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I just read the news that photographer Joe Jasgur passed away. It’s sad to see that everyone who was in contact with Marilyn slowly moves to the other side… I am fortunate enough to own an original picture of Jasgur and he signed it too. I feel very fortunate to own that bit.
Joseph Jasgur, the photographer who shot pictures of Marilyn Monroe when she was just a 19-year-old brunette hoping to break into modeling, has died in an Orlando-area nursing home. Jasgur had been ill for months. He died of natural causes Saturday, two days before his 90th birthday.
He spent the last years of his life trying to win back the legal rights to those photos, as well as hundreds of others that he shot in golden-era Hollywood during the 1940s and ’50s. Back then, he cruised night spots, such as the Trocadero on Sunset Strip and the legendary Brown Derby, looking for and photographing celebrities: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable, Jane Russell and Ronald Reagan. Read more… »
Wow, long time no see. Sorry about that fellow fans! My job is taking its toll.
I hope you can forgive me and will continue on the follow this fansite.
I do have some exciting news: a Cecil Beaton exhibition in London! I went to the exhibition in 2004 and I must say: it was amazing. I enjoyed it so much and I highly recommend it to all the fans that are able to see it!
This is what the press wrote about it: Read more… »
William Travilla - who preferred to be called simply Travilla - became famous for his outfits that helped Monroe achieve global stardom.
They included the white dress worn by the world’s best known blonde in The Seven Year Itch and the pink satin dress she wore in Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend.
Now Travilla’s collection is being shown on board the HMS President 1918, a floating conference and exhibition centre on the Victoria Embankment, before it is returned to America.
It includes a never-before seen photograph of the designer dressing Monroe, which she signed: “Hey Billy, Thank you for all the many wonderful things you made me. Love, Marilyn X X.”
Travilla dressed Monroe in eight of her films. He helped dress some 270 actors and actresses in total, including Paul Newman, Errol Flynn, Joan Crawford, Lauren Bacall, Sidney Poitier and Judy Garland.
He was also a key hand in setting the sartorial tone of the series, Dallas. He died in 1990, aged 70, after a career spanning half a century.
‘Travilla: The Man That Dressed Marilyn Monroe’ opens on 13 November and runs until 10 December.
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I was always a bit bothered when I read, years ago, that Tony Curtis said that kissing Marilyn was like kissing Hitler. I thought it was very unproffesional. But now it turns out he regrets saying that, as you can read in the following article. The thing that bothers me now is how he did a 180. Now he says he was arroused by Marilyn. Why? I still think it’s unproffesional. You just don’t say that you were arroused by your collegue.
‘Hot’ Marilyn Monroe kiss was no drag, Tony Curtis concedes Updated Friday, October 3rd 2008, 10:14 AM
Tony Curtis still regrets his flippant crack about how kissing Marilyn Monroe in “Some Like It Hot” was “like kissing Hitler.” In fact, he now reveals, he was extremely turned on.
Start with Marilyn wearing a see-through dress and removing the cloth that was supposed to hide her nipples. “When we kissed, I was on the receiving end of her tongue, and of her grinding,” Curtis writes in his long-awaited memoir, “American Prince.” “I [was aroused] all through that scene … and when [director Billy Wilder] yelled ‘Cut!,’ she pushed herself off me and gave me a big, satisfied smile.”
Curtis had actually been carrying a torch for Marilyn since they had a brief affair in their early days in Hollywood. Back then, he held off on bedding the ticking sex bomb because he sensed her concealed sadness. When he finally did undo her bra, he recalls in November’s Vanity Fair excerpt, “her breasts were every teenage boy’s fantasy. … It was truly unforgettable.”
Curtis also admits that “after years of putting up with guys coming on to me,” he felt nervous about dressing in drag for “Some Like It Hot.” And while co-star Jack Lemmon slipped easily into his high heels, Wilder had originally wanted to cast Frank Sinatra for the part. The trouble, Wilder told Curtis, was that “[Frank] will have to dress up as a woman every day, and I just can’t see Frank doing that.”
Rare behind-the-scenes footage of actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe on the set of 1959’s Some Like It Hot has sold for $17,500 at an auction in Melbourne.
The two-and-a-half-minute amateur film, featuring Monroe with co-stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, was taken by a US naval officer invited onto the set after Monroe visited his base in San Diego.
Still in its original box, the eight-millimetre film was found among the sailor’s possessions after he died and brought to Australia by his daughter when she moved here.
The footage, which was bought by an unnamed private collector from Sydney, had been expected to fetch between $20,000 and $30,000.
“We’re surprised there weren’t more bidders, but we are happy that it sold,” said Charles Leski of Leski Auctions. “Marilyn Monroe memorabilia is always in demand, but rarely do we get one-off material like this. It is also extremely rare for such important archival footage to be auctioned outside of the US before its domestic release and for that we are extremely proud,” he added.
The footage shows Monroe surrounded by sailors on a visit to the naval base and later features moments of Monroe acting “playfully” on the set with Lemmon and Curtis.
“It’s a couple of minutes of colour footage of Marilyn Monroe and her co-stars from Some Like It Hot. The film was made in black and white, released in black and white, and to the best of my knowledge - except for a few studio photographs - nothing survives in colour,” Mr Leski said.
A 47-minute amateur film of Monroe and Clarke Gable on the set of her last completed movie, The Misfits, sold in the US recently for $US60,000.
“Considering what Misfits reached in the US, we are happy, as this means we got $7,000 per minute,” Mr Leski said.
Monroe died aged 36 in August 1962 after an overdose of pills that was ruled a suicid
Curtis is the only surviving key member of the cast of Some Like It Hot, a cross-dressing comedy directed by Billy Wilder.
As I was surfing the web, I came across the news that Mattel will be releasing yet another Marilyn Monroe doll, which can be found here (fourth row, first doll).
It’s a beautiful doll with the famous gold lame dress. It’s not the kind of doll that was produced a few years ago, which was Barbie with a Monroe dress on. No, this one actually resembles Marilyn. The doll is created to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Mattel and is part of the Blonde Ambition Collection.
If you’re interested in owning a doll, please make sure to keep an eye on the Mattel website as the doll will be released somewhere in March 2009.
Dear visitors, I know I have been absent lately. I’ve gone through some things lately which forced me to leave the internet for some time. I have moved and had an accident, but I’m back although not completely better.
I do bring you a great article from Vanity Fair. Recently, two cabinets, filled with documents once owned by Marilyn were found. Vanity Fair has published a wonderful article on this matter and I encourage everyone to read it. It can be found here.
Look at those lovely pictures! I love these indepth articles on Marilyn. It gives us a sneak peak at her personal life.
And also the interesting article The Things She Left Behind:
The tragic 1962 overdose … two filing cabinets holding many of her secrets: keys to the mystery that was Marilyn Monroe. As her estate battles for control of her image, the author describes the cache’s revelations—papers, furs, jewelry, and other items—which have cast a spell over several people, including photographer Mark Anderson, who spent more than two years documenting the disputed collection. Related: “The Marilyn Files,” more than 500 images from Anderson’s archives. Read more at Vanity Fair.
I have ordered a copy of the magazine online. It will probably arrive sometime next month. I will scan some bits and pieces of it, for you to watch.
Earlier this year I got totally excited because some rare footage of Marilyn footage showed up during filming The Misfits. Now, then you might understand when I did a happy dance when I read the following news below.
I’m still a bit disappointed though that we didn’t get to see much of the rare footage of The Misfits. Let’s hope we get to see some of this!
RARE behind-the-scenes footage of screen legend Marilyn Monroe which ended up in rural Victoria is to go under the hammer.
The two-and-a-half-minute amateur film of Monroe acting playfully on the set of the 1959 movie, Some Like It Hot, was taken by a US naval officer in San Diego.
The footage, featuring Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, was taken by the officer when Monroe visited his base. Later that day he was invited by the film superstar to visit the nearby movie set at the Hotel Del Coronado.
The sailor’s daughter migrated to Australia and brought the 8mm film with her.
The footage is to be auctioned in Melbourne later this month.
Charles Leski, of Leski Auctions, said the footage shows Monroe surrounded by sailors.
It then cuts to scenes on the movie shoot, which show Monroe rehearsing for an upcoming scene with Curtis, with crew members and extras watching her.
The sailor’s daughter discovered the film, which is still in its original Kodak box, by chance among her late father’s possessions.
“Marilyn Monroe memorabilia is always in demand, but rarely do we get one-off material like this,” Mr Leskie said.
“It is also extremely rare for such important archival footage to be auctioned outside of the US before its domestic release, and for that we are extremely proud.”
The film has a pre-sale estimate of $20,000 to $30,000 and the lot includes a CD copy and a DVD copy together with the original 8mm film.
The purchaser of the film also acquires full commercial rights worldwide.
Earlier this year, an amateur film shot of Monroe on the set of The Misfits sold in the US for $US60,000 ($A70,000).
I just read the news that photographer Joe Jasgur passed away. It’s sad to see that everyone who was in contact with Marilyn slowly moves to the other side… I am fortunate enough to own an original picture of Jasgur and he signed it too. I feel very fortunate to own that bit.
Wow, long time no see. Sorry about that fellow fans! My job is taking its toll.
William Travilla - who preferred to be called simply Travilla - became famous for his outfits that helped Monroe achieve global stardom.
‘Hot’ Marilyn Monroe kiss was no drag, Tony Curtis concedes
Still in its original box, the eight-millimetre film was found among the sailor’s possessions after he died and brought to Australia by his daughter when she moved here.
I’m not much of a Marilyn doll collector, but I do own the 2 dolls produced by 
I do bring you a great article from