Marilyn Remembered Fan Club Updates

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSEPH COTTEN


Happy Birthday to Jospeh Cotten, one of Hollywood’s greatest character actors.  Cotton had a lengthy career in Hollywood spanning 5 decades, some of his biggest film credits include: “The Third Man,” “Citizen Kane,” “Airport ’77,” “Portrait Of Jennie” and of course the 1953 film noir thriller “Niagara,” in which he co starred opposite Marilyn Monroe in her first major starring film role.


Cotton spoke fondly of Marilyn, once remarking:
“Everything that girl does is sexy. A lot of people – the ones who haven’t met Marilyn – will tell you it’s all publicity. That’s malarkey. They’ve tried to give a hundred girls the same publicity build up. It didn’t take with them. This girl’s really got it!”

Happy birthday Mr Cotten!

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MARILYN PORTRAIT EXHIBITION IN UK

UK fans are getting spoiled this year, as another Marilyn Monroe photographic exhibition is heading our way this year, hot on the tail of the up and coming “Up Close With Marilyn: Portaits by Milton H. Greene” that opens in London today.  https://www.marilynrememberedfanclub.com/portrait-exhibition-in-london/

Held in Suffolk at the Moyse’s Hall Museum, the website reads:
An iconic exhibition of images from some of the 20th Century’s greatest photographic artists.
Experience a prestigious, hand-curated, collection of rare vintage photographs and limited edition prints celebrating the remarkable life and career of Hollywood legend, Marilyn Monroe. 

The exhibition runs from 2nd June to 30th September and a £5 entry fee.

For more information, head here:  https://www.moyseshall.org/whats-on/details.cfm?id=368747&ins=474789

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REMEMBERING RITA HAYWORTH

Remembering the luminescent Rita Hayworth, who passed away on this date in 1987. Rita was the reigning Queen of Columbia Pictures when Marilyn was under contract to them in 1948. There is little doubt that Marilyn was given the “Rita look” in those six months. Rita was a fantastic dancer and it’s said that she was Fred Astaire’s favourite partner.


Marilyn with “The Rita Look.”

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REMEMBERING FRANK SINATRA


Today, 14th May 2018, marks 20 years since the passing of one of the greatest all round American entertainers in history, Frank Sinatra.

Sinatra is one of the best selling musical artists of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide.  His hits include: “Come Fly With Me,” “New York, New York,” “Something Stupid,” “Strangers In The Night,” and the ever popular “My Way.”  He was also a major motion picture star, with more than 40 film credits to his name, including an Oscar Winning performance in the classic “From Here To Eternity,” co starring Deborah Kerr and Burt Lancaster.

There is speculation that Marilyn Monroe and Frank Sinatra met as early as 1954 during her marriage to Joe DiMaggio.  DiMaggio and Sinatra were certainly friends during this period, but with no photographic evidence, it’s harder to prove.  What we do know for a fact is that they became firm friends in 1960 during the shooting of Marilyn’s last completed picture “The Misfits,” shot on location in Reno, Nevada.  It is even widely believed that the pair had a brief fling during that hot summer.

Sinatra was very generous with Marilyn, gifting her emerald earings which she wore to the Golden Globe Awards.

“I live here all alone with my snowball, my little white poodle – he was given to me by my dear old friend Frank Sinatra. I call him Maf.”

Frank Sinatra gave Maf (a subtle reference to Sinatra’s connections to the Mafia) to Marilyn in 1961 while in New York. Marilyn would let Maf sleep on a white fur coat given to her by Arthur Miller. Maf was sent to Marilyn to live with her in Hollywood once she bought a house in Brentwood and intended to make it her permanent home.  After Marilyn passed, Maf went to live with Sinatra’s secretary, Gloria Lovell.

Aside from being friends, Sinatra was one of Marilyn’s very favourite entertainers, when asked directly who was her favourite singing star, Monroe quipped “well frankly… I’d have to say Frank!”

Sadly, but touchingly, Sinatra’s records were on Marilyn’s turntable when her body was disovered the night she passed away.

Although 20 years have passed, Sinatra remains popular to this day, the epitome of “cool”… the “Chairman Of The Board”… his velvet singing tones and suave persona will live on in the hearts and minds of his legions of fans, old and new forever.

Rest in peace Francis Albert.

For more information on this incredible giant of the entertainment industry, simply head to http://www.sinatra.com/