributed to Thecolumnists.com.
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Megan Hilty
Megan Hilty (born Megan Kathleen Hilty on March 29, 1981 in Bellevue, Washington, U.S.) is an American stage and television actress.
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Melody Anderson
Melody Anderson (born December 3, 1955) is a Canadian American social worker and public speaker specializing in the impact of addiction on families. She is also known as an actress, with her most high-profile role being Dale Arden in the 1980 adaptation of Flash Gordon.
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Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney (born September 23, 1920) is an American film actor and entertainer whose film, television, and stage appearances span nearly his entire lifetime. During his career he has won multiple awards, including an Honorary Academy Award, a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award. Working as a performer since he was a small child, he was a superstar as a teenager for the films in which he played Andy Hardy, and he has had one of the longest careers of any actor.
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Milton H. Greene
Milton H. Greene (March 14, 1922 in New York City - August 8, 1985) was a fashion and celebrity photographer. He was active for over four decades. He is best known for the photoshoots he did with Marilyn Monroe.
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Mira Sorvino
Mira Katherine Sorvino (born September 28, 1967) is an American actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Mighty Aphrodite (1995) and is also known for her role as Romy White in "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion".
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Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. The winner of the national pageant is awarded the title of "Miss America" for one year.
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Misty Rowe
Misty Rowe (born June 4, 1950; Glendora, California) is an actress most known for portraying the perky lisping blond on the American television series Hee Haw for 19 years. She also starred in the show's 1978 spinoff Hee Haw Honeys, cast with then newcomer Kathie Lee Gifford as the singing daughters of diner owners Lulu Roman and Kenny Price; it also spawned a national road show. She and several other of the "honeys" were notable for performing in cleavage inducing halter tops and "Daisy Duke" shorts.
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Mitzi Gaynor
Mitzi Gaynor (born September 4, 1931) is an American actress, singer and dancer.
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Montgomery Clift
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Monty Woolley
Monty Woolley (August 17, 1888May 6, 1963) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actor. At the age of 50, he achieved a measure of stardom for his best-known role in the stage play and 1942 film The Man Who Came To Dinner. He distinctive white beard was "his trademark."
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Naomi Watts
Naomi Ellen Watts (born 28 September 1968) is an English-Australian actress. Watts began her career in Australian television, where she appeared in commercials and series, including the soap opera Home and Away, Brides of Christ and the family sitcom Hey Dad..!
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Natalie Portman
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Natalie Wood
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Natasha Lytess
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Norman Fell
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Nunnally Johnson
Nunnally Hunter Johnson (December 5, 1897March 25, 1977) was an American filmmaker who wrote, produced, and directed motion pictures.
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Orson Welles
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Otto Preminger
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Pat O'Brien (actor)
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Paul Douglas
Paul Howard Douglas (March 26, 1892 – September 24, 1976) was an American politician and University of Chicago economist. He served as a Democratic U.S. Senator from Illinois from 1949 to 1967.
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Peggy Cummins
Peggy Cummins (born 18 December 1925) is a retired British actress. Cummins is best known for her performance in Joseph H. Lewis' Gun Crazy (1949), playing a trigger happy femme fatale who robs banks with her lover (played by John Dall).
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Peter Lawford
Peter Sydney Vaughn Aylen (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 1984), better known as Peter Lawford, was an English-American actor. He was a member of the "Rat Pack," and brother-in-law to President John F. Kennedy, perhaps more noted in later years for his off-screen activities as a celebrity than for his acting. In his earlier professional years (late 1930s through the 1950s) he had a strong presence in popular culture and starred in a number of highly-acclaimed films.
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Phil Karlson
Phil Karlson (July 2, 1908, Chicago, Illinois - December 12, 1985, Los Angeles, California) was a film director known for his no-nonsense film noirs. Karlson directed 99 River Street, Kansas City Confidential and ''Hell's Island all with actor John Payne in the early 1950s. Other films include Rocky (1948), The Phenix City Story (1955), 5 Against the House (1955) and The Young Doctors'' (1961).
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Poppy Montgomery
Poppy Montgomery (born Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue; 19 June 1975) is an Australian actress. She is best known as Samantha Spade in the American television series Without a Trace.
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Ralph Greenson
Dr. Ralph Greenson (born Romeo Samuel Greenschpoon, September 20, 1911 - November 24, 1979) was a prominent American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. While working with Mrs Eunice Murray, Greenson is famous for being Marilyn Monroe's psychiatrist and the basis for Leo Rosten's 1963 novel, Captain Newman, M.D. The book was later made into a movie starring Gregory Peck as Greenson's character.
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Rita Hayworth
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Robert Mitchum
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Rory Calhoun
Rory Calhoun (August 8, 1922 – April 28, 1999) was an American television and film actor, screenwriter, and producer best known for his roles in Westerns.
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Sammy Davis, Jr.
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Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine (born April 24, 1934) is an American film and theater actress, dancer, activist, and author, well-known for her beliefs in new age spirituality and reincarnation. She has written a large number of autobiographical works, many dealing with her spiritual beliefs as well as her Hollywood career. In 1983, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Terms of Endearment. She is the elder sister of actor Warren Beatty.
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Shirley Temple
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Sidney Poitier
Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE ( or ; born February 20, 1927) is a Bahamian American actor, film director, author, and diplomat. He broke through as a star in acclaimed performances in American films and plays, which, by consciously defying racial stereotyping, gave a new dramatic credibility for black actors to mainstream film audiences in the Western world.
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Simone Signoret
Simone Signoret (; 25 March 1921 – 30 September 1985) was a French cinema actress often hailed as one of France's greatest movie stars. She became the first French person to win an Academy Award, for her role in Room at the Top (1959). In her lifetime she also received a BAFTA, an Emmy, Golden Globe, Cannes Film Festival recognition and the Silver Bear for Best Actress.
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Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren (born Sofia Villani Scicolone; September 20, 1934) is an Italian actress.
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Sophie Monk
Sophie Charlene Akland Monk (born 14 December 1979) is an English born Australian pop singer, actress and model. She was once a member of female pop group Bardot and has since established a solo career with the release of an album, Calendar Girl. More recently, she turned her hand to acting, appearing in films such as Date Movie and Click.
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Spencer Tracy
Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American theatrical and film actor, who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Tracy ninth among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time. He was nominated for nine Academy Awards for Best Actor in all, winning two.
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Sterling Hayden
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Susan Griffiths
Susan Griffiths is a TV actress and popular Marilyn Monroe look-alike. She has been a Marilyn Monroe impersonator in "Legends in Concert" (1991). Since introducing her talents Susan has been using her own voice and natural looks to woo audiences around the world.
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Susan Strasberg
Susan Elizabeth Strasberg (May 22, 1938 – January 21, 1999) was an American actress.
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Tay Garnett
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Thelma Ritter
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Tom Ewell
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Tony Curtis
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Tony Randall
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Truman Capote
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Uma Thurman
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Victor Moore
Victor Frederick Moore (February 24, 1876 - July 23, 1962) was an American actor of stage and screen, as well as a comedian, writer, and director.
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Vivien Leigh
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Walter Lang
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William Holden
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William Lundigan
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William Powell
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William Travilla
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Yves Montand
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Monroe, Marilyn Filmography
- Marilyn Monroe: Murder on Fifth Helena Drive (2011)
- Becoming Bert Stern (2010)
- King Kennedy (2010)
- Smash His Camera (2010)
- The Sweet Lady with the Nasty Voice (2008)
- Bigger Stronger Faster* (2008)
- Marilyn, dernières séances (2008)
- WWE Tribute for the Troops (2008)
- Elvis: Return to Tupelo (2008)
- The Jill & Tony Curtis Story (2008)
- Vita da Star: Cristiano Malgioglio (2008)
- La rabbia di Pasolini (2008)
- Il était une fois... Certains l'aiment chaud (2008)
- ¿De qué te ríes? (2006)
- Niagara Falls (2006)
- University Challenge: The Story So Far (2006)
- Billy Wilder Speaks (2006)
- Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds (2006)
- James Dean: Forever Young (2005)
- Shooting Stars (2005)
- Cuando España se desnudó (2005)
- Elton John: The Red Piano (2005)
- The World's Most Photographed (2005)
- Marilyn's Man (2004)
- Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini (2004)
- The Prince, the Showgirl and Me (2004)
- Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates (2004)
- 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons (2003)
- The People's Hollywood (2003)
- 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (2003)
- The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003)
- Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003)
- Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003)
- The Biographer (2002)
- Marilyn on Marilyn (2001)
- Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001)
- Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (2001)
- Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (2001)
- Memories from the Sweet Sue's (2001)
- Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000)
- Joe DiMaggio: The Final Chapter (2000)
- Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000)
- Playboy: The Complete Anna Nicole Smith (2000)
- Fox Studios Australia: The Grand Opening (1999)
- Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (1999)
- Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999)
- The Rat Pack (1999)
- Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl (1999)
- Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party (1999)
- ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999)
- Marilyn in Manhattan (1998)
- Sharon Stone - Una mujer de 100 caras (1998)
- Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998)
- 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years (1997)
- L.A. Confidential (1997)
- Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1997)
- The Fifties (1997)
- The Good, the Bad & the Beautiful (1996)
- Trinity and Beyond (1995)
- The Casting Couch (1995)
- Legends of Entertainment Video (1995)
- That's Entertainment! III (1994)
- Fame in the Twentieth Century (1993)
- Death Scenes 2 (1992)
- Playboy Playmates: The Early Years (1992)
- The Marilyn Files (1992)
- Marilyn: Something's Got to Give (1990)
- Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990)
- Death in Hollywood (1990)
- Two Tragic Blondes (1989)
- John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989)
- Hollywood Remembers Marilyn Monroe (1989)
- 11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried (1989)
- Hollywood Sex Symbols (1988)
- The 1950's: Music, Memories & Milestones (1988)
- Say Goodbye to the President (1988)
- Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1987)
- Remembering Marilyn (1987)
- Hollywood Uncensored (1987)
- Women in Rock (1986)
- Volunteers (1985)
- Hollywood's Private Home Movies (1983)
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
- Sixty Years of Seduction (1981)
- Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980)
- Ken Murray Shooting Stars (1979)
- Marilyn Times Five (1973)
- I due Kennedy (1969)
- The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1966)
- The Love Goddesses (1965)
- Marilyn (1963)
- Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)
- La rabbia (1963)
- Hollywood: The Fabulous Era (1962)
- President Kennedy's Birthday Salute (1962)
- Something's Got to Give (1962)
- Lykke og krone (1962)
- Something's Got to Give (1962)
- The Misfits (1961)
- Let's Make Love (1960)
- Some Like It Hot (1959)
- Premier Khrushchev in the USA (1959)
- Zwischen Glück und Krone (1959)
- The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)
- The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)
- Bus Stop (1956)
- The Seven Year Itch (1955)
- River of No Return (1954)
- There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
- Niagara (1953)
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
- How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
- Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
- Clash by Night (1952)
- Full House (1952)
- We're Not Married! (1952)
- Monkey Business (1952)
- Home Town Story (1951)
- Love Nest (1951)
- Let's Make It Legal (1951)
- As Young as You Feel (1951)
- The Fireball (1950)
- Right Cross (1950)
- All About Eve (1950)
- The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
- A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
- Love Happy (1949)
- Green Grass of Wyoming (1948)
- You Were Meant for Me (1948)
- Ladies of the Chorus (1948)
- Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948)
- The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)
- Dangerous Years (1947)
Her mother was a film-cutter at RKO Studios who, widowed and mentally ill, abandoned her to sequence of foster homes. She was almost smothered to death at two, nearly raped at six. At nine the LA Orphans' Home paid her a nickel a month for kitchen work while taking back a penny every Sunday for church. At sixteen she worked in an aircraft plant and married a man she called Daddy; he went into the military, she modeled, they divorced in 1946. She owned 200 books (including Tolstoy, Whitman, Milton), listened to Beethoven records, studied acting at the Actors' lab in Hollywood, and took literature courses at UCLA downtown. 20th Century Fox gave her a contract but let it lapse a year later. In 1948, Columbia gave her a six-month contract, turned her over to coach 'Natasha Lytess' (qv) and featured her in the B movie _Ladies of the Chorus (1948)_ (qv) in which she sang two numbers. 'Joseph L. Mankiewicz' (qv) saw her in a small part in _The Asphalt Jungle (1950)_ (qv) and put her in _All About Eve (1950)_ (qv), resulting in 20th Century re-signing her to a seven-year contract. _Niagara (1953)_ (qv) and _Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)_ (qv) launched her as a sex symbol superstar. When she went to a supper honoring her _The Seven Year Itch (1955)_ (qv) she arrived in a red chiffon gown borrowed from the studio (she had never owned a gown). The same year she married and divorced baseball great 'Joe Dimaggio' (their wedding night was spent in Paso Robles, CA). After _The Seven Year Itch (1955)_ (qv), she wanted serious acting to replace the sexpot image and went to New York's Actors Studio. She worked with director 'Lee Strasberg' (qv) and also underwent psychoanalysis to learn more about herself. Critics praised her transformation in _Bus Stop (1956)_ (qv) and the press was stunned by her marriage to playwright 'Arthur Miller (I)' (qv). True to form, she had no veil to match her beige wedding dress so she dyed one in coffee; he wore one of the two suits he owned. They went to England that fall where she made _The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)_ (qv) with 'Laurence Olivier' (qv), fighting with him and falling further prey to alcohol and pills. Two miscarriages and gynecological surgery followed. So did an affair with 'Yves Montand' (qv). Work on her last picture _The Misfits (1961)_ (qv), written for her by departing husband Miller was interrupted by exhaustion. She was dropped from the unfinished _Something's Got to Give (1962)_ (qv) due to chronic lateness and drug dependency. Four months later she was found dead in her Brentwood home of a drug overdose, adjudged "probable suicide".
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- Kiss
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- Bye Bye Baby
- When Love Goes Wrong Nothing Goes Right
- Two Little Girls From Little Rock
- River of No Return
- One Silver Dollar
- I'm Gonna File My Claim
- Down in the Meadow
- Lazy
- You'd Be Surprised
- Heat Wave
- After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It
- She Acts Like a Woman Should
- A Fine Romance
- Do It Again
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- Bye Bye Baby
- Some Like It Hot
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- The River of No Return
- Happy Birthday Mr. President
- A Fine Romance
- A Little Girl From Little Rock
- Running Wild
- Incurably Romantic
- Down in the Meadow
- I'm Through With Love
- Do It Again
- Heatwave
- Ladies of the Chorus
- Lazy
- Kiss
- You'd Be Surprised
- When I Fall in Love
- A Fine Romance (This Is)
- A Man Chases a Girl (Until She Catches Him)
- After You Get What You Want, You Dont Want It
- Anyone Can See I Love You
- Bye Bye Baby
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- Down in the Meadow
- Every Baby Needs a Da-Da-Daddy
- Heat Wave
- I'm Gonna File My Claim
- Kiss
- Ladies of the Chorus
- Lazy
- Little Girl From Little Rock
- One Silver Dollar
- She Acts Like a Woman Should
- The River of No Return
- There's No Business Like Show Business
- When Love Goes Wrong
- You'd Be Surprised
- Some Like It Hot
- Specialisation
- Incurably Romantic
- Let's Make Love
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- Bye Bye Baby
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
- A Fine Romance
- One Silver Dollar
- Down in the Meadow
- That Old Black Magic
- Every Baby Needs A Da-Da-Daddy
- Anyone Can See I Love You
- Ladies of the Chorus
- I Found a Dream
- Heat Wave
- When I Fall in Love
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- Some Like It Hot
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- The River of No Return
- Happy Birthday Mr President
- A Fine Romance
- A Little Girl From Little Rock
- Running Wild
- Incurably Romantic
- Down in the Meadow
- I'm Through With Love
- Do It Again
- Heat Wave
- Ladies of the Chorus
- When I Fall in Love
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
- A Fine Romance
- Kiss
- Running Wild
- Some Like It Hot
- Lazy
- One Silver Dollar
- Bye Bye Baby
- You'd Be Surprised
- I'm Gonna File My Claim
- Every Baby Needs a Da-Da-Daddy
- After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It
- When Love Goes Wrong Nothing Goes Right
- She Acts Like a Woman Should
- Heat Wave
- When I Fall in Love
- A Fine Romance
- Two Little Girls From Little Rock
- Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend
- Happy Birthday Mr. President
- Kiss
- Lazy
- Some Like It Hot
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- Bye Bye Baby
- She Acts Like a Woman Should
- Running Wild
- River of No Return
- Heatwave
- I'm Through With Love
- When Love Goes Wrong, Nothing Goes Right
- Do It Again
- When I Fall in Love
- Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend
- (This Is) A Fine Romance
- Heat Wave
- Do It Again
- I'm Gonna File My Claim
- She Acts Like A Woman Should
- You'd Be Surprised
- Bye Bye Baby
- River Of No Return
- Lazy
- Kiss
- A Little Girl From Little Rock
- I'm Through With Love
- Happy birthday to JFK
- Do It Again
- Kiss
- She Acts Like a Woman Should
- A Fine Romance
- Two Little Girls from Little Rock
- When Love Goes Wrong, Nothing Goes Right
- Bye Bye Baby
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- You'd Be Surprised
- After You Get What You Want, You Don't...
- Heat Wave
- Lazy
- One Silver Dollar
- I'm Gonna File My Claim
- The River of No Return
- Down in the Meadow
- Some Like It Hot
- Runnin' Wild
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
- I'm Thru With Love
- Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend
- Some Like It Hot
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- When Love Goes Wrong (feat. Jane Russel)
- Bye Bye Baby (feat. Jane Russel)
- A Little Girl From Little Rock (feat. Jane Russel)
- River of No Return
- I'm Gonna File My Claim
- She Acts Like a Woman Should
- Kiss
- Lazy
- I Wanna Be Loved By You
- After You Get What You Want
- You'd Be Surprise
- Heat Wave
- Happy Birthday Mr. President
- A Fine Romance
- Do It Again
- Down in the Meadow
- Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend (Julian Beeston mix)
- When I Fall in Love
- Ladies of the chorus
- Anyone can se I love You (1)
- Anyone can se I love You (2)
- Every Baby Needs A Da Da Daddy
- Do It Again
- Kiss
- She Acts Like A Woman Should
- A Fine Romance
- Two Little Girls From Little Rock
- When Love Goes Wrong
- Bye Bye Baby
- Diamons Are A Girl's Best Friend
- You'd Be Surprised
- One Silver Dollar
- I'm Gonna File My Claim
- The River Of No Return
- Down In The Meadow
- After You Get What You Want
- Heat Wave
- A Man Chases a Girl
- Lazy
- There's No Business Like Show Business
- "Rachmaninov" & "Chopsticks"
- That Old Black Magic
- I Found a Dream
- "Love Happy" With Groucho Marx
- Royal Triton TV Commercial
- Marilyn Best Actress With Lauren Bacall
- Edgar Bergen / Charlie McCarthy Show
- Bye Bye Baby - TV Version
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friends - In Korea
- Marilyn Meets the Press
- Something's Got to Give - Unreleased Film
- Happy Birthday Mr President (JFK)
- When I Fall in Love
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- Bye Bye Baby
- When Love Goes Wrong Nothing Goes Right
- You'd Be Suprised
- After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
- I'm Gonna File Romance
- I'm Through With Love
- (This Is) A Fine Romance
- Specialisation (feat. Frankie Vaughan)
- Heat Wave
- Lazy
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- Two Little Girls From Little Rock
- Kiss
- Do It Again
- She Acts Like a Woman Should
- Down in the Meadow
- One Silver Dollar
- When I Fall in Love
- Do It Again!
- Kiss
- You'd Be Surprised
- A Fine Romance
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- When Love Goes Wrong
- Bye Bye Baby
- The River of No Return
- Lazy
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
- I'm Through With Love
- Happy Birthday Mr. President
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
- Two Little Girls From Little Rock
- I'm Gonna File My Claims
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- Runnin' Wild
- (This Is) A Fine Romance
- You'd Be Surprised
- Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friends
- Bye Bye Baby
- I'm Through With Love
- Specialisation
- Heat Wave
- Do It Again
- When Love Goes Wrong Nothing Goes Right
- After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It
- The River of No Return
- Lazy
- Kiss
- Happy Birthday for President Kennedy
- When I Fall in Love
- Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend
- Bye Bye Baby
- Whe Love Goes Wrong Nothing Goes Right
- You'd Be Surprised
- One Silver Dollar
- The River of No Return
- After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It
- Specialisation
- Heat Wave
- Kiss
- She Acts Like a Woman Should
- I'm Gonna File My Claim
- Lazy
- Anyone Can See I Love You
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- River of No Return
- Heat Wave
- Do It Again
- Kiss
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- I'm Gonna File My Claim
- This Is a Fine Romance
- A Little Girl From Little Rock
- Happy Birthday Mr. President
- After You Get What You Want
- You'd Be Surprised
- She Acts Like a Woman Should
- Lazy
- When Loves Goes Wrong Nothing Goes Right
- One Silver Dollar
- Specialization
- Bye Bye (Duet With Jane Russell)
- Bye Bye Baby
- When I Fall in Love
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- One Silver Dollar
- Happy Birthday Mr. President
- Do It Again
- Lazy
- My Heart Belong to Daddy
- A Man Chases a Girl
- Every Baby Needs a Da-Da-Daddy
- Bye Bye Baby
- When Love Goes Wrong
- I'm Through With Love
- A Little Girl From a Little Rock
- I Found a Dream
- Alexander's Ragtime Band - There's No Business Like Show Business
- Let's Make Love
- You'd Be Surprised
- When I Fall in Love
- Some Like It Hot
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- When Love Goes Wrong
- Bye Bye Baby
- A Little Girl From Little Rock
- Running Wild
- A Man Chases a Girl
- The River of No Return
- I'm Gonna File My Claim
- Every Baby Needs a Da-Da-Daddy
- Incurably Romantic
- Down in the Meadow
- She Acts Like a Wonder Should
- Kiss
- Lazy
- I Found a Dream
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
- Anyone Can See I Love You
- After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It
- You'd Be Surprised
- Some Like It Hot
- My Heart Belongs To Daddy
- Specialization
- Incurably Romantic
- Let's Make Love
- Incurably Romantic
- The River Of No Return
- I'm Gonna File My Claim
- (This Is) A Fine Romance
- A Little Girl From Little Rock
- Happy Birthday Mr. President!
- After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It
- Things
- Bye Bye
- Park Avenue Fantasy
- When I Fall In Love
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- Bye Bye Baby
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- Lazy
- Every Baby Needs a Da-Da-Daddy
- Happy Birthday for President Kennedy
- Kiss
- When Love Goes Wrong Nothing Goes Right
- One Silver Dollar
- I'm Through With Love
- (This Is) a Fine Romance
- You'd Be Surprised
- The River of No Return
- Anyone Can See I Love You
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
- When I Fall in Love
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friends
- Bye Bye Baby
- You'd Be Surprised
- River of No Return
- I'm Gonna File My Claim
- Heat Wave
- After You Get What You Want
- One Silver Dollar
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- Specialisation
- A Fine Romance
- She Acts Like a Woman Should
- Lazy
- Some Like It Hot
- Little Girl From Little Rock
- Down the Meadow
- That Old Black Magic
- When I Fall in Love
- Heat Wave
- Lazy
- You'd Be Surpised
- One Silver Dollar
- When Love Goes Wrong
- Bye Bye Baby
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
- Runnin' Wild
- I'm Through With Love
- Diamonds Are the Girl's Best Friend
- Do It Again
- Kiss
- She Acts Like a Woman Should
- Every Baby Needs a Da-Da-Daddy
- Anyone Can See I Love You
- Down in the Madow
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
- Bye Bye Baby
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- Lazy
- Every Baby Needs a Da-Da-Daddy
- Kiss
- When Love Goes Wrong
- I'm Through With Love
- (This Is) A Fine Romance
- You'd Be Surprised
- The River of No Return
- One Silver Dollar
- Anyone Can See I Love You
- When I Fall in Love
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- Kiss
- Heat Wave
- After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It
- Every Baby Needs a Da Da Daddy
- I'm Thru With Love
- I'm Gonna File My Claim
- A Fine Romance
- Anyone Can See I Love You
- Do It Again
- Bye Bye Baby
- River of No Return
- There's No Business Like Show Business
- Incurably Romantic
- A Man Chases a Girl
- Ladies of the Chorus
- When I Fall in Love
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friends
- Bye Bye Baby
- (This Is) A Fine Romance
- She Acts Like a Woman Should
- The River of No Return
- Two Little Girls From Little Rock
- I'm Gonna File My Claim
- One Silver Dollar
- Down in the Meadow
- After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It
- Do It Again
- Heatwave
- When I Fall in Love
- I'm Through With Love
- That Old Black Magic
- You'd Be Surprised
- Lazy
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
- Running Wild
- Kiss
- Anyone Can See I Love You
- My Hearts Belongs to Daddy
- Every Baby Needs a Da Da Daddy
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
- Some Like It Hot
- Bye Bye Baby
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- A Fine Romance
- My Heart Belongs to My Daddy
- River of No Return
- Happy Birthday Mr President
- Lazy
- After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It
- A Little Girl From Little Rock
- When Love Goes Wrong Nothing Goes Right
- Do It Again
- I'm Gonna File My Claims
- You'd Be Surprised
- When I Fall in Love
- She Acts Like a Woman Should
- Running Wild
- I'm Through With Love
- Heatwave
- Kiss
- Bye Bye Baby
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- When Love Goes Wrong Nothing Goes Right
- You'd Be Surprised
- One Silver Dollar
- The River of No Return
- After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It
- I'm Gonna File My Claim
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
- Runnin' Wild
- I'm Through With Love
- (This Is) A Fine Romance
- She Acts Like a Woman Should
- Specialisation
- Heat Wave
- Lazy
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- Two Little Girls From Little Rock
- Kiss
- Do It Again
- Anyone Can See I Love You
- Down in the Meadow
- Every Baby Needs a da-Da-Daddy
- Happy Birthday for President Kennedy
- When I Fall in Love
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- The River of No Return
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- Every Baby Needs a Da-Da-Daddy
- Running Wild
- I'm Through With Love
- Do It Again
- Heat Wave
- One Silver Dollar
- A Little Girl From Little Rock
- (This Is) A Fine Romance
- That Old Black Magic
- After You Get What You Want You Don't Want It
- Kiss
- Some Like It Hot
- Bye Bye Baby
- When I Fall in Love
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- Kiss
- Heat Wave
- After You Get What You Want...
- Every Baby Needs a Da Da Daddy
- I'm Thru With Love
- I'm Gonna File My Claim
- This Is a Fine Romance
- Anyone Can See I Love You
- Do It Again
- Bye Bye Baby
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- Running Wild
- Some Like It Hot
- When Love Goes Wrong
- Lazy
- Down in the Meadow
- One Silver Dollar
- She Acts Like a Woman Should
- Specialisation
- Two Little Girls From Little Rock
- You'd Be Surprised
- When I Fall in Love
- Heat Wave
- Lazy
- You'd Be Surprised
- Rachmaninov & Chopsticks
- That Old Black Magic
- I Found a Dream
- I'm Through With Love
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
- Running Wild
- Some Like It Hot
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- Let's Make Love
- Incurably Romantic (feat. Yves Montand)
- Incurably Romantic (feat. Frankie Vaughan)
- Specialization
- When I Fall in Love
- Happy Birthday Mr. President - Thanks for the Memory
- A Fine Romance
- Like a Woman Should
- You'd Be Surprised
- Scene With Groucho Marx From the Film 'Love Happy'
- Royal Triton Oil.
- Anyone Can See I Love You.
- Anyone Can See I Love You. (reprise)
- Every Baby Needs a Da-Da-Daddy.
- Down in the Meadow (feat. Tommy Rettig)
- Little Girl From Little Rock (feat. Jane Russel)
- Little Girl From Little Rock (Reprise)
- Bye, Bye Baby. (feat. Jack Benny)
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend.
- Scene With Betty Grable and Lauren Bacall.
- Kiss. a Scene From the 1953 Film 'niagara. '
- Scenes With Tom Ewell. From the Film 'seven Year Itch. '
- A Man Chases a Girl (feat. Donald O'connor)
- Awards. Marilyn Accepts Several in 1952.
- Press Conference.
- That Old Black Magic.
- I Found a Dream. (feat. Sir Lawrence Olivier)
- Some Like It Hot (feat. Tony Curtis)
- Something's Got to Give (feat. Phil Silvers and Wally Cox)
- Happy Birthday and Thanks for the Memory
- I Wanna Be Loved by You (remix 1989)
- Do It Again
- You'd Be Surprised
- A Fine Romance
- She Acts Like a Woman
- Heat Wave
- A Little Girl From Little Rock
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- Bye Bye Baby
- I'm Gonna File My Claim
- River of No Return
- Lazy
- Runnin' Wild
- I'm Thru With Love
- When Love Goes Wrong
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- Kiss
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- Lazy
- I'm Thru With Love
- Some Like It Hot
- (This Is) a Fine Romance
- Specialisation
- After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It
- Kiss
- One Silver Dollar
- Heat Wave
- I'm Gonna File My Claim
- When Love Goes Wrong Nothing Goes Right
- She Acts Like a Woman Should
- Down in the Meadow
- Two Little Girls From Little Rock
- Running Wild
- Do It Again
- Anyone Can See I Love You
- You'd Be Surprised
- River of No Return
- Every Baby Needs a Da Da Daddy
- Bye Bye Baby
- When I Fall in Love
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- I'm Gonna File My Claim
- You'd Be Surprised
- She Acts Like a Woman Should
- (This Is) A Fine Romance
- Bye Bye Baby
- Do It Again
- Running Wild
- When Love Goes Wrong
- Lazy
- I'm Through With Love
- River of No Return
- Heatwave
- Kiss
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- A Little Girl From Little Rock
- Happy Birthday Mr. President
- Do It Again
- Kiss
- You'd Be Surprised
- A Fine Romance
- She Acts Like a Woman Should
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- A Little Girl From Little Rock
- When Love Goes Wrong, Nothing Goes Right
- Bye, Bye, Baby
- I'm Gonna File My Claim
- River of No Return
- Lazy
- Running Wild
- I'm Through With Love
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- Happy Birthday to John F. Kennedy
- Heat Wave
- I Wanna Be Loved by You
Born: 1926-06-01
Died: 1962-08-05
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Happy Birthday Mr. President
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- Duration: 2:11
- Published: 28 Feb 2006
- Updated: 10 Jul 2012
Marilyn Monroe sings Happy Birthday To JF Kennedy.
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Nicki Minaj- Marilyn Monroe LYRICS!
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- Duration: 3:12
- Published: 21 Feb 2012
- Updated: 09 Jul 2012
I DO NOT OUN THIS SONG! NO COPYRIGHT INTENDED ON THE MAKING OF THIS FILM. YOUTUBE PLEASE DO NOT DELETE THIS VIDEO OR BAN IT IN AMERICA OR ANY OTHER COUNTRIES.!
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"I Wanna Be Loved By You",Marilyn Monroe
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- Duration: 2:47
- Published: 06 Jan 2009
- Updated: 09 Jul 2012
Marilyn Monroe sings "I Wanna Be Loved By You" in "Some Like It Hot"(Con Faldas YA Lo Loco,Una Eva Y Dos Adanes) Lyrics: "I Wanna Be Loved By You" I wanna be loved by you,just you, Nobody else but you, I wanna be loved by you,alone, Poo poo bee doo, I wanna be kissed by you,just you, Nobody else but you, I wanna be kissed by you,alone I couldn't aspire, To anything higher, Than to feel the desire To make you my own Paah-dum paah-dum pa-doodly-dum poooo! I wanna be loved by you,just you, Nobody else but you, I wanna be loved by you,alone I couldn't aspire, To anything higher, Than to feel the desire To make you my own Paah-dum paah-dum pa-doodly-dum poooo... I wanna be loved by you,just you, Nobody else but you, I wanna be loved by you, Paah-deedly-deedly-deedly-dum, Poo poo bee doo! Dedicado a mis primas ya Bea N. porque sois las mejores!!!
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Marilyn Monroe
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- Duration: 4:04
- Published: 10 May 2006
- Updated: 09 Jul 2012
"Candle In the Wind" by Elton John
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Brianna Perry - Marilyn Monroe [Official Video]
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- Published: 31 Jan 2012
- Updated: 09 Jul 2012
© 2012 WMG. Download "Marilyn Monroe" on iTunes: atlr.ec Video directed by: Coodie & Chike www.twitter.com www.facebook.com www.briannatheyrb.com
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Marilyn Monroe - The Final Days - (1/6)
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- Published: 01 Mar 2011
- Updated: 09 Jul 2012
Marilyn Monroe - The Final Days - (1/6) (2001) Director : Patty Ivins Specht Producers : Patty Ivins Specht, Erika Schroeder, Jason Fine, Kevin Burns, Michael D. Stevens Writer : Monica Bider Narrated By James Coburn In The Final Days, Producer-Director Patty Ivins Chronicles Marilyn Monroe's Final, Aborted Feature Film, Something's Got to Give, Which Was Ultimately Shut Down After The Star Was Dismissed From The Production. Beyond Monroe's Fragile Emotional And Physical Health, This Well-Crafted Profile Examines The Financial Crisis Facing Her Studio As Well As The Mounting Frustration Of Meticulous Director George Cukor And His Cast, Including Costar Dean Martin, As Monroe's Absences Drove The Shoot Over Budget. The 2001 Documentary, Which Was Previously Available Only As Part Of The Diamond Collection, Concludes With A 40-minute Reconstruction Of Footage Completed For The Feature, Which Would Subsequently Be Reshot As A Vehicle For Doris Day And James Garner, Move Over, Darling. --Sam Sutherland. FACEBOOK : www.facebook.com MAIN CHANNEL: www.youtube.com CONTACT ME : monroememories@hotmail.com
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Marilyn Monroe - Kiss - HD 720p
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- Published: 16 Oct 2010
- Updated: 09 Jul 2012
Marilyn Monroe sings "Kiss" from the 1953 motion picture "Niagara". HD 720p Niagara is a 1953 dramatic thriller, film noir directed by Henry Hathaway. Unlike other films noir of the time, Niagara was shot in Technicolor and was one of 20th Century Fox's biggest box office hits of the year. The drama features Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters and others. Although it was not written as a star vehicle for Marilyn Monroe, she would dominate the film nonetheless. Along with Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire, it solidified Monroe's status as a bona fide box office draw. Darryl F. Zanuck considered that Monroe's film potential was worth developing and cast her in Niagara, as a femme fatale scheming to murder her husband, played by Joseph Cotten. During filming, Monroe's make-up artist Whitey Snyder noticed her stage fright (that would ultimately mark her behavior on film sets throughout her career); the director assigned him to spend hours gently coaxing and comforting Monroe as she prepared to film her scenes. Much of the critical commentary following the release of the film focused on Monroe's overtly sexual performance, and a scene which shows Monroe (from the back) making a long walk toward Niagara Falls received frequent note in reviews. After seeing the film, Constance Bennett reportedly quipped, "There's a broad with her future behind her." Whitey Snyder also commented that it was during preparation for this film, after much experimentation <b>...</b>
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Marilyn Monroe THE LAST INTERVIEW Part 1
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- Published: 10 Sep 2008
- Updated: 09 Jul 2012
A rare TV documentary with audio clips from Marilyn's last interview only weeks before her death in 1962.
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Marilyn Monroe sings Happy Birthday to JFK
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- Published: 16 Sep 2006
- Updated: 09 Jul 2012
Marilyn Monroe sings happy birthday to President John F. Kennedy on May 19, 1962. She was dead just three short months later. www.marilynmonroecollection.com
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Marilyn Monroe
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- Duration: 3:12
- Published: 23 Jul 2007
- Updated: 10 Jul 2012
Another tribute I did for Marilyn thats a little more upbeat then the last one. The song is The Look by Roxette.
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Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy
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- Duration: 1:17
- Published: 03 Jun 2006
- Updated: 09 Jul 2012
Happy birthday, Mr. President
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Marilyn Monroe and Dog in Something's Got to Give
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- Duration: 1:02
- Published: 08 Jul 2008
- Updated: 08 Jul 2012
Marilyn Monroe trying to film a scene with a dog from her last and uncomplete movie Something's Got to Give in 1962.
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Marilyn Monroe
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- Published: 14 Oct 2007
- Updated: 07 Jul 2012
Beautiful photos of Marilyn with music by Natalie Imbruglia
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Marilyn Monroe sings Happy Birthday to Kennedy
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- Duration: 1:47
- Published: 08 Jul 2008
- Updated: 09 Jul 2012
Marilyn Monroe sings to president Kennedy at his Birthday party in 1962.
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Marilyn Speaks to the Press
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- Duration: 2:45
- Published: 29 May 2008
- Updated: 08 Jul 2012
about returning to work
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Michelle Williams Talks Marilyn Monroe
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- Duration: 1:37
- Published: 28 Oct 2011
- Updated: 08 Jul 2012
In her already critically acclaimed performance, Michelle Williams takes on the role of Marilyn Monroe in the upcoming film, "My Week with Marilyn." Watch her talk to Ellen about the research and commitment it took to play this role so well.
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The Beautiful Marilyn Monroe
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- Duration: 4:15
- Published: 12 May 2006
- Updated: 09 Jul 2012
This is the first video i've made of Marilyn. I have another one so make sure and check it out.
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Marilyn Monroe - somethings got to give scene (pool)
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- Duration: 2:51
- Published: 20 Jul 2007
- Updated: 09 Jul 2012
scene from somethings got to give.
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Marilyn Monroe - Happy Birthday Mr. President
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- Published: 27 Nov 2007
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Marilyn Monroe sings Happy Birthday to the President.
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Marilyn Monroe - At Santa Monica Beach 1962 RARE ( George Barris )
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- Published: 23 Jul 2010
- Updated: 09 Jul 2012
While working together these 6 weeks in 1962 Marilyn said to photographer and journalist George Barris, "Don't believe anything you read about me except this story." July 1962 - "Do you ever think of the future?" Barris asked her.. "Do you have some unfulfilled ambitions?" She answered, "I'd like to be a fine actress. I'm interested in horticulture, but I don't think I want to be a gardner. I'm interested in all the arts. I'm even interested in people!"
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Cleopatra VS Marilyn Monroe. Epic Rap Battles of History Season 2.
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- Published: 07 May 2012
- Updated: 10 Jul 2012
Download This Song: bit.ly Click to Tweet this Vid-ee-oh! clicktotweet.com new Epic Rap Battles POSTERS: bit.ly new website: epicrapbattlesofhistory.com (now with voting, beeyatch!) Hi. My name is Nice Peter, and this is EpicLLOYD, and this is the Epic Rap Battles of History, Season 2. As always, these videos could not be possible without your suggestions, your subscription, and the help of a lot of awesome people. CAST Marilyn Mornoe Kimmy Gatewood www.youtube.com www.kimmygatewood.com Cleopatra: Angela Trimbur www.youtube.com Marlon Brando: EpicLLOYD www.youtube.com Facebook.com/epiclloyd John F. Kennedy: Nice Peter www.youtube.com Facebook.com/NicePeter KassemG: As himself www.youtube.com Written by: Nice Peter, EpicLLOYD, Lauren Flans and Zach Sherwin aka MC Mr. Napkins www.youtube.com Beat Produced by: Allrounda Productions Check out/buy more instrumentals allrounda.com Song Produced by Nice Peter Mixed by Rafael Serrano and Nice Peter CREW Directed by Dave McCary: www.youtube.com Edited by Dave McCary, Andrew Sherman and Nice Peter Assistant Editor: Marc Chester www.youtube.com Director of Photography: Jon Na Gaffer: Arthur Hong Music Supervisor and Playback: Dante Cimadamore AKA King Dick Supreme www.youtube.com Art and Costumes by: Mary Gutfleisch youtube.com and Natalia Fedner youtube.com Special Costume by Morgan Christensen youtube.com Makeup and Hair: Candice Levendosky Production Coordinator: Atul Singh Script Supervisor and Production Assistant: Chris <b>...</b>
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Marilyn Monroe | Forever Young
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- Duration: 4:31
- Published: 04 Aug 2010
- Updated: 09 Jul 2012
"I don't want to make money--- I just want to be wonderful." Marilyn Monroe June 1, 1926 - August 4, 1962 This is my tribute to Marilyn Monroe, who died 48 years ago today. She lived a great life, although it ended too soon. Even after all these years, she still serves as a role model for people all over the world. She definitely deserves a tribute, although this isn't much. Anyway, I hope you guys like it! It took me unreasonably long. o__0 Song: Forever Young Artist: Youth Group Footage: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Marilyn: The Last Days, Something's Got to Give, a variety of real-life footage Focus: Marilyn Monroe Program: Sony Vegas 7.0 Disclaimer: I own nothing but the editing Pictures from Google Images, thisismarilyn.com, and marilynfan.org Enjoy! :)
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clip video marilyn monroe
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| Marilyn Monroe | |
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| File:Eisenstaedt-Monroe-1953.jpg Portrait by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1953 |
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| Born | Norma Jeane Mortenson (1926-06-01)June 1, 1926 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Died | August 5, 1962(1962-08-05) (aged 36) Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Cause of death | Barbiturate overdose |
| Resting place | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Westwood, Los Angeles |
| Other names | Norma Jeane Baker Norma Jeane Dougherty Norma Jeane DiMaggio |
| Occupation | Actress, model, singer, film producer |
| Years active | 1947–1962 |
| Notable work(s) | Niagara, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, River of No Return, The Seven Year Itch, Some Like It Hot, The Misfits |
| Religion | Pentecostal (1926–1956), Judaism (1956–1962) |
| Spouse |
James Dougherty (m. 1942–1946) «start: (1942)–end+1: (1947)»"Marriage: James Dougherty to Marilyn Monroe" Location: (linkback:http://en-wiki.pop.wn.com/index.php/Marilyn_Monroe) (divorced) |
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Norma Jeane Mortensen Baker (June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962), professionally recognized as Marilyn Monroe,[1] was an American actress, model, and singer, who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s and early 1960s.[2]
After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946 with Twentieth Century-Fox. Her early film appearances were minor, but her performances in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (both 1950) drew attention to her. By 1953, Monroe had progressed to a leading role in Niagara (1953), a melodramatic film noir that dwelt on her seductiveness. Her "dumb blonde" persona was used to comic effect in subsequent films such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) and The Seven Year Itch (1955). Limited by typecasting, Monroe studied at the Actors Studio to broaden her range. Her dramatic performance in Bus Stop (1956) was hailed by critics and garnered a Golden Globe nomination. Her production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions, released The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), for which she received a BAFTA Award nomination and won a David di Donatello award. She received a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Some Like It Hot (1959). Monroe's last completed film was The Misfits, co-starring Clark Gable with screenplay by her then-husband, Arthur Miller.
The final years of Monroe's life were marked by illness, personal problems, and a reputation for unreliability and being 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, as well as of homicide, have not been ruled out. In 1999, Monroe was ranked as the sixth greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute. In the decades following her death, she has often been cited as both a pop and a cultural icon as well as the quintessential American sex symbol.[3][4][5]
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Family and early life[link]
Main article: Early life of Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926, in the Los Angeles County Hospital[6] as Norma Jeane Mortenson (soon after changed to Baker), the third child born to Gladys Pearl Baker (née Monroe) (May 27, 1902 – March 11, 1984).[7] Monroe's birth certificate names the father as Martin Edward Mortensen with his residence stated as "unknown".[8] The name Mortenson is listed as her surname on the birth certificate, although Gladys immediately had it changed to Baker, the surname of her first husband and which she still used. Martin's surname was misspelled on the birth certificate leading to more confusion on who her actual father was. Gladys Baker had married a Martin E. Mortensen in 1924, but they had separated before Gladys' pregnancy.[9] Several of Monroe's biographers suggest that Gladys Baker used his name to avoid the stigma of illegitimacy.[10] Mortensen died at the age of 85, and Monroe's birth certificate, together with her parents' marriage and divorce documents, were discovered. The documents showed that Mortensen filed for divorce from Gladys on March 5, 1927, and it was finalized on October 15, 1928.[11][12] Throughout her life, Marilyn Monroe denied that Mortensen was her father.[9] She said that, when she was a child, she had been shown a photograph of a man that Gladys identified as her father, Charles Stanley Gifford. She remembered that he had a thin mustache and somewhat resembled Clark Gable, and that she had amused herself by pretending that Gable was her father.[9][13]
Gladys was mentally unstable and financially unable to care for the young Norma Jeane, so she placed her with foster parents Albert and Ida Bolender of Hawthorne, California, where she lived until she was seven. One day, Gladys visited and demanded that the Bolenders return Norma Jeane to her. Ida refused, she knew Gladys was unstable and the situation would not benefit her young daughter. Gladys pulled Ida into the yard, then quickly ran back to the house and locked herself in. Several minutes later, she walked out with one of Albert Bolender's military duffel bags. To Ida's horror, Gladys had stuffed a screaming Norma Jeane into the bag, zipped it up, and was carrying it right out with her. Ida charged toward her, and their struggle split the bag apart, dumping out Norma Jeane, who wept loudly as Ida grabbed her and pulled her back inside the house, away from Gladys.[14] In 1933, Gladys bought a house and brought Norma Jeane to live with her. A few months later, Gladys began a series of mental episodes that would plague her for the rest of her life. In My Story, Monroe recalls her mother "screaming and laughing" as she was forcibly removed to the State Hospital in Norwalk.
Norma Jeane was declared a ward of the state. Gladys's best friend, Grace McKee, became her guardian. It was Grace who told Monroe that someday she would become a movie star. Grace was captivated by Jean Harlow, and would let Norma Jeane wear makeup and take her out to get her hair curled. They would go to the movies together, forming the basis for Norma Jeane's fascination with the cinema and the stars on screen. When Norma Jeane was 9, McKee married Ervin Silliman "Doc" Goddard in 1935, and subsequently sent Monroe to the Los Angeles Orphans Home (later renamed Hollygrove), followed by a succession of foster homes.[15] While at Hollygrove, several families were interested in adopting her; however, reluctance on Gladys' part to sign adoption papers thwarted those attempts. In 1937, Monroe moved back into Grace and Doc Goddard's house, joining Doc's daughter from a previous marriage. Due to Doc's frequent attempts to sexually assault Norma Jeane, this arrangement did not last long.
Grace sent Monroe to live with her great-aunt, Olive Brunings in Compton, California; this was also a brief stint ended by an assault (some reports say it was sexual)--one of Olive's sons had attacked the now middle-school-aged girl. Biographers and psychologists have questioned whether at least some of Norma Jeane's later behavior (i.e., hypersexuality, sleep disturbances, substance abuse, disturbed interpersonal relationships), was a manifestation of the effects of childhood sexual abuse in the context of her already problematic relationships with her psychiatrically ill mother and subsequent caregivers.[16][17] In early 1938, Grace sent her to live with yet another one of her aunts, Ana Lower, who lived in Van Nuys, another city in Los Angeles County. Years later, she would reflect fondly about the time that she spent with Lower, whom she affectionately called "Aunt Ana". She would explain that it was one of the only times in her life when she felt truly stable. As she aged, however, Lower developed serious health problems.
In 1942, Monroe moved back to Grace and Doc Goddard's house. While attending Van Nuys High School, she met a neighbor's son, James Dougherty (more commonly referred to as simply "Jim"), and began a relationship with him.[18][19][20] Several months later, Grace and Doc Goddard decided to relocate to Virginia, where Doc had received a lucrative job offer. Although it was never explained why, they decided not to take Monroe with them. An offer from a neighborhood family to adopt her was proposed, but Gladys rejected the offer. With few options left, Grace approached Dougherty's mother and suggested that Jim marry her so that she would not have to return to an orphanage or foster care, as she was two years below the California legal age. Jim was initially reluctant, but he finally relented and married her in a ceremony arranged by Ana Lower. During this period, Monroe briefly supported her family as a homemaker.[18][21] In 1943, during World War II, Dougherty enlisted in the Merchant Marine. He was initially stationed on Santa Catalina Island off California's west coast, and Monroe lived with him there in the town of Avalon for several months before he was shipped out to the Pacific. Frightened that he might not come back alive, Monroe begged him to try and get her pregnant before he left. Dougherty disagreed, feeling that she was too young to have a baby, but he promised that they would revisit the subject when he returned home. Subsequently, Monroe moved in with Dougherty's mother.
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Early work: 1945–1947[link]
While Dougherty served in the Merchant Marine, his wife began working in the Radioplane Munitions Factory, mainly spraying airplane parts with fire retardant and inspecting parachutes. During that time, David Conover of the US Army Air Forces' 1st Motion Picture Unit noticed her and snapped a series of photographs, none of which appeared in Yank magazine,[22] although some still claim this to be the case. He encouraged her to apply to The Blue Book Modeling Agency. She signed with the agency and began researching the work of Jean Harlow and Lana Turner. She was told that they were looking for models with lighter hair, so Norma Jeane bleached her brunette hair a golden blonde.
Norma Jeane became one of Blue Book's most successful models; she appeared on dozens of magazine covers. Her successful modeling career brought her to the attention of Ben Lyon, a 20th Century Fox executive, who arranged a screen test for her. Lyon was impressed and commented, "It's Jean Harlow all over again."[23] She was offered a standard six-month contract with a starting salary of $125 per week. Lyon did not like the name Norma Jeane and chose "Carole Lind" as a stage name, after Carole Lombard and Jenny Lind, but he soon decided it was not an appropriate choice. Monroe was invited to spend the weekend with Lyon and his wife Bebe Daniels at their home. It was there that they decided to find her a new name. Following her idol Jean Harlow, she decided to choose her mother's maiden name of Monroe. Several variations such as Norma Jeane Monroe and Norma Monroe were tried and initially "Jeane Monroe" was chosen. Eventually, Lyon decided Jeane and variants were too common, and he decided on a more alliterative sounding name. He suggested "Marilyn", commenting that she reminded him of Marilyn Miller. Monroe was initially hesitant because Marilyn was the contraction of the name Mary Lynn, a name she did not like.[citation needed] Lyon, however, felt that the name "Marilyn Monroe" was sexy, had a "nice flow", and would be "lucky" due to the double "M"[24] and thus Norma Jeane Baker took the name Marilyn Monroe.
Her first movie role was an uncredited part as a telephone operator in The Shocking Miss Pilgrim in 1947, starring Betty Grable.[25] She won a brief role that same year in Dangerous Years and extra appearances in the western film Green Grass of Wyoming starring Peggy Cummins and the musical film You Were Meant for Me starring Jeanne Crain and Dan Dailey. She also won a three-scene role as Betty in Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!, but before the film's release her part was cut-down to a brief one-line scene.[26] Monroe's latest three films would not be released until 1948, which was months after her contract had ended in late 1947.
Breakthrough: 1948–1951[link]
In 1948, Monroe signed a six-month contract with Columbia Pictures and was introduced to the studio's head drama coach Natasha Lytess, who became her acting coach for several years.[27] She starred in the low-budget musical Ladies of the Chorus (1948). Monroe was capitalized as one of the film's bright spots, and the film enjoyed only moderate success.[28] During her short stint at Columbia, studio head Harry Cohn softened her appearance somewhat by correcting a slight overbite she had.
After the release of the poorly reviewed Ladies of the Chorus and being dropped by Columbia, Monroe had to struggle to find work. She particularly wanted film work, and when the offers didn't come, she returned to modeling. In 1949, she caught the eye of photographer Tom Kelley, who convinced her to pose nude. Monroe was laid out on a large fabric of red silk and posed for countless shots. She was paid $50 and signed the model release form as "Mona Monroe". This was the only time that Monroe was paid for her nude posing.
Soon thereafter she had a small role in the Marx Brothers film Love Happy (1949). Monroe impressed the producers, who sent her to New York to feature in the film's promotional campaign.[29] Love Happy brought Monroe to the attention of the talent agent, Johnny Hyde, who agreed to represent her. After signing on with Hyde, Monroe had brief roles in three films: A Ticket to Tomahawk, Right Cross, and The Fireball all in which were released in 1950 and brought no attention to Monroe's career. Hyde soon thereafter arranged for her to audition for John Huston, who cast her in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama The Asphalt Jungle as the young mistress of an aging criminal. Her performance brought strong reviews,[29] and was seen by the writer and director, Joseph Mankiewicz. He accepted Hyde's suggestion to cast Monroe in a small comedic role in All About Eve as Miss Caswell, an aspiring actress, described by another character as a student of "The Copacabana School of Dramatic Art". Mankiewicz later commented that he had seen an innocence in her that he found appealing, and that this had confirmed his belief in her suitability for the role.[30] Following Monroe's success in these roles, Hyde negotiated a seven-year contract for her with 20th Century Fox, shortly before his death in December 1950.[31] It was at some time during this 1949–1950 period that Hyde arranged for her to have a slight bump of cartilage removed from her somewhat bulbous nose which further softened her appearance and accounts for the slight variation in look she had in films after 1950.
In 1951, Monroe enrolled at University of California, Los Angeles, where she studied literature and art appreciation.[32] Afterward Monroe had minor parts in four films: the low-budget drama Home Town Story with Jeffrey Lynn, and three comedies: As Young as You Feel with Monty Woolley and Thelma Ritter; Love Nest with June Haver and William Lundigan; and Let's Make It Legal with Claudette Colbert and Macdonald Carey, all of which were filmed on a moderate budget and only became mildly successful.[33] In March 1951, she appeared as a presenter at the 23rd Academy Awards ceremony.[34] In 1952, Monroe appeared on the cover of Look magazine wearing a Georgia Tech sweater as part of an article celebrating female enrollment to the school's main campus. In the early 1950s, Monroe unsuccessfully auditioned for the role of Daisy Mae in a proposed Li'l Abner television series based on the Al Capp comic strip, but the effort never materialized.[35]
Leading films: 1952–1955[link]
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First issue of Playboy, December 1953
In March 1952, Monroe faced a possible scandal when one of her nude photos from her 1949 session with photographer Tom Kelley was featured in a calendar. The press speculated about the identity of the anonymous model and commented that she closely resembled Monroe. As the studio discussed how to deal with the problem, Monroe suggested that she should simply admit that she had posed for the photograph but emphasize that she had done so only because she had no money to pay her rent.[36] She gave an interview in which she discussed the circumstances that led to her posing for the photographs, and the resulting publicity elicited a degree of sympathy for her plight as a struggling actress.[36]
She made her first appearance on the cover of Life magazine in April 1952, where she was described as "The Talk of Hollywood".[37] The following year, she was photographed by noted Life magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt, considered "The father of photojournalism."[38][39] He photographed Monroe on the patio of her Hollywood home. Many of the images from that sitting have been reproduced in numerous subsequent publications and by Life magazine.[40][41] Monroe was pleased with his images of her, later telling him, "You made a palace out of my patio."[42]
Stories of her childhood and upbringing portrayed her in a sympathetic light: a cover story for the May 1952 edition of True Experiences magazine showed a smiling and wholesome Monroe beside a caption that read, "Do I look happy? I should—for I was a child nobody wanted. A lonely girl with a dream—who awakened to find that dream come true. I am Marilyn Monroe. Read my Cinderella story."[43] It was also during this time that she began dating baseball player Joe DiMaggio. A photograph of DiMaggio visiting Monroe at the 20th Century Fox studio was printed in newspapers throughout the United States, and reports of a developing romance between them generated further interest in Monroe.[44]
Four films in which Monroe featured were released beginning in 1952. She had been lent to RKO Studios to appear in a supporting role in Clash by Night, a Barbara Stanwyck drama, directed by Fritz Lang.[45] Released in June 1952, the film was popular with audiences, with much of its success credited to curiosity about Monroe, who received generally favorable reviews from critics.[46]
With Keith Andes in Clash by Night (1952)
With Ginger Rogers and Cary Grant
This was followed by two films released in July, the comedy We're Not Married!, and the drama Don't Bother to Knock. We're Not Married! featured Monroe as a beauty pageant contestant. Variety described the film as "lightweight". Its reviewer commented that Monroe was featured to full advantage in a bathing suit, and that some of her scenes suggested a degree of exploitation.[47] In Don't Bother to Knock she played the starring role[48] of a babysitter who threatens to attack the child in her care. The downbeat melodrama was poorly reviewed, although Monroe commented that it contained some of her strongest dramatic acting.[48] Monkey Business, a successful comedy directed by Howard Hawks starring Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers, was released in September and was the first movie in which Monroe appeared with platinum blonde hair.[49] In O. Henry's Full House for 20th Century Fox, released in August 1952, Monroe had a single one-minute scene with Charles Laughton, yet she received top billing alongside him and the film's other stars, including Anne Baxter, Farley Granger, Jean Peters and Richard Widmark.
Darryl F. Zanuck considered that Monroe's film potential was worth developing and cast her in Niagara, as a femme fatale scheming to murder her husband, played by Joseph Cotten.[50] During filming, Monroe's make-up artist Whitey Snyder noticed her stage fright (that would ultimately mark her behavior on film sets throughout her career); the director assigned him to spend hours gently coaxing and comforting Monroe as she prepared to film her scenes.[51] Reviews of the film dwelled on her sexuality, while noting that her acting was imperfect.[52]
As Rose in Niagara
Performing "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell putting signatures, hand and foot prints in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on June 26, 1953
Much of the critical commentary following the release of the film focused on Monroe's overtly sexual performance,[50] and a scene which shows Monroe (from the back) making a long walk toward Niagara Falls received frequent note in reviews.[53] After seeing the film, Constance Bennett reportedly quipped, "There's a broad with her future behind her."[54] Whitey Snyder also commented that it was during preparation for this film, after much experimentation, that Monroe achieved "the look, and we used that look for several pictures in a row ... the look was established."[53] While the film was a success, and Monroe's performance had positive reviews, her conduct at promotional events sometimes drew negative comments. Her appearance at the Photoplay awards dinner in a skin-tight gold lamé dress was criticized. Louella Parsons' newspaper column quoted Joan Crawford discussing Monroe's "vulgarity" and describing her behavior as "unbecoming an actress and a lady".[55] Monroe had previously received criticism for wearing a dress with a neckline cut almost to her navel when she acted as Grand Marshall at the Miss America Parade in September 1952.[56] A photograph from this event was used on the cover of the first issue of Playboy in December 1953, with a nude photograph of Monroe, taken in 1949, inside the magazine.[57]
Monroe next replaced Betty Grable in the musical film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) co-starring Jane Russell and directed by Howard Hawks. Her role as Lorelei Lee, a gold-digging showgirl, required her to act, sing, and dance. The two stars became friends, with Russell describing Monroe as "very shy and very sweet and far more intelligent than people gave her credit for".[58] She later recalled that Monroe showed her dedication by rehearsing her dance routines each evening after most of the crew had left, but she arrived habitually late on set for filming. Realizing that Monroe remained in her dressing room due to stage fright, and that Hawks was growing impatient with her tardiness, Russell started escorting her to the set.[59]
At the Los Angeles premiere of the film, Monroe and Russell pressed their hand- and footprints in the cement in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Monroe received positive reviews and the film grossed more than double its production costs.[60] Her rendition of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" became associated with her. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes also marked one of the earliest films in which William Travilla dressed Monroe. Travilla dressed Monroe in eight of her films including Bus Stop, Don't Bother to Knock, How to Marry a Millionaire, River of No Return, There’s No Business Like Show Business, Monkey Business, and The Seven Year Itch.[61] How to Marry a Millionaire was a comedy about three models scheming to attract wealthy husbands. The film teamed Monroe with Betty Grable (who she replaced in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) and Lauren Bacall, and was directed by Jean Negulesco.[62] The producer and scriptwriter, Nunnally Johnson, said that it was the first film in which audiences "liked Marilyn for herself [and that] she diagnosed the reason very shrewdly. She said that it was the only picture she'd been in, in which she had a measure of modesty... about her own attractiveness."[63]
Monroe's films of this period established her "dumb blonde" persona and contributed to her popularity. In 1953 and 1954, she was listed in the annual "Quigley Poll of the Top Ten Money Making Stars", which was compiled from the votes of movie exhibitors throughout the United States for the stars that had generated the most revenue in their theaters over the previous year.[64] "I want to grow and develop and play serious dramatic parts. My dramatic coach, Natasha Lytess, tells everybody that I have a great soul, but so far nobody's interested in it." Monroe told the New York Times.[65] She saw a possibility in 20th Century Fox's upcoming film, The Egyptian, but was rebuffed by Darryl F. Zanuck who refused to screen test her.[66]
Instead, she was assigned to the western River of No Return, opposite Robert Mitchum. Director Otto Preminger resented Monroe's reliance on Natasha Lytess, who coached Monroe and announced her verdict at the end of each scene. Eventually Monroe refused to speak to Preminger, and Mitchum had to mediate.[67] Of the finished product, she commented, "I think I deserve a better deal than a grade Z cowboy movie in which the acting finished second to the scenery and the CinemaScope process."[68] In late 1953 Monroe was scheduled to begin filming The Girl in Pink Tights with Frank Sinatra. When she failed to appear for work, 20th Century Fox suspended her.[69]
International success: 1954–1957[link]
Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were married in San Francisco on January 14, 1954. They traveled to Japan soon after, combining a honeymoon with a business trip previously arranged by DiMaggio. For two weeks she took a secondary role to DiMaggio as he conducted his business, having told a reporter, "Marriage is my main career from now on."[70] Monroe then traveled alone to Korea where she performed for 13,000 American Marines over a three-day period. She later commented that the experience had helped her overcome a fear of performing in front of large crowds.[71]
Returning to Hollywood in March 1954, Monroe settled her disagreement with 20th Century Fox and appeared in the musical There's No Business Like Show Business. The film failed to recover its production costs[68] and was poorly received. Ed Sullivan described Monroe's performance of the song "Heat Wave" as "one of the most flagrant violations of good taste" he had witnessed.[72] Time magazine compared her unfavorably to co-star Ethel Merman, while Bosley Crowther for The New York Times said that Mitzi Gaynor had surpassed Monroe's "embarrassing to behold" performance.[73] The reviews echoed Monroe's opinion of the film. She had made it reluctantly, on the assurance that she would be given the starring role in the film adaptation of the Broadway hit The Seven Year Itch.[74]
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An iconic image entered popular culture.[75]
in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
One of Monroe's most notable film roles was shot in September 1954, a skirt-blowing key scene for The Seven Year Itch on Lexington Avenue at 52nd Street in New York City. In it, she stands with her co-star, Tom Ewell, while the air from a subway grating blows her skirt up. A large crowd watched as director Billy Wilder ordered the scene to be refilmed many times. Joe DiMaggio was reported to have been present and infuriated by the spectacle.[76] After a quarrel, witnessed by journalist Walter Winchell, the couple returned to California where they avoided the press for two weeks, until Monroe announced that they had separated.[77] Their divorce was granted in November 1954.[78] The filming was completed in early 1955, and after refusing what she considered to be inferior parts in The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing and How to Be Very, Very Popular, Monroe decided to leave Hollywood on the advice of Milton Greene. The Seven Year Itch was released and became a success, earning an estimated $8 million.[79] Monroe received positive reviews for her performance and was in a strong position to negotiate with 20th Century Fox.[79] On New Year's Eve 1955, they signed a new contract which required Monroe to make four films over a seven-year period. The newly formed Marilyn Monroe Productions would be paid $100,000 plus a share of profits for each film. In addition to being able to work for other studios, Monroe had the right to reject any script, director or cinematographer she did not approve of.[80][81]
Milton Greene had first met Monroe in 1953 when he was assigned to photograph her for Look magazine. While many photographers tried to emphasize her sexy image, Greene presented her in more modest poses, and she was pleased with his work. As a friendship developed between them, she confided to him her frustration with her 20th Century Fox contract and the roles she was offered. Her salary for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes amounted to $18,000, while freelancer Jane Russell was paid more than $100,000.[82] Greene agreed that she could earn more by breaking away from 20th Century Fox. He gave up his job in 1954, mortgaged his home to finance Monroe, and allowed her to live with his family as they determined the future course of her career.[83]
On April 8, 1955, veteran journalist Edward R. Murrow interviewed Greene and his wife Amy, as well as Monroe, at the Greenes' home in Connecticut on a live telecast of the CBS program Person to Person. The kinescope of the telecast has been released on home video.[84]
Truman Capote introduced Monroe to Constance Collier, who gave her acting lessons. She felt that Monroe was not suited to stage acting, but possessed a "lovely talent" that was "so fragile and subtle, it can only be caught by the camera". After only a few weeks of lessons, Collier died.[85] Monroe had met Paula Strasberg and her daughter Susan on the set of There's No Business Like Show Business,[86] and had previously said that she would like to study with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio. In March 1955, Monroe met with Cheryl Crawford, one of the founders of the Actors Studio, and convinced her to introduce her to Lee Strasberg, who interviewed her the following day and agreed to accept her as a student.[87]
In May 1955, Monroe started dating playwright Arthur Miller; they had met in Hollywood in 1950 and when Miller discovered she was in New York, he arranged for a mutual friend to reintroduce them.[88] On June 1, 1955, Monroe's birthday, Joe DiMaggio accompanied Monroe to the premiere of The Seven Year Itch in New York City. He later hosted a birthday party for her, but the evening ended with a public quarrel, and Monroe left the party without him. A lengthy period of estrangement followed.[89][90] Throughout that year, Monroe studied with the Actors Studio, and found that one of her biggest obstacles was her severe stage fright. She was befriended by the actors Kevin McCarthy and Eli Wallach who each recalled her as studious and sincere in her approach to her studies, and noted that she tried to avoid attention by sitting quietly in the back of the class.[91] When Strasberg felt Monroe was ready to give a performance in front of her peers, Monroe and Maureen Stapleton chose the opening scene from Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie, and although she had faltered during each rehearsal, she was able to complete the performance without forgetting her lines.[92] Kim Stanley later recalled that students were discouraged from applauding, but that Monroe's performance had resulted in spontaneous applause from the audience.[92] While Monroe was a student, Lee Strasberg commented, "I have worked with hundreds and hundreds of actors and actresses, and there are only two that stand out way above the rest. Number one is Marlon Brando, and the second is Marilyn Monroe."[92]
The first film to be made under the contract and production company was Bus Stop directed by Joshua Logan. Logan had studied under Constantin Stanislavski, approved of method acting, and was supportive of Monroe.[93] Monroe severed contact with her drama coach, Natasha Lytess, replacing her with Paula Strasberg, who became a constant presence during the filming of Monroe's subsequent films.[94]
In Bus Stop, Monroe played Chérie, a saloon singer with little talent who falls in love with a cowboy, Beauregard "Bo" Decker, played by Don Murray. Her costumes, make-up and hair reflected a character who lacked sophistication, and Monroe provided deliberately mediocre singing and dancing. Bosley Crowther of The New York Times proclaimed: "Hold on to your chairs, everybody, and get set for a rattling surprise. Marilyn Monroe has finally proved herself an actress." In his autobiography, Movie Stars, Real People and Me, director Logan wrote, "I found Marilyn to be one of the great talents of all time... she struck me as being a much brighter person than I had ever imagined, and I think that was the first time I learned that intelligence and, yes, brilliance have nothing to do with education." Logan championed Monroe for an Academy Award nomination and complimented her professionalism until the end of his life.[95] Though not nominated for an Academy Award,[96] she received a Golden Globe nomination.
Bus Stop was followed by The Prince and the Showgirl directed by Laurence Olivier, who also co-starred. Prior to filming, Olivier praised Monroe as "a brilliant comedienne, which to me means she is also an extremely skilled actress". During filming in England he resented Monroe's dependence on her drama coach, Paula Strasberg, regarding Strasberg as a fraud whose only talent was the ability to "butter Marilyn up". He recalled his attempts at explaining a scene to Monroe, only to hear Strasberg interject, "Honey—just think of Coca-Cola and Frank Sinatra."[97] Olivier later commented that in the film "Marilyn was quite wonderful, the best of all."[98] Monroe's performance was hailed by critics, especially in Europe, where she won the David di Donatello, the Italian equivalent of an Academy Award, as well as the French Crystal Star Award. She was also nominated for a BAFTA. It was more than a year before Monroe began her next film. During her hiatus, she summered with Miller in Amagansett, New York. She suffered a miscarriage on August 1, 1957.[99][100]
Last films: 1958–1962[link]
With Miller's encouragement she returned to Hollywood in August 1958 to star in Some Like It Hot. The film was directed by Billy Wilder and co-starred Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis. Wilder had experienced Monroe's tardiness, stage fright, and inability to remember lines during production of The Seven Year Itch. However her behavior was now more hostile, and was marked by refusals to participate in filming and occasional outbursts of profanity.[101] Monroe consistently refused to take direction from Wilder, or insisted on numerous retakes of simple scenes until she was satisfied.[102] She developed a rapport with Lemmon, but she disliked Curtis after hearing that he had described their love scenes as "like kissing Hitler".[103] Curtis later stated that the comment was intended as a joke.[104] During filming, Monroe discovered that she was pregnant. She suffered another miscarriage in December 1958, as filming was completed.[105]
Some Like it Hot became a resounding success, and was nominated for six Academy Awards. Monroe was acclaimed for her performance and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Wilder commented that the film was the biggest success he had ever been associated with.[106] He discussed the problems he encountered during filming, saying "Marilyn was so difficult because she was totally unpredictable. I never knew what kind of day we were going to have ... would she be cooperative or obstructive?"[107] He had little patience with her method-acting technique and said that instead of going to the Actors Studio "she should have gone to a train-engineer's school ... to learn something about arriving on schedule."[108] Wilder had become ill during filming, and explained, "We were in mid-flight—and there was a nut on the plane."[109] In hindsight, he discussed Monroe's "certain indefinable magic" and "absolute genius as a comic actress."[107]
By this time, Monroe had only completed one film, Bus Stop, under her four-picture contract with 20th Century Fox. She agreed to appear in Let's Make Love, which was to be directed by George Cukor, but she was not satisfied with the script, and Arthur Miller rewrote it.[110] Gregory Peck was originally cast in the male lead role, but he refused the role after Miller's rewrite; Cary Grant, Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner and Rock Hudson also refused the role before it was offered to Yves Montand.[111] Monroe and Miller befriended Montand and his wife, actress Simone Signoret, and filming progressed well until Miller was required to travel to Europe on business. Monroe began to leave the film set early and on several occasions failed to attend, but her attitude improved after Montand confronted her. Signoret returned to Europe to make a film, and Monroe and Montand began a brief affair that ended when Montand refused to leave Signoret.[112] The film was not a critical or commercial success.[113]
Monroe's health deteriorated during this period, and she began to see a Los Angeles psychiatrist, Dr. Ralph Greenson. He later recalled that during this time she frequently complained of insomnia, and told Greenson that she visited several medical doctors to obtain what Greenson considered an excessive variety of drugs. He concluded that she was progressing to the point of addiction, but also noted that she could give up the drugs for extended periods without suffering any withdrawal symptoms.[114] According to Greenson, the marriage between Miller and Monroe was strained; he said that Miller appeared to genuinely care for Monroe and was willing to help her, but that Monroe rebuffed while also expressing resentment towards him for not doing more to help her.[115] Greenson stated that his main objective at the time was to enforce a drastic reduction in Monroe's drug intake.[116]
In 1956, Arthur Miller had briefly resided in Nevada and wrote a short story about some of the local people he had become acquainted with, a divorced woman and some aging cowboys. By 1960 he had developed the short story into a screenplay, and envisaged it as containing a suitable role for Monroe. It became her last completed film. The Misfits, directed by John Huston and starring Clark Gable, Montgomery Clift, Eli Wallach and Thelma Ritter. Shooting commenced in July 1960, with most taking place in the hot Northern Nevada desert.[117] Monroe was frequently ill and unable to perform, and away from the influence of Dr. Greenson, she had resumed her consumption of sleeping pills and alcohol.[116] A visitor to the set, Susan Strasberg, later described Monroe as "mortally injured in some way,"[118] and in August, Monroe was rushed to Los Angeles where she was hospitalized for ten days. Newspapers reported that she had been near death, although the nature of her illness was not disclosed.[119] Louella Parsons wrote in her newspaper column that Monroe was "a very sick girl, much sicker than at first believed", and disclosed that she was being treated by a psychiatrist.[119] Monroe returned to Nevada and completed the film, but she became hostile towards Arthur Miller, and public arguments were reported by the press.[120] Making the film had proved to be an arduous experience for the actors; in addition to Monroe's distress, Montgomery Clift had frequently been unable to perform due to illness, and by the final day of shooting, Thelma Ritter was in hospital suffering from exhaustion. Gable, commenting that he felt unwell, left the set without attending the wrap party.[121] Monroe and Miller returned to New York on separate flights.[122]
Within ten days Monroe had announced her separation from Miller, and Gable had died from a heart attack.[123] Gable's widow, Kay, commented to Louella Parsons that it had been the "eternal waiting" on the set of The Misfits that had contributed to his death, though she did not name Monroe. When reporters asked Monroe if she felt guilty about Gable's death, she refused to answer,[124] but the journalist Sidney Skolsky recalled that privately she expressed regret for her poor treatment of Gable during filming and described her as being in "a dark pit of despair".[125] Monroe later attended the christening of the Gables' son, at the invitation of Kay Gable.[125] The Misfits received mixed reviews, and was not a commercial success, though some praised the performances of Monroe and Gable.[125] Despite on-set difficulties, Gable, Monroe, and Clift delivered performances that modern movie critics consider superb.[126] Many critics regard Gable's performance to be his finest, and Gable, after seeing the rough cuts, agreed.[127] Monroe received the 1961 Golden Globe Award as "World Film Favorite" in March 1962, five months before her death. Directors Guild of America nominated Huston as best director. The film is now regarded as a classic. Huston later commented that Monroe's performance was not acting in the true sense, and that she had drawn from her own experiences to show herself, rather than a character. "She had no techniques. It was all the truth. It was only Marilyn."[125]
During the following months, Monroe's dependence on alcohol and prescription medications began to take a toll on her health, and friends such as Susan Strasberg later spoke of her illness.[128] Her divorce from Arthur Miller was finalized in January 1961, with Monroe citing "incompatibility of character",[128] and in February she voluntarily entered the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic. Monroe later described the experience as a "nightmare".[129] She was able to phone Joe DiMaggio from the clinic, and he immediately traveled from Florida to New York to facilitate her transfer to the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. She remained there for three weeks. Illness prevented her from working for the remainder of the year; she underwent surgery to correct a blockage in her Fallopian tubes in May, and the following month underwent gallbladder surgery.[130] She returned to California and lived in a rented apartment as she convalesced.
In 1962, Monroe began filming Something's Got to Give, which was to be the third film of her four-film contract with 20th Century Fox. It was to be directed by George Cukor, and co-starred Dean Martin and Cyd Charisse. She was ill with a virus as filming commenced, and suffered from high temperatures and recurrent sinusitis. On one occasion she refused to perform with Martin as he had a cold, and the producer Henry Weinstein recalled seeing her on several occasions being physically ill as she prepared to film her scenes, and attributed it to her dread of performing. He commented, "Very few people experience terror. We all experience anxiety, unhappiness, heartbreaks, but that was sheer primal terror."[131]
On May 19, 1962, she attended the early birthday celebration of President John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden, at the suggestion of Kennedy's brother-in-law, actor Peter Lawford. Monroe performed "Happy Birthday" along with a specially written verse based on Bob Hope's "Thanks for the Memory". Kennedy responded to her performance with the remark, "Thank you. I can now retire from politics after having had 'Happy Birthday' sung to me in such a sweet, wholesome way."[132] (also see entry Happy Birthday, Mr. President)
Monroe returned to the set of Something's Got to Give and filmed a sequence in which she appeared nude in a swimming pool. Commenting that she wanted to "push Liz Taylor off the magazine covers", she gave permission for several partially nude photographs to be published by Life. Having only reported for work on twelve occasions out of a total of 35 days of production,[131] Monroe was dismissed. The studio 20th Century Fox filed a lawsuit against her for half a million dollars,[133] and the studio's vice president, Peter Levathes, issued a statement saying "The star system has gotten way out of hand. We've let the inmates run the asylum, and they've practically destroyed it."[133] Monroe was replaced by Lee Remick, and when Dean Martin refused to work with any other actress, he was also threatened with a lawsuit.[133] Following her dismissal, Monroe engaged in several high-profile publicity ventures. She gave an interview to Cosmopolitan and was photographed at Peter Lawford's beach house sipping champagne and walking on the beach.[134] She next posed for Bert Stern for Vogue in a series of photographs that included several nudes.[134] Published after her death, they became known as 'The Last Sitting'. Richard Meryman interviewed her for Life, in which Monroe reflected upon her relationship with her fans and her uncertainties in identifying herself as a "star" and a "sex symbol". She referred to the events surrounding Arthur Miller's appearance before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1956, and her studio's warning that she would be "finished" if she showed public support for him, and commented, "You have to start all over again. But I believe you're always as good as your potential. I now live in my work and in a few relationships with the few people I can really count on. Fame will go by, and, so long, I've had you fame. If it goes by, I've always known it was fickle. So at least it's something I experienced, but that's not where I live."[135]
In the final weeks of her life, Monroe engaged in discussions about future film projects, and firm arrangements were made to continue negotiations on Something's Got to Give.[136] Among the projects was a biography of Jean Harlow filmed two years later unsuccessfully with Carroll Baker. Starring roles in Billy Wilder's Irma la Douce[137] and What a Way to Go! were also discussed; Shirley MacLaine eventually played the roles in both films. Kim Novak replaced her in Kiss Me, Stupid, a comedy in which she was to star opposite Dean Martin. A film version of the Broadway musical, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, and an unnamed World War I-themed musical co-starring Gene Kelly were also discussed, but the projects never materialized due to her death.[136] Her dispute with 20th Century Fox was resolved, her contract was renewed into a $1 million two-picture deal, and filming of Something's Got to Give was scheduled to resume in early fall 1962. Marilyn, having fired her own agent and MCA in 1961, managed her own negoiations as President of Marilyn Monroe Productions. Also on the table was an Italian four-film deal worth 10 million giving her script, director, and co-star approval.[138] Allan "Whitey" Snyder who saw her during the last week of her life, said Monroe was pleased by the opportunities available to her, and that she "never looked better [and] was in great spirits".[136]
Death and aftermath[link]
Main article: Death of Marilyn Monroe
On August 5, 1962, LAPD police sergeant Jack Clemmons received a call at 4:25 am from Dr. Ralph Greenson, Monroe's psychiatrist, proclaiming that Monroe was found dead at her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California.[139] She was 36 years old. At the subsequent autopsy, eight milligram per cent of chloral hydrate and 4.5 milligram percent of Nembutal were found in her system,[140] and Dr. Thomas Noguchi of the Los Angeles County Coroners office recorded cause of death as "acute barbiturate poisoning", resulting from a "probable suicide".[141] Many theories, including murder, circulated about the circumstances of her death and the timeline after the body was found. Some conspiracy theories involved John and Robert Kennedy, while other theories suggested CIA or Mafia complicity. It was reported that the last person Monroe called was the President.[142][143]
On August 8, 1962, Monroe was interred in a crypt at Corridor of Memories #24, at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. Lee Strasberg delivered the eulogy. Joe DiMaggio took control of the funeral arrangements which consisted of only 31 close family and friends. Police were also present to keep the press away.[144] Her casket was solid bronze and was lined with champagne colored silk.[145] Allan “Whitey” Snyder did her make-up which was supposedly a promise made in earlier years if she were to die before him.[145] She was wearing her favorite green Emilio Pucci dress.[145] In her hands was a small bouquet of pink teacup roses.[145] For the next 20 years, red roses were placed in a vase attached to the crypt, courtesy of DiMaggio.[144]
In August 2009, the crypt space directly above that of Monroe was placed for auction[146] on eBay. Elsie Poncher plans to exhume her husband and move him to an adjacent plot. She advertised the crypt, hoping "to make enough money to pay off the $1.6 million mortgage" on her Beverly Hills mansion.[147] The winning bid was placed by an anonymous Japanese man for $4.6 million,[148] but the winning bidder later backed out "because of the paying problem". In 1992, Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner, who never met Monroe, bought the crypt immediately to the left of hers at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.[147] He affirmed that the initial success of his magazine directly correlated with Monroe.[citation needed]
Administration of estate[link]
In her will, Monroe stated she would leave Lee Strasberg her personal effects, which amounted to just over half of her residuary estate, expressing her desire that he "distribute [the effects] among my friends, colleagues and those to whom I am devoted".[149] Instead, Strasberg stored them in a warehouse, and willed them to his widow, Anna, who successfully sued Los Angeles–based Odyssey Auctions in 1994 to prevent the sale of items consigned by the nephew of Monroe's business manager, Inez Melson. In October 1999, Christie's auctioned the bulk of Monroe's effects, including those recovered from Melson's nephew, netting an amount of $13,405,785. Subsequently, Strasberg sued the children of four photographers to determine rights of publicity, which permits the licensing of images of deceased personages for commercial purposes. The decision as to whether Monroe was a resident of California, where she died and where her will was probated,[150] or New York, which she considered her primary residence, was worth millions.[151]
On May 4, 2007, a New York judge ruled that Monroe's rights of publicity ended at her death.[152][153][154] In October 2007, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 771.[155] The legislation, supported by Anna Strasberg and the Screen Actors Guild, established that non-family members may inherit rights of publicity through the residuary clause of the deceased's will, provided that the person was a resident of California at the time of death.[156][157] In March 2008, the United States District Court in Los Angeles ruled that Monroe was a resident of New York at the time of her death, citing the statement of the executor of her estate to California tax authorities, and a 1966 sworn affidavit by her housekeeper.[158] The decision was reaffirmed by the United States District Court of New York in September 2008.[159]
In July 2010, Monroe's Brentwood home was put up for sale by Prudential California Realty. The house was sold for $3.6 million.[160] Monroe left to Lee Strasberg an archive of her own writing—diaries, poems, and letters, which Anna discovered in October 1999. In October 2010, the documents were published as a book, Fragments.[161][162]
Personal life[link]
Relationships[link]
Monroe had three marriages, all of which ended in divorce. The first was to James Dougherty, the second to Joe DiMaggio, and lastly to Arthur Miller. It is claimed she was briefly married to writer Robert "Bob" Slatzer. She is alleged to have had affairs with both John and Robert Kennedy. Marlon Brando, in his autobiography Songs My Mother Taught Me, claimed that he had had a relationship with her, and enduring friendship lasting until her death. She also suffered two miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy during her three marriages.[163][164]
Monroe married James Dougherty on June 19, 1942, at the home of Chester Howell in Los Angeles. As a result of her modeling career, he began to lose interest in her and stated that he did not approve of her new job. Monroe then decided to divorce Dougherty. The marriage ended when he returned from overseas in 1946. In The Secret Happiness of Marilyn Monroe and To Norma Jeane with Love, Jimmie, he claimed they were in love, but dreams of stardom lured her away. In 1953, he wrote a piece called "Marilyn Monroe Was My Wife" for Photoplay, in which he claimed that she threatened to jump off the Santa Monica Pier if he left her. She was reported to have been furious and explained in 1956 interview that she confessed to having attempted suicide during the marriage and stated that she felt trapped and bored by Dougherty, even blaming their marriage on her foster mother.[165] In her autobiography, explaining the sudden dissolution of their marriage, Monroe stated,
"My marriage didn't make me sad, but it didn't make me happy either. My husband and I hardly spoke to each other. This wasn't because we were angry. We had nothing to say. I was dying of boredom."[166]
Doc Goddard had plans to publish extra details about the marriage, citing that he hoped to clear up rumors about an arranged marriage, but decided against the publication at the last minute.[167] In the 2004 documentary Marilyn's Man, Dougherty made three new claims: that he invented the "Marilyn Monroe" persona; studio executives forced her to divorce him; and that he was her true love and her "dedicated friend for life".
Monroe eloped with Joe DiMaggio at San Francisco City Hall on January 14, 1954. In 1951, DiMaggio saw a photograph of Monroe alongside Chicago White Sox players Joe Dobson and Gus Zernial, prompting him to request a date with her in 1952. Of their initial meeting, Monroe wrote in My Story that she did not have a desire to know him, as she had feared a stereotypical jock.
During their honeymoon in Japan, she was asked to visit Korea as part of the USO. She performed ten shows in four days for over 100,000 servicemen. Maury Allen quoted New York Yankees PR man Arthur Richman that Joe told him that the marriage went wrong from then. On September 14, 1954, Monroe filmed the famed skirt-blowing scene for The Seven Year Itch in front of New York's Trans-Lux Theater. Bill Kobrin, then Fox's east coast correspondent, told the Palm Springs Desert Sun in 1956 that it was Billy Wilder's idea to turn the shoot into a media circus, and that the couple had a "yelling battle" in the theater lobby.[168] She filed for divorce on grounds of mental cruelty nine months after the wedding.
In February 1961, Monroe was admitted to the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic. She contacted DiMaggio, who secured her release. She later joined him in Florida, where he was serving as a batting coach at the New York Yankees' training camp. Bob Hope jokingly dedicated Best Song nominee The Second Time Around to them at the 1961 Academy Awards. According to Allen, on August 1, 1962, DiMaggio—alarmed by how Monroe had fallen in with people he considered detrimental to her well-being—quit his job with a PX supplier to ask her to remarry him. After Monroe's death, DiMaggio claimed her body and arranged her funeral. For 20 years, he had a half-dozen red roses delivered to her crypt three times a week. In 2006, DiMaggio's adopted granddaughters auctioned the bulk of his estate, which featured two letters Monroe penned to him and a photograph signed "I love you, Joe, Marilyn."[169]
On June 29, 1956, Monroe married playwright Arthur Miller, in a civil ceremony in White Plains, New York. Monroe met Miller in 1950. During this filming of Bus Stop, the relationship between Monroe and Miller had developed, and although the couple were able to maintain their privacy for almost a year, the press began to write about them as a couple,[170] often referred to as "The Egghead and The Hourglass".[171] In reflecting on his courtship of Monroe, Miller wrote, "She was a whirling light to me then, all paradox and enticing mystery, street-tough one moment, then lifted by a lyrical and poetic sensitivity that few retain past early adolescence."[172]
The reports of their romance were soon overtaken by news that Miller had been called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee to explain his supposed communist affiliations. Called upon to identify communists he was acquainted with, Miller refused and was charged with contempt of Congress. He was acquitted on appeal.[173] During the investigation, Monroe was urged by film executives to abandon Miller, rather than risk her career but she refused, later branding them as "born cowards".[173]
The press began to discuss an impending marriage, but Monroe and Miller refused to confirm the rumor. In June 1956, a reporter was following them by car, and as they attempted to elude him, the reporter's car crashed, killing a female passenger. Monroe became hysterical upon hearing the news, and their engagement was announced, partly in the expectation that it would reduce the excessive media interest they were being subjected to.[171]
City Court Judge Seymour D. Robinowitz presided over the hushed ceremony in the law office of Sam Slavitt. (The wedding had been kept secret from both the press and the public.) Monroe and Miller wed again two days later in a Jewish ceremony before a small group of guests. Rabbi Robert E. Goldburg, a Reform rabbi at Congregation Mishkan Israel, presided over the ceremony.[174] Their nuptials were celebrated at the home of Miller's literary agent, Kay Brown, in Westchester County, New York. Some 30 friends and relatives attended the hastily arranged party.
Nominally baptised and raised as a Pentecostal Christian but before her 1956 conversion (to Judaism),[175] Monroe laughingly rejected Jane Russell's conversion attempts during the 1953 filming of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, saying, "Jane tried to convert me (to religion) and I tried to introduce her to Freud".[176] She did convert to Judaism before marrying Miller.[177][178][179][180]
Less than two weeks after the wedding, the Millers flew to London, where they were greeted at Parkside House by Laurence Olivier and wife Vivien Leigh. Monroe created chaos among the normally staid British press. After she finished shooting The Prince and the Showgirl with Laurence Olivier, the couple returned to the United States from England and discovered she was pregnant. Tony Curtis, her co-star from Some Like It Hot, claims he got Monroe pregnant during their on-off affair that was rekindled during the filming of Some Like It Hot in 1959, while she was still married to Arthur Miller.[181][182][183][184]
Miller's screenplay for The Misfits, a story about a despairing divorcée, was meant to be a Valentine gift for his wife, but by the time filming started in 1960 their marriage was beyond repair. A Mexican divorce was granted on January 24, 1961, in Ciudad Juarez by Francisco José Gómez Fraire. On February 17, 1962, Miller married Inge Morath, one of the Magnum photographers recording the making of The Misfits. In January 1964, Miller's play After The Fall opened, featuring a beautiful and devouring shrew named Maggie. Simone Signoret noted in her autobiography the morbidity of Miller and Elia Kazan resuming their professional association "over a casket". In interviews and in his autobiography, Miller insisted that Maggie was not based on Monroe. However, he never pretended that his last Broadway-bound work, Finishing the Picture, was not based on the making of The Misfits. He appeared in the documentary The Century of the Self, lamenting the psychological work being done on her before her death.
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From President Kennedy's birthday gala where Monroe sang "Happy Birthday, Mr. President", May 19, 1962.
On May 19, 1962, Monroe made her last significant public appearance, singing "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" at a birthday party for President John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden. The dress that she wore to the event, specially designed and made for her by Jean Louis, sold at an auction in 1999 for $1.26 million.[185] Monroe reportedly had an affair with President John F. Kennedy. JFK's reputed mistress Judith Exner, in her 1977 autobiography, also wrote about an affair that she said the president and Monroe had.[186]
Journalist Anthony Summers examines the issue of Monroe's relationships with the Kennedy brothers at length in two books: his 1993 biography of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, entitled Official and Confidential: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover, and his 1985 biography of Monroe, entitled Goddess. In the Hoover book, Summers concludes that Monroe was in love with President Kennedy and wanted to marry him in the early 1960s; that she called the White House frequently; and that, when the married President had to break off their affair, Monroe became even more depressed, and then turned to Robert Kennedy, who visited Monroe in Los Angeles the day that she died.[187]
Patricia Seaton Lawford, the fourth wife of actor Peter Lawford, also deals with the Monroe-Kennedy matters in her 1988 biography of Peter Lawford, entitled The Peter Lawford Story. Lawford's first wife was Patricia Kennedy Lawford, a sister of John and Robert; Lawford was very close to the Kennedy family for over a decade, including the time of Monroe's death. In 1997, documents purporting to prove a coverup of a relationship between JFK and Monroe were discovered to be fraudulent.[188]
Psychoanalysis[link]
Monroe had a long experience with psychoanalysis. She was in analysis with Margaret Herz Hohenberg, Anna Freud, Marianne Rie Kris, Ralph S. Greenson (who found Monroe dead), and Milton Wexler.[189]
Politics[link]
In Monroe's last interview she pleaded with a reporter to end the article with the following quote:
"What I really want to say: That what the world really needs is a real feeling of kinship. Everybody: stars, laborers, Negroes, Jews, Arabs. We are all brothers. Please don’t make me a joke. End the interview with what I believe."[190]
Monroe was friends with Ella Fitzgerald and helped Ella in her career. Ella Fitzgerald later recounted,
I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt ...it was because of her that I played the Mocambo, a very popular nightclub in the '50s. She personally called the owner of the club, and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and if he would do it, she would take a front table every night. She told him—and it was true, due to Marilyn's superstar status—that the press would go wild. The owner said yes, and Marilyn was there, front table, every night. The press went overboard. After that, I never had to play a small jazz club again. She was an unusual woman—a little ahead of her times. And she didn’t know it.[191]
Political discussions were recounted with Robert Kennedy as to policy towards Cuba, and President Kennedy. The latter said to have taken place at a luncheon with the Peter Lawfords. She was very pleased, as she had asked the President a lot of socially significant questions concerning the morality of atomic testing.[192] Monroe supported the Committee for a SANE Nuclear Policy.[193]
While in Mexico in 1962, she openly associated with Americans who were identified by the FBI as communists, such as Frederick Vanderbilt Field. The daughter of Monroe's last psychiatrist, Joan Greenson, said that Monroe was “passionate about equal rights, rights for blacks, rights for the poor. She identified strongly with the workers."[192]
Portrayals[link]
Monroe has been portrayed by:
- Misty Rowe in Goodbye Norma Jeane (a highly fictionalized telling of Marilyn's early years) (1976)
- Lorenzo Ferrero in the opera Marilyn (1979)
- Catherine Hicks in Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)
- Constance Forslund in This Year's Blonde (1980)
- Susan Griffiths in a fictionalized biopic Marilyn & Me (1991)
- Melody Anderson in Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair (1993)
- Natalie Portman's character briefly impersonates Monroe in full costume and sings the opening lines of "Happy Birthday" as part of a modified game of charades in The Professional (1994).
- By Ashley Judd as the younger Marilyn (who constantly appears as an illusion to the older Marilyn thorought the film), and by Mira Sorvino as the older Marilyn in a movie about a fictional account of Monroe's life called Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996)
- Mariah Carey in her music video "I Still Believe" (1998)
- Barbara Niven in The Rat Pack (1998)
- Poppy Montgomery in Blonde (2001)
- Holly Beavon in James Dean (2001)
- Sophie Monk in The Mystery of Natalie Wood (2004)
- Charlotte Sullivan in The Kennedys (2011)
- Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn (2011)
- Naomi Watts will portray Monroe in another adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates' book in a film also called Blonde (2012). It is unknown if it will premiere on TV or be released to theaters.
- Susan Griffiths is a Marilyn Monroe impersonator who has portrayed Monroe, or an intentional look-alike, in several films and television series, including the 1994 film Pulp Fiction (a look-alike waitress), Quantum Leap, Dark Skies, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Timecop.
- Suzie Kennedy impersonated Marilyn Monroe in the Italian movie Io & Marilyn (2009) and in the episode Who Killed Marilyn Monroe? (2003) of the TV series Revealed
- Megan Hilty, later Uma Thurman and finally Katharine McPhee, in the TV series Smash. Hilty plays the role of Ivy Lynn, a veteran actress who receives the role of Marilyn in the fictional musical based on her life entitled "Bombshell." Thurman plays the role of Rebecca Duvall, a movie actress who later obtains the role after it's decided they need a star to get the musical off the ground. McPhee plays the role of Karen Cartwright, a chorus girl who becomes Duvall's understudy and finally lands the role by the end of the first season. (2012)
- Laura Aikin in Robin de Raaff's opera, Waiting for Miss Monroe (2012)[194]
Filmography[link]
Uncompleted films[link]
| Film | Year | Role | Co-stars | Director | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Something's Got to Give | 1962 | Ellen Wagstaff Arden | Dean Martin and Cyd Charisse | George Cukor | 20th Century Fox |
Television appearances[link]
As Herself
| TV Program | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Jack Benny Program | 1953 | 1 episode |
| Person to Person | 1955 | Television documentary |
| Premier Khrushchev in the USA | 1959 | Television documentary |
| President Kennedy's Birthday Salute | 1962 | Television movie |
| Lykke og krone | 1962 | Television documentary |
Songs[link]
| Year | Film title | Song title |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Ladies of the Chorus | "Every Baby Needs a Da-Da-Daddy" |
| "Anyone Can See I Love You" | ||
| "Ladies Of The Chorus" | ||
| 1950 | A Ticket to Tomahawk | "Oh, What a Forward Young Man You Are" |
| 1953 | Niagara | "Kiss" |
| 1953 | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | "Two Little Girls from Little Rock" |
| "When Love Goes Wrong" | ||
| "Bye Bye Baby" | ||
| "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" | ||
| "Four French Dances—Sur le balcon, La Tentateur, Sol taire, Parle d'affair" | ||
| "Down Boy"' | ||
| "When The Wild Wild Women Go Swimmin' Down In the Bimini Bay" | ||
| 1953 | Recordings for RCA | "She Acts Like A Woman Should" |
| "You'd Be Surprised" | ||
| "A Fine Romance" | ||
| "Do It Again" | ||
| 1954 | River of No Return | "I'm Gonna File My Claim" |
| "One Silver Dollar" | ||
| "Down In The Meadow" | ||
| "River Of No Return" | ||
| 1954 | There's No Business Like Show Business | "Heat Wave" |
| "Lazy" | ||
| "After You Get What You Want" | ||
| "A Man Chases a Girl" | ||
| 1956 | Bus Stop | "That Old Black Magic" |
| 1957 | The Prince and the Showgirl | "I Found a Dream" |
| 1959 | Some Like It Hot | "Runnin' Wild" |
| "I Wanna Be Loved By You" | ||
| "I'm Through With Love" | ||
| "Some Like It Hot" | ||
| 1960 | Let's Make Love | "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" |
| "Specialization" | ||
| "Let's Make Love" | ||
| "Incurably Romantic" | ||
| 1962 | - | "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" |
Awards and nominations[link]
- 1951 Henrietta Award: The Best Young Box Office Personality
- 1952 Photoplay Award: Fastest Rising Star of 1952
- 1952 Photoplay Award: Special Award
- 1952 Look American Magazine Achievement Award: Most Promising Female Newcomer of 1952
- 1953 Golden Globe Henrietta Award: World Film Favorite Female.
- 1953 Sweetheart of The Month (Playboy)
- 1953 Photoplay Award: Most Popular Female Star
- 1954 Photoplay Award for Best Actress: for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire
- 1956 BAFTA Film Award nomination: Best Foreign Actress for The Seven Year Itch
- 1956 Golden Globe nomination: Best Motion Picture Actress in Comedy or Musical for Bus Stop
- 1958 BAFTA Film Award nomination: Best Foreign Actress for The Prince and the Showgirl
- 1958 David di Donatello Award (Italian): Best Foreign Actress for The Prince and the Showgirl
- 1959 Crystal Star Award (French): Best Foreign Actress for The Prince and the Showgirl
- 1960 Golden Globe, Best Motion Picture Actress in Comedy or Musical for Some Like It Hot
- 1962 Golden Globe, World Film Favorite: Female
- Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 6104 Hollywood Blvd.
- 1999 she was ranked as the sixth greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute in their list AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars.
See also[link]
- Marilyn Monroe in popular culture
- Berniece Baker Miracle, Monroe's half-sister
- John F. Kennedy document hoax
External links[link]
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- Marilyn Monroe at the Internet Movie Database
- Marilyn Monroe at the TCM Movie Database
- Marilyn Monroe at AllRovi
- Works by or about Marilyn Monroe in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Gallery: Marilyn Monroe: Life and Times—Life magazine
- "What Really Killed Marilyn", article by Clare Boothe Luce for Life, 7 August 1964.
- "Marilyn!", essay by Dan Callahan for Alt Screen on the occasion of a retrospective at BAMcinématek
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- ^ Marilyn Monroe Biography
- ^ Obituary Variety, August 8, 1962, page 63.
- ^ Hall, Susan G. (2006). American Icons: An Encyclopedia of the People, Places, and Things that Have Shaped Our Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 468. ISBN 978-0-275-98429-8.
- ^ Rollyson, Carl (2005). Female Icons: Marilyn Monroe to Susan Sontag. iUniverse. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-595-35726-0.
- ^ Churchwell, Sarah (2005). The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe. Metropolitan Books. ISBN 978-0-8050-7818-3.
- ^ Churchwell, pp. 150–51.
- ^ Riese and Hitchens, p. 33.
- ^ Churchwell, p. 151.
- ^ a b c Summers, p. 5.
- ^ Churchwell, p. 150, citing previous biographers Anthony Summers, Donald Spoto and Fred Guiles.
- ^ L.A.County Hall of Records Case No. D-53720, 05MAR1927.
- ^ AP (February 13, 1981). "Mortensen's Death and documents". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D02E1DC1639F930A25751C0A967948260. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ Churchwell, p. 154.
- ^ Taraborrelli JR (2009). The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe. New York: Grand Central Publishing, pp. 35–56.
- ^ "Milestones". EMQ/Families First. http://www.emqff.org/about/agency/milestones.shtml. Retrieved September 28, 2009.
- ^ Taraborrelli JR (2009). The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe. New York: Grand Central Publishing, pp. 81–83.
- ^ Daniel Schechter, Erica Willheim (2009). Evaluation of possible child sexual abuse and its sequelae in the case of an adult female patient. In JW Barnhill (Ed.) Approach to the Psychiatric Patient. American Psychiatric Association Press. pp. 328–332.
- ^ a b She obtained an order from the City Court of the State of New York and legally changed her name to Marilyn Monroe on February 23, 1956.
- ^ McLellan, Dennis (August 18, 2005). "James Dougherty, 84; Was Married to Marilyn Monroe Before She Became a Star". LA Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2005/aug/18/local/me-dougherty18. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
- ^ "Personal Letter from a 16-Year Old Marilyn Monroe Sells for $52,460 at Bonhams & Butterfields". artdaily.org. April 20, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ "Let's make loaf: Marilyn Monroe's stuffing recipe reveals her hidden talent as a domestic goddess". Daily Mail. November 13, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
- ^ "YANK USA 1945". Wartime Press.Com. http://www.wartimepress.com/archives.asp?TID=YANK%20USA%201945&MID=YANK%20-%20USA%20Edition&q=357&FID=42. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- ^ Riese and Hitchen, p. 288.
- ^ Summers, p. 27.
- ^ Full cast and crew for The Shocking Miss Pilgrim, Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Doll, Susan. "Marilyn Monroe's Early Career". howstuffworks.com. http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/marilyn-monroe-early-career.htm. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ^ Summers, p. 38.
- ^ Summers, p. 43.
- ^ a b Summers, p. 45.
- ^ Staggs, p. 92.
- ^ Riese and Hitchens, p. 228.
- ^ Summers, p. 50.
- ^ Evans, pp. 98–109.
- ^ Wiley and Bona, p. 208.
- ^ "Biography of Gregg Palmer". IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0658250/bio. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
- ^ a b Summers, p. 58.
- ^ Evans, p. 112.
- ^ Immortal Marilyn
- ^ Arts Cenecal
- ^ "Stars at Home", Life magazine
- ^ "Life on Both Sides of the Camera" Life magazine
- ^ "In Eisie's Camera: The most published photographer"Life magazine article about Eisenstaedt, Sept. 16, 1966 pp. 111-118 (includes similar image from session)
- ^ Evans, pp. 128–129.
- ^ Summers, p. 67.
- ^ Jewell and Harbin, p. 266.
- ^ Riese and Hitchens, p. 93.
- ^ Riese and Hitchens, p. 545.
- ^ a b Riese and Hitchens, p. 132.
- ^ Riese and Hitchens, p. 336.
- ^ a b Churchwell, p. 233.
- ^ Summers, p. 74.
- ^ W., A. (January 22, 1953). "Niagara (1952) Niagara Falls Vies With Marilyn Monroe". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=940DE0DF163FE53ABC4A51DFB7668388649EDE. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ a b Churchwell, p. 62.
- ^ Riese and Hitchens, p. 340.
- ^ Churchwell, p. 234.
- ^ Summers, p. 71.
- ^ Summers, p. 59.
- ^ Russell, p. 137.
- ^ Russell, p. 138.
- ^ Churchwell, p. 63.
- ^ 11:25 am (January 13, 2009). "Palmspringslife.com". Palmspringslife.com. http://www.palmspringslife.com/Blogs/The-Life/January-2009/The-Man-Who-Dressed-Marilyn-Monroe-the-legendary-William-Travilla/. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ Riese and Hitchens, p. 222.
- ^ Summers, p. 86.
- ^ "The 2006 Motion Picture Almanac, Top Ten Money Making Stars". Quigley Publishing Company. http://www.quigleypublishing.com/MPalmanac/Top10/Top10_lists.html. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
- ^ Summers, pp. 85–86.
- ^ Riese and Hitchens, p. 139.
- ^ Server, p. 249.
- ^ a b Churchwell, p. 65.
- ^ Summers, p. 92.
- ^ Summers, pp. 93–95.
- ^ Summers, p. 96.
- ^ Riese and Hitchens, p. 338.
- ^ Riese and Hitchens, p. 440.
- ^ Summers, p. 101.
- ^ Rosemary Hanes with Brian Taves. "Moving Image Section — Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division" The Library of Congress. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
- ^ Summers, p. 103.
- ^ Summers, pp. 103–105.
- ^ Riese and Hitchens, p. 129.
- ^ a b Riese and Hitchens, p. 475.
- ^ Summers, p. 146.
- ^ Riese and Hitchens, p. 309.
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| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| Name | Monroe, Marilyn |
| Alternative names | Norma Jeane Mortenson |
| Short description | American actress |
| Date of birth | June 1, 1926 |
| Place of birth | Los Angeles, California, US |
| Date of death | August 5, 1962 |
| Place of death | Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, US |
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