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A Look Back: The 10th Anniversary Of Marilyn Monroe’s Death

1972 Press Photo- At Marilyn Monroe’s Crypt As today is the 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s death, it is interesting to compare the elaborate ceremonies of today, with the understated manner in which a handful of fans sent flowers on August 5, 1972 … Continue reading

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50 Years After Marilyn Monroe’s Death – Examining The Books That Were Written About Her While She Was Living

The Fascination With Marilyn Monroe: A Look At The First Six Books About Her Sometime during the evening or early morning hours of August 4 or 5th 1962 Marilyn Monroe died under mysterious circumstances at the age of 36. Even after fifty years … Continue reading

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Classic Hollywood #13

Candid Photographs of Marilyn Monroe Instead of the typical movie publicity or glamour photographs of Marilyn Monroe, we thought we’d highlight three photographs that show Marilyn in a bit of a different light. Betty Grable and her How To Marry … Continue reading

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Classic Hollywood #8

Marilyn Monroe and Edward R. Murrow Share a Smoke, April 1, 1955 The caption for this press photo is: News Commentator Edward R. Murrow holds a match to the cigarette Marilyn Monroe extends to her puckered lips, during discussions at … Continue reading

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I Just Paid $13,530 For Some Rags

OR…Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Memorobilia Auction Well, I didn’t pay that kind of money. But somebody did. When movie star Debbie Reynolds abandoned her long-time dream of having a museum to showcase the history of Hollywood, the treasures which she had been accumulating … Continue reading

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Marilyn Monroe’s 85th birthday

Marilyn Monroe would have been 85 on June 1, 2011 An 85-year-old Marilyn would be difficult to imagine. She died at age 36 under mysterious circumstances during the evening of August 4 or early morning August 5, depending upon what … Continue reading

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