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MARILYN ON HER CO-STARS
Published September 7, 2022

MARILYN ON HER CO-STARS

Marilyn on her co-stars Jane Russell (from ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.’) Betty Grable and Lauren Bacall (from ‘How To Marry A Millionaire.’)

” I had worked with a lot of women those first movies– Jane Russell, Betty Grable, Lauren Bacall. They were all wonderful, and I was in such awe of them. They were giants. Everybody expected such fireworks.
Jane and I had an immediate rapport.. I sure learned a lot from her. I also learned through her the importance of having friendly people around, the best artisans in the business.. Howard Hughes saw to that.
Betty was adorable. So funny and so witty, she kept all of us in stitches. Bacall showed a professionalism I found remarkable. She was always prepared, knew her lines and her character, but she wasn’t so rigid that she couldn’t improvise when something unexpected came up.”

Excerpt from “Mimosa: Memories of Marilyn & the Making of The Misfits.”
Book by Ralph Roberts
Published June 21, 2021

HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY JANE RUSSELL


Today we are wishing Jane Russell a very happy birthday on what would have been her 100th birthday.  Russell was an American film actress and one of Hollywood’s leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s.  She had a career in Hollywood spanning 4 decades and some of her biggest hits included: “The Outlaw,” “The Tall Men,” “Underwater!” and “The Las Vegas Story.”

In a publicity still for her first motion picture and box office hit “The Outlaw.”  This provocative shot saw her catapulted into stardom

 

Of course, undoubtably, her biggest screen success came with the release of “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” alongside Marilyn in 1953.  Monroe and Russell got along famously and throughout the years, right up until Janes death in 2011, she never had a cruel or unkind word to say about her co-star.

“I didn’t experience any of the lateness or unprofessionalism you hear about, that came way later. She worked very hard and always knew her lines and was absolutely determined to get ahead.” Russell remembers, “we got along very well and when I found out she was a little nervous about going out on the set, I’d stop by her dressing room and you know, say ‘come on Blondel, it’s time to go! We’re due…’ and she’d say ‘oh! alright Jane’ and we’d trot on the set together.”

Happy Birthday Jane Russell, you are forever missed.

 

DOROTHY AND LORELEI TOGETHER AGAIN
Published November 5, 2019

DOROTHY AND LORELEI TOGETHER AGAIN

Fantastic news for fans of Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell and their epic 1953 musical “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.”  Both gowns worn by the famous beauties went up for sale at Julien’s Auction’s on November 1st 2019 and BOTH  were bought by the same seller, meaning that the gorgeous red, glittery show stopping outfits are reunited for the first time in over 60 years.

More details on the Julien’s Marilyn Monroe auction to follow.

Published June 21, 2019

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANE RUSSELL

 

Today we are wishing Jane Russell a very happy birthday on what would have been her 98th birthday.  Russell was an American film actress and one of Hollywood’s leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s.  She had a career in Hollywood spanning 4 decades and some of her biggest hits included: “The Outlaw,” “The Tall Men,” “Underwater!” and “The Las Vegas Story.”


In a publicity still for her first motion picture and box office hit “The Outlaw.”  This provocative shot saw her catapulted into stardom.

Of course, undoubtably, her biggest screen success came with the release of “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” alongside Marilyn in 1953.  Monroe and Russell got along famously and throughout the years, right up until Janes death in 2011, she never had a cruel or unkind word to say about her co-star.

“I didn’t experience any of the lateness or unprofessionalism you hear about, that came way later. She worked very hard and always knew her lines and was absolutely determined to get ahead.” Russell remembers, “we got along very well and when I found out she was a little nervous about going out on the set, I’d stop by her dressing room and you know, say ‘come on Blondel, it’s time to go! We’re due…’ and she’d say ‘oh! alright Jane’ and we’d trot on the set together.”


Happy Birthday Jane Russell, you are forever missed.

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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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"Do you walk in real life the way you do in 'Niagara?' "

Marilyn: "I never think about the way I walk.  But since I was playing a certain type of girl in the picture who was not myself, and since the way I walked helped emphasize her, I walked as I did.
I'm sure my real-life walk is not exactly the same."
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These stunning costumes from the movie 'Niagara,' (screen worn and used in publicity photos) have been auctioned in recent years.
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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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    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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