Head over to “Marilyn Monroe Collection” on Instagram, where our very own Scott Fortner has conducted an interview with English National Ballet costumer James Kelly. Kelly is responsible for creating the world’s most exact and precise replica of Marilyn Monroe’s “Happy Birthday Mr. President” dress.
You can check out the interview here!: https://www.instagram.com/p/CGfpz4-nOXd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&fbclid=IwAR1e70yxKtQwMVHkmRkpddlyLGBgrt1YnUMI9SuvskUYMuOkTF2MA8l9vbs
Many thanks for ‘Marilyn Remembered’ fan club member Marina Kracker for sharing these pictures of an incredible monument to Marilyn in Inje, South Korea.
The statue, which shows Marilyn in her famous “Seven Year Itch” pose, is a monumental tribute to Marilyn’s time in Korea, preforming 10 shows over 4 days to an estimated 10,000 excited servicemen.
The concerts which took place during February 1954 were considered one of the highlights of Marilyn’s life. She was once quoted as saying: “The trip was the best thing that ever happened to me. I never felt like a star before in my heart. It was so wonderful to look down and see a fellow smiling at me.”
⭐⭐⭐A Favourite Dress⭐⭐⭐
Marilyn Monroe appeared in the same sweater dress on screen a total of four times throughout 1950.
Marilyn’s wardrobe for first scene in “The Fireball”, in which she is a spectator at a roller derby, came from her own closet. It would get its widest exposure the next time she wore it, which was in the most acclaimed film of the year: “All About Eve.”
The dress then reemerged on Marilyn in the film “Hometown Story”, and then finally in a screen test she made with Richard Conte referred to as “Cold Shoulder” in December 1950.
Source: “Marilyn Monroe: Platinum Fox” by Cindy De La Hoz
Countless photographs and even video footage of Marilyn Monroe’s funeral on August 8th 1962 at Westwood Memorial Chapel have always been been readily available to the public, but only in black and white… until now.
These never-before-seen colour photographs of Monroe’s funeral have recently surfaced and have rocked the Marilyn community to its core.
Many thanks to Tracy Knauss, who uploaded the photographs with this caption:
“Never-before-seen, rare color photos of Marilyn Monroe’s funeral. A client of mine was only 22 years old when he accidentally came upon the funeral of Marilyn Monroe. He jumped the fence and got a handful of shots that hadn’t been seen until I scanned these images for him last month. Monroe died 58 years ago today in 1962. You might find some of them interesting. This guy was an amateur photographer and his pics are candid but historic in some regard, especially since all of them were in color. Enjoy.”
The Marilyn community would love to thank Tracy’s client for sharing these incredible images with us. They are truly special.
