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Archive for the ‘Marilyn Monroe’ Category

March 16th, 2008

Did You Know? 5 (ish) Marilyn Monroe Facts

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Her childhood was far less than normal. Her mother was a film-cutter at RKO who, widowed and insane, abandoned her to sequence of foster homes. She was nearly smothered to death at two, and believed to have been raped at six. At nine, the LA […]

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March 15th, 2008

Marilyn Monroe Quotes

“Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them.”
“To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation. But I’m working on the foundation.”

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February 29th, 2008

Video Week - First YouTube Result for Marilyn Monroe

Ah yes, the “Happy Birthday Mr. President” on May 19, 1962 shows up first in YouTube today when searching for “Marilyn Monroe”.
What a classic, if not questionable, display!

So much controversy around this - all the JFK conspiracy theories and such, and this one stands out quite a bit. No wonder they compared Mr. Hillary Clinton […]

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September 20th, 2007

Thirsty Thursdays - Royal Stretch

Thanks to TheBar.com for the recipe and image for this yummy looking Royal Stretch!
This would be something Marilyn Monroe would’ve definitely served at a party… it matches her dress in Gentleman Prefer Blondes! It’s light (thanks to the club soda, but not so light you don’t know you’re drinking), bubbly, and slightly fruity thanks to […]

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August 20th, 2007

Hollywood Icon - Marilyn Monroe - on AMC tonight

It’s a Marilyn Monroe Movie Marathon tonight on AMC!
8:00 PM Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
10:00 PM The Seven Year Itch (1955) (One of my all time favorites!)
12:15 AM Bus Stop (1956)
If for some reason you either can’t watch, or can’t get enough, you can buy a nice collection of Marilyn Monroe films, including […]

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