Month: October 2010
Marilyn Spotting:  Coronado, CA & Aspen, CO

Marilyn Spotting: Coronado, CA & Aspen, CO

A friend of mine sent me these photos of a Marilyn Monroe art piece, seen in a shop window in Coronado, CA, home of the Hotel Del Coronado where Some Like It Hot was filmed.Also, I discovered (via the Internet) that there is a Marilyn shrine on a ski slope in Aspen,...

New TCM Poll:  No One Equals Marilyn Monroe

New TCM Poll: No One Equals Marilyn Monroe

A new Turner Classic Movies (TCM) poll gauges how modern movies, stars and filmmakers stack up against Hollywood icons. The sometimes surprising results show that Johnny Depp fills Errol Flynn's shoes, and Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt capture some of the glamour of...

Watts Won’t Play “Glossy, Gorgeous” Monroe

Watts Won’t Play “Glossy, Gorgeous” Monroe

Naomi Watts has revealed that her movie about Marilyn Monroe will not show a "glossy, gorgeous" side to the screen icon.The Australian actress admitted that she will not begin work on the Monroe biopic until she completes next movie The Impossible."It's based on the...

Marilyn Monroe Photographer Richard C. Miller Dies at 98

Marilyn Monroe Photographer Richard C. Miller Dies at 98

As photographer Richard C. Miller documented the construction of the four-level freeway interchange in mid-20th century downtown Los Angeles, he was overwhelmed by its man-made beauty."I saw it and just went out of my mind," he later wrote. "I thought, 'My God, this...

Marilyn Monroe Sued by Joe DiMaggio

Marilyn Monroe Sued by Joe DiMaggio

Marilyn Monroe has recently become the target of a lawsuit from ex-husband and New York Yankees great Joe DiMaggio. In spite of the fact that both celebrities are now deceased, DiMaggio's attorney is moving to block the use of a photo depicting the couple together on...

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