Posts Tagged with Marilyn Monroe

MEMORIES OF MARILYN: ANDRE DE DIENES
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MEMORIES OF MARILYN: ANDRE DE DIENES

Andre De Dienes:

“I asked her to flirt with my camera, to entice me with her sex appeal and to move as fast as possible, without any posing, while I was clicking the shutter over and over. And I spoke to Marilyn about she being a ne Lillian Russell and I began teaching her to walk onto a stage. She was holding the parasol and I told her she as Lillian, the great stage actress and over and over again I made Marilyn walk towards me with more and more self assurance and sex appeal, pretending she was walking on stage! I took at least two dozen shots of her like that.

Marilyn was extremely co-operative, patient, eager to please me and eager to learn! Out of a little idea and imagination I created an enormous enthusiasm for both of us that afternoon, and repeatedly we told each other that we were going to make history! And I told her my pictures of her would last forever. It was a happy afternoon for us both.”

The very same umbrella that was used for this photo shoot, still exsists today.  It is on display at the “Museum Of Style Icons” in Ireland.
https://newbridgesilverware.com/museum

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAROLD LLOYD

Remembering the great Harold Lloyd on his birthday (20th April 1893.) After retiring from a very successful career in silent movies, Harold became a renowned Hollywood photographer. Among his subjects was none other than Marilyn!

Taken from “The Marilyn Monroe Encyclopedia” by Adam Victor:

A star of gravity-defying silent slapstick, one of the most famous comedians of the silent age, Lloyd had become a photographer by the time Marilyn became a big star.  He was snapping away in 1952 during the photo shoot for Marilyn’s first LIFE cover, and he arranged several more sessions over the following year.  His photographic speciality was colour stereo pictures.  Seven pictures of Marilyn appeared in a 1992 book of his 3-D photographs, with text by Lloyds granddaughter Suzanne Lloyd Hayes.

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PORTRAIT EXHIBITION IN LONDON

There’s a new FREE Milton H. Greene portrait exhibition called “Up Close with Marilyn” happening in London, United Kingdom this year between Friday 11th May – Saturday 24th June.

“Proud Galleries is pleased to present ‘Up Close with Marilyn: Portraits by Milton H. Greene’, an exhibition of rare photographs of Marilyn Monroe, captured by celebrated photographer Milton H. Greene. Milton photographed the versatile characters Marilyn performed for the camera, shooting the actress in 52 different settings resulting in an archive of over 5000 images. Projecting intimate vulnerability whilst commanding the attention of her audience, Marilyn’s ability to construct and control her public image reinforced her position as one of Hollywood’s most admired and publicised 1950s movie stars. The large-scale photographic prints included in this collection exhibit Marilyn in overwhelming detail, encapsulating the glamour, charisma and unique charm that contributed to her stratospheric success and enduring legacy. Marilyn Monroe is arguably the most photographed personality of the 1950s; famed for her intoxicating sexuality wrapped in an aura of almost childlike innocence. By the time she had filmed her first movie at the age of 21, Marilyn had already experimented with her now famous bleached hair, but it was not until she turned 30 that she legally changed her name from Norma Jean to Marilyn Monroe. Whilst she is remembered for a baby doll rendition of Happy Birthday and holding down her blowing white skirt in front of paparazzi, Marilyn was far from the ‘dumb blonde’ she performed. Through a contemporary lens, Marilyn has become a symbol of not only sex appeal, but empowerment and womanhood as she embraced the camera in a way that no celebrity had dared to do before. Milton’s poised and elegant depictions demonstrate Marilyn’s ability to create an entirely different character in front of the lens with just a simple glance, whether she is seductively posing in a negligee or hiding a coy smile with her hand. ‘Up Close with Marilyn: Portraits by Milton H. Greene’ allows the viewer to indulge in the fantasy of ‘Marilyn’ that she so effortlessly created for those who met her enthralling gaze.”

For dates and times of the exhibition, please head here: https://www.list.co.uk/event/21010490-up-close-with-marilyn-portraits-by-milton-h-greene/

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAUL DOUGLAS

Today we are wishing actor Paul Douglas (April 11th 1907 – September 11th 1959) a very happy birthday.

Douglas was an American movie star, who made his debut in films in 1936 and worked consistently up until his untimely death at 52 in 1959.  Some of his film credits include: “A Letter To Three Wives” (1949) and “Panic In The Streets” (1950.)  But it was his role in the classic film noir drama “Clash By Night” (1952) as the bumbling, but loveable Jerry D’Amato starring alongside Barbara Stamwyk, Robert Ryan and Marilyn Monroe, that he will be best remembered.  Douglas also shared the same billing with Marilyn in the 1952 comedy “We’re Not Married!”

Douglas had been cast as Mr Jeff D. Sheldrake, an iconic character in the equally iconic film “The Apartment” (1960) which was Directed by Billy Wilder and co-starred Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine.  It would go on to be nominated for 10 Academy Awards (winning 5, including Best Picture.)  But tragically, Douglas died suddenly of a heart attack in 1959 and the role was recast and given to Fred MacMurray.



Here he is with Marilyn at the 1953 Photoplay Awards.