Marilyn Monroe

Joe DiMaggio Marilyn Monroe Marilyn: August 1953

MARILYN MONROE AND JOE DIMAGGIO IN THEIR COURTING DAYS

Photo: Reuters

Just when you thought you’ve seen every photo ever taken of Marilyn Monroe, along comes another book of exclusive pictures. It’s called Marilyn: August 1953 and the pictures were all taken for Look magazine while 27 year old Marilyn was filming “The River of No Return” with Robert Mitchum and Rory Calhoun in Alberta, Canada. Baseball hero Joe DiMaggio visited her on location and Marilyn looks sweet and a little shy in their photo. They got married the following year.

By Janet / September 26, 2010
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Angelina Jolie Frank Sinatra George Clooney Maf the Dog Marilyn Monroe

WHAT IF MARILYN MONROE’S DOG WROTE A MEMOIR?

Somehow we can’t picture Angelina Jolie playing Marilyn Monroe, but she’s got the part in an upcoming movie, according to writer Andrew O’Hagen. He wrote the book “The Life And Opinions Of Maf The Dog, And Of His Friend Marilyn Monroe.” It’s about the last two years in Marilyn’s life, told from the point of view of her Maltese Maf (short for “Mafia”) – the pooch that was given to Monroe by her friend Frank Sinatra. The author says George Clooney will play Sinatra. Maf had an exciting life – he encountered JFK and went with Marilyn to acting classes and restaurants. When Marilyn died, Sinatra’s secretary adopted Maf.

By Janet / August 16, 2010
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