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I have always loved Elliot Erwitt’s intimate pictures of Marilyn. She looks so relaxed in them so I was very excited when I heard the following story. I can’t go, unfortunately, since I live to far away, but for fans more close, this is an excellent opportunity to get a look at a personal Marilyn.
Source: Actuphoto “Elliott has to my mind achieved a miracle working on a chain-gang of commercial campaigns and still offering a bouquet of stolen photos with a flavor, a smile from his deeper self.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson
POLAR+NKA* photography opens an important exhibit titled ‘Unseen’ by internationally renowned photographer Elliott Erwitt, with an opening reception on September 11th to October 31th Erwitt’s photographs of ordinary life, beach scenes, celebrities, children and dogs have delighted viewers for decades. At age 78 he has culled through sixty years of work and chosen what he considers to be his very best photographs. Many have never been published before. These ebullient images reflect the vast scope of the wittiest photographer of our time. POLAR+NKA* photography will have approximately 40 of Erwitt’s classic photographs representing many phases of his long career. Read more… »
Fans in the UK are in luck again: an exhibition in Bath shows Travilla’s designs of Marilyn Monroe’s dresses.
Personally, I love Travilla’s sketches so if you’re able to see it, I would love a review of it! You can contact me at marloes(at)marilynfan.org
I don’t need to tell anyone that Marilyn was a revolutionairy style icon back in the day. But it might just be that she will be that again starting in spring 2009.
Shaw Archives, who has copyrights over about 400 images of Marilyn, has signed a deal with Blues Clothing. I just checked out their website and found clothing with Sesamestreet characters on it. Don’t know what to think of that :S
I sure hope they’re going to take this seriously, because if they do, they could book some great succes. Personally, I hope they will make casual clothing, like sweaters, jeans, etc. I would love to look a bit like a casual Marilyn!
I just added a new section to the Fanstuff area: avatars.
I was wondering what you would like to see on this fansite! What do you miss? What do you need?
Please help me to make this the best Marilyn Monroe fansite of the web!
If you’re living near Kent (UK), you’re in luck: you have the change to see Marilyn’s iconic white chiffon dress, the pink satin number from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and the purple costume from How To Marry A Millionaire, as they’re exhibiting William Travilla’s work at the Royal Hotel in Deal today and sunday.
If you intend to go, you will be supporting a good cause, since the organizer Andrew Hansford, raises funds for Alzheimer’s.
Mr Hansford said: “The importance of the Travilla Collection cannot be under-estimated. These are priceless iconic dresses from Marilyn Monroe’s golden era on the silver screen, and now on view for all to see.”
Candid footage of Marilyn Monroe on the set of her last completed film has brought in $US60,000 at an auction of movie memorabilia.
The two reels of silent, eight-millimetre colour film shot on the set of The Misfits had been expected to draw starting bids of between $US10,000 and$US20,000. The auction also included the original disco ball from Saturday Night Fever and an original script of The Godfather signed by Marlon Brando.
The sale was held yesterday by Julien’s Auctions at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
The 47-minute film, On the Set with The Misfits, was shot by film extra Stanley Floyd Kilarr. It features candid moments with Monroe and co-star Clark Gable, as well as Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter and director John Huston.
The film shows actors preparing for scenes, chatting with crew members and others on the set, and relaxing between takes. The Misfits was the last completed film for both Monroe and Gable. Gable had a fourth heart attack just after filming was finished and died on November 16, 1960, about two months before the movie’s United States release.
Personally, I love picture books the best. Especially when they’re filled with pictures of Marilyn Monroe. They give me a speak peak into her turbulent life and make me wonder how her life must have been. I can stare at pictures for hours.
When I first heard of this book, I was kinda afraid it was going to be just another one of those books which shows Marilyn’s most known pictures. But how wrong was I? This book is packed with lovely pictures of different photographers, varieing from Sam Shaw to Eve Arnold to Bert Stern.
As I’ve seen many, many pictures of Marilyn, most of them are not rare to me, but there are quite a few images I had never seen before, which always excites me.
The pictures that are chosen for this book, shows a more intimate, private Marilyn, who will touch your heart with her vulnerability. It reminds me why so many still think of her and honour her memory: because of her humanity and because she is worth it.
As a graphic designer, I must say that the design of the book is very well done. The layout is clean and the use of typography is very nice. The main focus is on the pictures, which fill most of the pages and that’s the way it always should be in picture books.
So, if you’re looking for a picturebook with high quality, more unknown pictures of Marilyn Monroe, this is the book for you!
I’m pretty sure almost every fan has seen it by now: the newly discovered footage of Marilyn on the set of The Misfits. But because MarilynFan.org was offline I didn’t have the chance to post about it.
I’ve seen the footage and I must say: it’s amazing. I’m always beyond excited when ‘new’ Marilyn footage or audio is discovered so this couldn’t please me more. The footage shows Marilyn on the set, with her co-stars.
This 47-minutes film will go on auction on June 22 at Christie’s at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas., with bids starting between $10,000 and $20,0000.
The film was shot by amateur photographer Stanley Floyd Kilarr.
A while ago I received a signed copy of the new released book The Mmm Girl, written by Tara Hanks.
I’ve known Tara for quite some time, mainly we communicate through the Everlasting-Star Boards. I’ve always admired her for her knowlegde about Marilyn’s background so I was not surprised by the accuracy of The Mmm Girl, which gives a very personal perspective on Marilyn’s life.
As I was reading the book, several questions came to mind and to get answers, I contacted Tara. I had luck, because she was very willing to answer my burning questions.
Marloes: What made you decide to write this book? Tara Hanks: I’ve been a fan of Marilyn since I was a young girl, and for a while I also wanted to be an actress. It was in my twenties, when I returned to my first love of writing, that I decided to write about Marilyn.
‘The Mmm Girl’ is not the first novel about Marilyn. Joyce Carole Oates’ Blonde was also based on her life, but it was written in the third person. Norman Mailer’s Of Women And Their Elegance was a fictional diary that imitated Marilyn’s persona.
But when I read those books, I realised that my vision was not like theirs. Oates and Mailer both seemed to perceive Marilyn as the ultimate sex goddess, an almost mythical heroine - whereas I wanted to find the humanity beneath that facade. So it was very important to me that my novel should be grounded in reality. Read more… »
I’m so happy to say that I finally managed to redo MarilynFan.org and finish it. It took me longer than I expected but I hope it’s worth it. It’s also the 5th anniversary of Marilyn Fan, so let’s party!
As you can see, it has a new layout but more important: it’s a new concept. As of now, I don’t post news every once in a while, but I keep this page (the ‘home’ page) as my blog about Marilyn. I will write things like reviews and voice my opinion in it.
For a long time, I’ve been thinking what I wanted to do with MarilynFan.org. I love the fansite very much but I wanted to add a little extra. Before, it was like many other fansites with news and information. But because Marilyn isn’t among us anymore, I didn’t feel like the ‘news’ section fitted. That’s why I decided to make it a blog, plus an information fansite.
I hope all the loyal visitors will like the new concept and please let me know what you think of it.
Coming up in a few hours:
An interview with author Tara Hanks, writer of The Mmm Girl.
“Elliott has to my mind achieved a miracle working on a chain-gang of commercial campaigns and still offering a bouquet of stolen photos with a flavor, a smile from his deeper self.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson
Personally, I love picture books the best. Especially when they’re filled with pictures of Marilyn Monroe. They give me a speak peak into her turbulent life and make me wonder how her life must have been. I can stare at pictures for hours.
A while ago I received a signed copy of the new released book The Mmm Girl, written by Tara Hanks.