Birthday remembrance for actor Robert Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997). Robert co-stared with Marilyn in River of no Return, 1954. They had met previously as he was a former co-worker and friend of Marilyn’s first husband, Jim Dougherty.
Today we are remembering Robert Mitchum, who died on this date 21 years ago. Mitchum (August 6th 1917 – July 1st 1997) was an American film actor, director, author, poet, composer, and singer. He worked consisently over 5 decades and some of his biggest film credits include: “Cape Fear,” “The Longest Day” and “Heaven Knows Mr Allison.” Marilyn fans will recognise him for his starring role alongside Monroe in the 1954 western “River Of No Return.”
Mitchum had first encountered Marilyn many years earlier as Norma Jeane, when she was just seventeen and married to Jim Dougherty, then a colleague of his at the Lockheed factory in Van Nuys. Norma Jeane and Mitchum met once or twice at the time and Mitchum reportedly thought she was “very shy and sweet, but not very comfortable around people.”
After working together on “River Of No Return,” Mitchum and Marilyn remained friends.
Happy Canada Day to all our Canadian members.
These photos were taken during the filming of “River Of No Return” in 1953, whilst on location in Canada, in the national parks of Banff and Jaspe, in Alberta, and in the Canadian Rockies.
