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Published January 17, 2022

ARTICLE: MARILYN MONROE – WOLVES I HAVE KNOWN

Marilyn Monroe – Wolves I Have Known
By Marilyn Monroe, as told by Florabel Muir,

“They say I’m whistle bait, could be, but I’m forever meeting guys who don’t stop at a whistle. I’ve learned to handle them all.”

“First I want to say that this would be a very uninteresting world if there weren’t any wolves, but a girl has to learn how to handle them, or she’ll run into a bushel of trouble. There are many types of wolves. Some are sinister, others are just good-time Charlies, trying to get something for nothing and others make a game of it. This last type is the most interesting.

The first real wolf I encountered should have been ashamed of himself, because he was trying to take advantage of a mere kid. That’s all I was and I wasn’t suspicious of him at all when he stopped his car at a corner and started to talk to me.
He looked at me all over and then came up with that famous line: “You ought to be in pictures.” That was the first time I’d ever heard it, so it didn’t sound corny to me.
He told me he had an office at the Goldwyn Studio and said why didn’t I come and see him and he would get me a screen test. It sounded pretty good to me, as I was crazy to get into the movies.
I was modelling at that time and I asked the people who ran the agency where I got my jobs what they thought of his offer. The manager called the studio, but was never able to get in touch with my would-be benefactor. However, the wolf called the agency and I made an appointment to go to his office on Saturday afternoon.
I didn’t know then that the producers and other movie officials don’t make Saturday afternoon appointments. I found that out later. I also found out that he really didn’t have any connection with the Goldwyn Studio, but had borrowed a friends office.
He was fat and jovial and of course drove a Cadillac. He gave me a script to read and told me how to pose while reading it. All the poses had to be reclining, although the words I was reading didn’t seem to call for that position.
Even as naïve as I was then, I soon figured out that this wasn’t the way to get a job in movies. He was getting sillier by the minute and I maneuvered towards the door and made a hasty exit.

The next wolf I met was in Policeman’s clothing. Now if you can’t trust an officer of the Law, then whom can you trust? At least that was how I felt one December evening when I stopped in at a little Hamburger joint on Hollywood Boulevard to have my dinner. I had a $50 check I got for modelling and I thought that I could have it cashed at the place, but they didn’t have that much money on hand.
The Policeman was having a coffee at the counter and offered to take me across the street to a clothing store and get it cashed. I thought he was very kind to make this offer and thanked him for his enthusiasm. I wrote my address on the check and I guess he must have made a note of it.
A few nights later when I was all alone at my home in Burbank. The people I was staying with had gone to the beach for the weekend. About 2am I heard someone prowling around the window.
I was scared silly. I got up and tiptoed around to the window and I could see that a man was trying to cut the screen. I ran out the front door and over to the neighbors. They called the police, but when they got there, the man was gone. I asked them to stick around the house for a little while for fear he would come back and sure enough he did. They caught him at the window again.
When they brought him in the house, I saw that his face was familiar. I told the Burbank Policaman that I thought I knew him. I said I thought he was a Policeman. They found his badge and identification in his pocket and he admitted he had met me and thought he would come and call on me.
They told him he was rushing it a little and that when a gent called on a girl, he ought to ring the front doorbell. They took him to jail and he doesn’t wear a badge anymore.

When I was modelling, I did mostly play clothes and bathing suits. I used to meet a lot of wolves among the buyers who wanted to take me to dinner and give me trinkets, but I always told them the agency people were very strict and wouldn’t let me go out with anyone I met during business hours.
I didn’t have much trouble brushing them off. I found out that in those days if I just looked sort of stupid and just pretended I didn’t know what they were talking about, they soon gave up in disgust.
If you are born with what the world calls sex appeal, you can either let it wreck you, or you can use it to your advantage in the tough show business struggle and it isn’t always easy to pick the right route.
For instance, there was a day when I woke up and I didn’t have a nickel to make a telephone call. I had a small part in a Marx Brothers picture called ‘Love Happy,’ finished in September 1949 and I thought I was on my way to success. But nothing else came until the following spring, when MGM hired me to play in ‘The Asphalt Jungle.’ Meanwhile, money was scarcer to me than Hen’s teeth.
It was at this very low ebb in my life that I got a telephone call from a man who said he’d seen me working on the set of ‘Love Happy’ and was quite impressed with me. I didn’t remember seeing him, but I guess he was there alright as he told me about a scene he saw me do. I wondered what he wanted with me and I soon found out. He said he was a married man, but that he and his wife didn’t see much of one another and so he was lonely for feminine companionship. Wouldn’t I like to go around with him when he made his trips into Los Angeles? He said he would make it worth my while. He said he’d give me a Cadillac, or money, or whichever I preferred.
Money! And I didn’t have a nickel!
For a dizzy second, I had visions of being able to pay my rent, but as he went on giving me the details of what he expected me to do, my visions vanished. He was brutally frank and all I could think of to say was that he shouldn’t talk that way over a public telephone. I didn’t realise how silly that sounded until I hung up and then I started to laugh.
That was the day I called up a photographer friend and his wife who had been coaxing me for weeks to pose for a nude calendar they had an order to do. I decided I would be safer with them than with some rich old guy who might catch me at a weak moment when I was hungry and didn’t have enough to buy a square meal. Of course, they told me they would camouflage my face and that nobody would know I ever posed for them, but it turned out everyone did a year later or so.

One afternoon a girl friend phoned me and asked me if I would do her a favour and go on a date with a man she knew who was very, very nice. I foolishly agreed and went with this fellow to the Ocean House in Santa Monica. There were two other couples in the party and we all went swimming. While we were sitting around on the sand, this fellow I was with kept poking his finger into the flesh on my leg and telling me how he liked girls on whom you could feel the bone. This was a strange approach and it made me feel uneasy.
He had dark piercing eyes that seemed to go right through me and I had began thinking up excuses to leave. I finally told him if he liked my bones so much, I’d have an x-ray picture made up for him, but he didn’t think that was funny and moved away from me. He told me just before I left that he didn’t like girls with brains, and I told him that was the finest compliment I had ever had.

An important Hollywood composer gave me quite a whirl one time and he thought he could get me off base by playing his songs for my ears alone. He cornered me at a party one night and asked me to sit on the piano bench with him while he played his latest song. He said he had written it while thinking of me.
As he sang and played, he kept moving closer and I kept moving away until I was sitting on the edge of the bench. I got out of that one quickly and he was never able to corner me again. But he kept on singing to me whenever I met him and sending me love verses he made up.

There was then the man about town who kept telling me about his wonderful cook and how she prepared much better food than you could find in Romanoff’s.
I didn’t see through this little plot until I accepted a dinner invitation at his home one night and I found out that he didn’t even have a cook. All the food was sent in from LaRue’s.
I developed a violent headache and lost my appetite. He suggested I lie down for a little while and offered me some aspirin, but I told him I had to go home and call my Doctor because I was on a special diet for such headaches.
I learned that this talk for such fine cooks at home is used quite often around Hollywood. This is a switch from the old line about coming up to see my etchings. I had similar invitations, but needless to say, I never fell for the same gag again.

The things a gal has to think up to outwit these predatory males!

Girls in every walk of life have to take great care that they don’t find themselves just another scalp on some man’s belt. But in Hollywood, we have to work overtime to outwit the wolves. That’s because wolves of all varieties come from far and near to snare the Little Red Riding Hood’s of the movies.

Once you’re fairly well established as a film actress, it’s open season on you. I thought it was bad enough when I was just a little girl on the outside looking into the studio gates, but that, I’ve learned since, was easy by comparison.
The men I met in those days who’s line was “you ought to be in the movies” were crude amatuers compared to the ones I met after my name began to appear in movies columns and fan magazines.
For instance, there was this screen writer who’s approach was strictly mental at first. He talked to me about my career and gave me books to read. He warned me not to be seen in night clubs too often and not to ever go out with playboys. He was like a brother to me and that’s how I felt about him because he seemed quite old to me and besides he was married.
That brother act is quite a routine when an intelligent man plays it. However I soon found out there isn’t any such thing as brotherly interest. One night, my big self-styled brother called me and said he had some fine steaks and would like to come over and cook dinner.
I asked him if he was going to bring his wife and he laughed heartily and he told me I was some little joker. I told him another big brother had asked me to dine at Romanoff’s and that I thought it was safer than his proposition. He lost interest in me from then on.

Then there are the Hollywood parties where carfree wolves think they have to howl. If you can get through one of them without having to put some too ardent swain in his place you’re lucky. A director famous for his roving eye picked on me one night at a party and he couldn’t believe I was in earnest when I gave him the brush. He followed me upstairs when I went to get my wrap and trapped me when he pulled the door shut on my foot.
I managed to get loose and ran into another room. Shut out, he pounded on the door and pleaded that he just wanted to talk with me. I found a magazine and sat quietly reading while he roared. After a while, he left.
Later when I went back downstairs, I saw another fellow bop him on the nose for flirting with his wife. And you know, it’s a funny thing, I’ve met the fellow several times since and he told me respected me for not letting him get fresh. He told me that any girl who wanted to get anywhere in the film business has to hold herself aloof.

Then there are very eligible bachelors who are in such constant demand as escorts that they become their own most ardent fans. They imagine any girl will do wingdings to get a chance to go out with them.
One of those characters telephoned me one night and said he would be over in ten minutes. I didn’t squeal with delight or anything. I just said “Oh yeah?” He said “What’s the matter? Don’t you want to see me?” I said not particularly and how did he get the idea that I did?
Then he went into his line about he’d been thinking about me ever since he’d met me the night before and that he couldn’t get me out of his mind.
“I’ve always gone for blondes with brown eyes,” he explained “I fall quick when I meet one. That’s why I can’t wait to see you again, so I’ll be right over.”
I told him not to come because he was going to be very disappointed on account of I didn’t have brown eyes and that he ought to look closer next time he saw me.

I had an experience with a fatherly type too. This man was an actors agent and he wanted to protect me from wolves by giving me $50 a week to live on until I could get established. I was pretty broke at the time and a steady income was tempting. However I didn’t want to be under too much obligation so I told him I would borrow the money. He said ok. I insisted on signing promissory notes for the first two installments and he took it as a great big joke.
He put the notes in a frame and hung them on the wall in his office. I told him I didn’t appreciate his letting everyone know I was in debt to him.
“I want all guys around town to know you belong to me” he said with a suggestive smile.
This didn’t seem to me to be a true fatherly interest, so I didn’t borrow any more from him. As soon as I could, I paid him back. I had quite an argument getting the notes and had to threaten to see a lawyer.

Whether a girl survives among a pack of wolves is entirely on her. If she is trying to get something for nothing, she often ends up giving more than she bargained for. If she plays the game straight, she can usually avert unpleasant situations and she gains the respect for even the wolves.”

Typed and transcribed by Lorraine for Marilyn Remembered.

MOVIE MEMORIES: HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE
Published November 4, 2019

MOVIE MEMORIES: HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE

How to Marry a Millionaire is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed by Jean Negulesco and written and produced by Nunnally Johnson. The screenplay was based on the plays The Greeks Had a Word for It by Zoë Akins and Loco by Dale Eunson and Katherine Albert

On November 4th 1953, “How To Marry A Millionaire” made its big screen debut at the Fox Wilshire Theatre (now the Saban Theatre), in Beverly Hills. Marilyn turned up on the arm of Nunally Johnson who wrote and directed the film, alongside Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart. Betty Grable was not in attendance that night.

 

L-R Bogart, Bacall, Johnson, Monroe

Marilyn, looking every inch the Hollywood icon that night, had borrowed a white crepe de Chine dress covered in rhinestones and finished the look off with long white gloves and an item from her own personal wardrobe, a white fur stole. Between her hairdresser Gladys Rasmussen and make up man Whitey Snyder, it took them 6 hours to prepare her for the evening. Marilyn glowed that night, it was a triumph from start to finish and Monroe was quoted as saying that it was “the most beautiful night of her life.”

PLOT:

They’re three beautiful models, looking for the man… and the money of their dreams!  Almost broke, they pool their funds to rent a posh Manhattan penthouse in which they plan to lure their victims.  But the gold diggers’ plans suddenly go awry when two of them fall for men who appear to be poor!

Trying to stop each other from marrying the wrong guy, Monroe, Grable and Bacall deliver their finest comedic performances of their careers.  And they learn that a rich man is actually worthless — unless you’re in love with him!

FUN FACTS:

* “How To Marry A Millionaire” went on to be the 4th highest grossing movies of 1953 and earned itself these award nominations:

‘Academy Awards – Best Costume Design: Colour’

‘Writers Guild Of America Award – Best Written Comedy.’

‘British Academy Of Film Awards – Best Film Of Any Source.

* This was 20th Century-Fox’s first CinemaScope feature, but it was not released until after “The Robe” (1953).

* During the exterior shots at the beginning of the movie, the camera pans up to a street sign that reads “Sutton Place” outside the building where the girls rent their apartment. Marilyn Monroe actually lived at 2 Sutton Place on the Upper East Side. She shared a penthouse apartment there with her husband, playwright Arthur Miller.

* Lauren Bacall’s character, Schatze, says, “I’ve always liked older men . . . Look at that old fellow what’s-his-name in “The African Queen” (1951). Absolutely crazy about him.” She is referring to Bacall’s then real-life husband, Humphrey Bogart.

* When Pola (Monroe) is modeling the red swimsuit, the description given of the outfit is: “You know, of course, that diamonds are a girl’s best friend.” Marilyn Monroe sings the number “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), which was released the same year as this film.

* At one point Betty Grable’s character, Loco Dempsey, hears a song by bandleader Harry James on the radio but doesn’t recognize it. James was Grable’s husband in real life.

* Hollywood legend has it that Marilyn Monroe, who had already rocketed to major stardom in Gentleman Prefer Blondes (1953), was befriended during filming by Betty Grable who offered her this encouragement: “Honey, I’ve had mine. Go get yours.”

* George Chakiris who won an Oscar for his role in “West Side Story” appears briefly in the dream sequence involving Marilyn and her beau Alex D’arcy.

* As of October 2019, “How To Marry A Millionaire” has an average rating of 6.9/10 on imdb.com

MARILYN’S WARDROBE:

Marilyn and her co-stars wear an array of stunning outfits designed by Oscar winning designer William Travilla, who was also responsible for creating Monroe’s white dress from “The Seven Year Itch” and the ‘Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend‘ dress from “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.”

MEMORIES OF MARILYN:
Lauren Bacall:

“She wasn’t easy – often irritating. And yet I couldn’t dislike Marilyn. She had no meanness in her – no bitchery. She just had to concentrate on herself and the people who were there only for her.”

Betty Grable:

“It may sound peculiar to say so, because she is no longer with us, but we were very close. Once when we were doing that picture ‘How To Marry A Millionaire’ together, I got a call on the set: my younger daughter had had a fall. I ran home and the one person to call was Marilyn. She did an awful lot to boost things up for movies when everything was at a low state; there’ll never be anyone like her for looks, for attitude, for all of it. “

David Wayne:

“Negulesco (the Director) was very good with her and handled her beautifully. Of course she was always late, but I don’t think either Betty Grable or Lauren Bacall minded her. They were tough old pros and knew their business. There again, I also recall Marilyn being quite capable in her scenes with the other two girls. I wasn’t necessarily in the scene with them, but I’d sit next to Negulesco and watch the three of them work and by that time I thought that Marilyn had got a little technique under her belt.”

Nunnally Johnson:

“The two Bettys have gone out of their way to help, and make friends with Marilyn, but Miss Monroe is generally something of a zombie. Talking to her is like talking to somebody underwater. She’s very honest and ambitious and is either studying her lines or her face during all of her working hours, and there is nothing whatever to be said against her, but she’s not material for warm friendship.”

 

CRITICS’ RESPONSE:
“Betty Grable, Lauren Bacall and Marilyn Monroe give off the quips and cracks, generously supplied by Nunnally Johnson, with a naturalness that adds to their strikingly humorous effect, making the film the funniest comedy of the year”  (NEW YORK DAILY NEWS)

 “The big question, ‘How does Marilyn Monroe look stretched across a broad screen?’ is easily answered. If you insisted on sitting in the front row, you would probably feel as though you were being smothered in baked Alaska. Her stint as a deadpan comedienne is as nifty as her looks. Playing a near-sighted charmer who won’t wear her glasses when men are around, she bumps into furniture and reads books upside down with a limpid guile that nearly melts the screen….How To Marry A Millionaire is measured, not in squire feet, but in the size of the Johnson-Negulesco comic invention and the shape of Marilyn Monroe – and that is about as sizable and shapely as you can get.”  (NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE)

“It is particularly noteworthy that Miss Monroe has developed more than a small amount of comedy polish of the foot-in-mouth type.” (NEW YORK POST)

THE MARILYN MONROE SITE AND THE MARILYN MONROE COLLECTION:

“Marilyn Remebered”‘s very own Greg Schreiner and Scott Fortner are the proud owners of several items relating to “How To Marry A Millionaire” as documented here:

THE MARILYN MONROE SITE: THE COLLECTION OF GREG SCHREINER
http://www.themarilynmonroesite.com/

A flowing purple gown, designed by Oscar winning designer William “Billy” Travilla, worn for Marilyn’s dance scene with Lauren Bacall in the penthouse apartment.  Ultimately, this scene was cut from the final production.  However, there are several photos of Marilyn wearing this costume.

The original hat to a costume designed by William “Billy” Travilla for Marilyn to wear in the film’s fashion show. However, Marilyn’s obvious dislike of this outfit was shown in her test shot for the film, indicated by her hand being placed over her face. Ultimately, this costume was worn by an extra in the fashion show. All that remains of the original costume is this hat.

THE MARILYN MONROE COLLECTION: THE COLLECTION OF SCOTT FORTNER
http://themarilynmonroecollection.com/

Marilyn-Monroe-White-Fox-MuffA fantastic white fox fur muff with white satin lining.  When it came to the premiere, the grand party or the big event, Marilyn had a sure sense of her own image, and dressed as she believed a film star should.  This meant long white kid gloves, waterfall earrings of rhinestone and pearls, and the ultimate allure of white or black fur.  Furs were for evening and for being a star.

Marilyn wore this fur on the following occasions:

The world premiere of “How To Marry A Millionaire”  –  November 4th, 1953

Marilyn-Monroe-White-Fox-Muff-2

Marilyn Monroe’s Personal Script
How To Marry A Millionaire

Marilyn Monroe’s personal working script for How To Marry A Millionaire dated 5 November 1952, annotated in Marilyn Monroe’s hand. 119 pages of mimeographed typescript with blue paper covers printed with the film’s original title The Greeks Had a Word For It, including several pages of script revisions.

Marilyn-Monroe-Personal-Script-How-To-Marry-A-Millionaire

Many pages have the part for Marilyn’s character “Pola” circled in pencil, the reverse of the last page annotated in Monroe’s hand in pencil:

Marilyn-Monroe-Personal-Script-How-To-Marry-A-Millionaire-2

“Anna, know my yaps, How does she look, a loose-ness, shoulders hang, let the thought say it, drawing from partner.”

Marilyn-Monroe-Personal-Script-How-To-Marry-A-Millionaire-1

A Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable and How to Marry a Millionaire Cast Autographed Purse

An ivory colored vintage purse, designed by Theodore California, with autographs from the cast of “How to Marry a Millionaire,” including Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable, Cameron Mitchell, Rory Calhoun, Fred Clark,  Percy Helton, William Powell, Alexander D`Arcy, and David Wayne.  The autographs were collected by a member of the film’s production crew named Annette.  Both Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grable personalized their autographs by writing, “To Annette.”


 

Sources:

Main


http://themarilynmonroecollection.com/
imdb.com
“Blonde Heat: The Sizzling Screen Career Of Marilyn Monroe”
“Marilyn Monroe: Platinum FOX

Published August 12, 2019

REMEMBERING LAUREN BACALL

Today we are remembering actress Lauren Bacall, who sadly passed away on August 12th 2014.

Bacall was an icon of the silver screen with an illustrious career spanning nearly 7 decades.  Some of her biggest acting screen credits include: “The Big Sleep,” “To Have And Have Not,” “Key Largo” and the 1953 romantic comedy “How To Marry A Millionaire” co starring Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grable.

Bacall wrote of her impressions of Monroe and Grable in her autobiography ‘By Myself… And Then Some.’

“I returned home to prepare for my role of Schatze in ‘How To Marry A Millionaire.’  Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grable were to be in it as well – it was about three girls looking for millionaire husbands, and it was funny, witty and even touching.  I hadn’t really known either of my co-stars before and hoped the association would be a good one. 
As Cinemascope was a new experiment for everyone, it was difficult.  One had to keep actors moving and not too close together, as the screen was long and narrow.  You shot longer scenes in Cinemascope, five or six pages without a stop, and I liked that – it felt closer to the stage and better for me.  Betty Grable was a funny, outgoing woman, totally professional and easy.  Marilyn was frightened, insecure – trusted only her coach and was always late.  During our scenes she’d look at my forehead instead of my eyes; and at the end of the take, look to her coach, standing behind Jean Negulesco, for approval.  If the headshake was no, she’d insist on another take.  A scene often went to fifteen or more takes, which meant I’d have to be good in all of them as no one knew which one would be used.  Not easy – often irritating.  And yet I couldn’t dislike Marilyn.  She had no meanness in her – no bitchery.  She just had to concentrate on herslf and the people who were there only for her.  I had met her a few times befor, and liked her.  Grable and I decided we’d try and make it easier for her, make her feel she could trust us.  I think she finally did.”

Monroe, Bacall and Grable on the set of “How To Marry A Millionaire”

She continued:
‘She came into my dressing room one day and said that what she really wanted was to be in San Francisco with Joe DiMaggio in some spaghetti joint,’ Bacall wrote later. ‘They were not married then. She wanted to know about my children, my home life – was I happy? She seemed envious of that aspect of my life – wistful – hoping to have it herself one day.’

‘There was something sad about her – wanting to reach out – afraid to trust – uncomfortable,’ Bacall observed. ‘She made no effort for others and yet she was nice. I think she did trust me and like me as well as she could anyone whose life must have seemed to her so secure, so solved.

 

She passed away at the age of 89 in her New York apartment in 2014.

Published January 22, 2019

‘NIAGARA’ TURNS 66

This week marks 66 years since the release of the 1953 film noir thriller ‘Niagara’ starring Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Cotton, Jean Peters and Directed by Henry Hathaway.

“Marilyn Monroe and Niagara, a raging torrent of emotion that even nature can’t control!” read the tag line on billboards and advertisements.  Twentieth Century FOX pulled out all the stops on what was to be Marilyn’s first starring role in a major motion picture.

The official synopsis of the movie reads as follows:
“The splendour of both Niagara falls and Marilyn Monroe enhance this taut tale about a faithless wife plotting against her husband.  Joseph Cotten stars as George Loomis, a disturbed Korean war veteran staying at Niagara Falls with his wife, Rose (Monroe).  Thoroughly sensuous and constantly scheming, Rose intends to kill her husband and run off with her lover.  But first she is going to drive George mad by flaunting herself before anyone who will notice.”

Marilyn Monroe enjoyed a good working relationship with her co-stars, in particular with her leading man, Joseph Cotten:
“I enjoyed her company. I enjoyed working with her,” Cotten said about working with Marilyn Monroe in her first starring role. He said she had an appetite for laughter and was aware of her sense of humor describing her as a “pretty clown.  Cotten recalls hearing about her death and receiving a phone call from the Associated Press for a comment.  “At first I was sure it had to be an accident. Such buoyancy of spirit, such sparkling anticipation, such a happy and comic attitude would deny support to any theory,” he wrote. “But she had such moments of fear and insecurity….As to all the other furtive theories-cover-up, murder, etc. – I have no knowledge or interest in such sordidness. I knew and acted with Marilyn Monroe. I am proud of having that privilege.”

With co-star Joseph Cotton

Director Henry Hathaway also had kind words to say about working with Marilyn, on two seperate occassions, he was quoted as saying  “She’s the best natural actress I’ve directed.  And I go back.  I worked with Barbara LaMarr, Jean Harlow, Renee Adoree–right up to today.  And she’s the greatest natural talent.  Wait ’til you see her in this picture!”
“Marilyn was marvellous to work with, very easy to direct and terifically ambitious to do better.  And bright, really bright.  She may not have had an education, but she was naturally bright.

With Director Henry Hathaway

‘Niagara’ was first released in theatres on January 21st 1953 and grossed a healthy $2.35 million return on an outlay of $1,670,000 during its initial run.  Today it is still among Marilyn’s most popular films.

Happy birthday ‘Niagara!’

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Marilyn Monroe enjoyed a good working relationship with her co-stars, in particular with her leading man, Joseph Cotten: 

“I enjoyed her company. I enjoyed working with her,” Cotten said  about working with Marilyn Monroe in her first starring role. He said  she had an appetite for laughter and was aware of her sense of humor  describing her as a “pretty clown.  Cotten recalls hearing about her  death and receiving a phone call from the Associated Press for a  comment. “At first I was sure it had to be an accident. Such buoyancy  of spirit, such sparkling anticipation, such a happy and comic attitude  would deny support to any theory,” he wrote. “But she had such moments  of fear and insecurity….As to all the other furtive theories-cover-up,  murder, etc. – I have no knowledge or interest in such sordidness. I  knew and acted with Marilyn Monroe. I am proud of having that  privilege.”
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    <3 HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY 'NIAGARA' <3 These stunnin <3 HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY 'NIAGARA' <3

These stunning costumes from the movie 'Niagara,' (screen worn and used in publicity photos) have been auctioned in recent years.
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    ❤️ HAPPY 70TH 'NIAGARA' ❤️ Which of these ❤️ HAPPY 70TH 'NIAGARA' ❤️
Which of these screen worn outfits that Marilyn wears in "Niagara" is your favourite?
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    <3 Happy 101st Birthday to legendary Band Leader: <3 Happy 101st Birthday to legendary Band Leader: Ray Anthony! <3

Big Band Leader Ray Anthony recorded a song, "Marilyn" in 1952, written by Ervin Drake and Jimmy Shirl.  Marilyn attended a party thrown by her studio at Bandleader Anthony's home in late 1952, at which coached by Mickey Rooney, Marilyn played the drums.

Words: The Marilyn Encyclopedia by Adam Victor
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    Feeling reflective #marilyn #marilynmonroe #realm Feeling reflective 
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    Everyone at Marilyn Remembered is very sorry to he Everyone at Marilyn Remembered is very sorry to hear of Lisa Marie Presley’s passing. Marilyn and Elvis are frequently grouped together as icons of the 1950s as well as the pinnacle of celebrity. Lisa Marie was made up to look like Marilyn by the great Kevyn Aucoin book Making Faces 1994.
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    Creating history. Marilyn Monroe posing for her f Creating history.

Marilyn Monroe posing for her first ever "LIFE Magazine" cover, which was released on April 7th 1952.  The photos were taken at Marilyn's then apartment at the Beverly Carlton Hotel (now named The Avalon.)

She was right on the brink of mega stardom at this point and went on to grace the cover of LIFE Magazine a further 5 times during her own lifetime.
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    Rest in peace Vivienne Westwood. This fashion geni Rest in peace Vivienne Westwood. This fashion genius popularized the punk look in the 1970s and went on to great success with her own clothing line. Her collections typically reflect her rebellious personality and combine punk with feminine aesthetics. For our purposes, one of her looks from the 2008 ready to wear line bears a striking resemblance to Marilyn’s Bus Stop costume—a nod to Marilyn’s timeless appeal and Vivienne’s excellent taste. 
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    Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Marilyn Remem Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Marilyn Remembered!
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    We’re going classic glam today! Twentieth Centur We’re going classic glam today! Twentieth Century-Fox staff photographer Frank Powolny took this now-iconic photo of Marilyn in 1953. 
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    An early collaboration with Milton Greene, who wou An early collaboration with Milton Greene, who would go on to become Marilyn’s business partner. Los Angeles, 1953
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