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Subject: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 09/23/07 at 11:02 am

I am a huge fan of Marilyn Monroe and I have numerous books & magazines about her, so ask me anything!
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/Life10.jpg

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: xSiouXBoIx on 09/23/07 at 11:43 am

Did she.........like cats? Most people don't seem to  :-\\. I love cats.

Did she ever own one?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 09/23/07 at 2:19 pm

Marilyn owned a white persian cat named Mitsou when she lived in New York in the mid-50's.
I think she was mainly a dog person though.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/23/07 at 2:24 pm

What is your opinion on her death, was she murdered?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 09/23/07 at 3:18 pm

I believe she accidentally overdosed.
I know that she was hanging out with some unscrupulous people towards the end of her life like the Kennedy's and Frank Sinatra but I don't believe they had anything to do with her death.
If anyone, it was her dam doctors perscribing her pills!

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 09/23/07 at 6:05 pm

What would she be doing if she was alive today?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 09/24/07 at 9:08 am

Hmmm, let's see. She would be 81 years old this year so she might not be doing too much!

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 09/24/07 at 3:01 pm


Hmmm, let's see. She would be 81 years old this year so she might not be doing too much!



What about making appearances on late night talk shows?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 09/24/07 at 6:06 pm

^ Ya, Maybe promoting her new book about her life!

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Ashkicksass on 09/24/07 at 9:33 pm

Do you have a favorite Marilyn movie?  What about a favorite photograph of her?  I also love her, though I don't know as much about her as I'd like to.

P.S.  I love your avatar too.  Very cool.  :)

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 09/26/07 at 6:27 pm

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/Marilyn%20favorites/mm181.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/Marilyn%20favorites/andre-068.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/Marilyn%20favorites/mmthink.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/Marilyn%20favorites/sternscan.jpg
Those are some of my favorite photos and I would recommend seeing Gentlemen Prefer Blondes or The Seven Year Itch for a movie.
Thanks about the avatar, I thought it was real groovy!

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 09/27/07 at 6:34 am

Why did she pose for Playboy?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/07 at 6:36 am


Why did she pose for Playboy?
...and continuing on Howard's question.

At what stage of her career did she pose for Playboy?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 09/27/07 at 6:37 am


...and continuing on Howard's question.

At what stage of her career did she pose for Playboy?



Yeah,That's a good one.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Tia on 09/27/07 at 6:39 am

did you ever hear the one about how the JFK assassination was prompted in part by bobby kennedy showing marilyn monroe the UFOs at Area 51 to impress her?

it's true, i read it somewhere.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 09/27/07 at 5:38 pm


...and continuing on Howard's question.

At what stage of her career did she pose for Playboy?


Marilyn never posed for Playboy but she was the very first playmate I guess you could say.
She appeared on the first cover in Dec. '53 and there were nude photos of her taken by photographerTom Kelly from 1949 inside.
Hugh Hefner bought those photos for $500 and Playboy sold out their very first issue.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/07 at 5:40 pm


Marilyn never posed for Playboy but she was the very first playmate I guess you could say.
She appeared on the first cover in Dec. '53 and there were nude photos of her taken by photographerTom Kelly from 1949 inside.
Hugh Hefner bought those photos for $500 and Playboy sold out their very first issue.

So by 1953, MM had made several films?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 09/27/07 at 5:49 pm

She was just a starlet when she posed nude for Tom Kelly in '49 but she had achieved stardom by 1952, Marilyn starred in 3 films in 1953 - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Niagara & How to Marry a Millionaire so she was very popular when the magazine was issued.
http://www.marilynmonroe.ca/camera/Playboy/index.html

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 09/27/07 at 5:50 pm


She was just a starlet when she posed nude for Tom Kelly in '49 but she had achieved stardom by 1952, Marilyn starred in 3 films in 1953 - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Niagara & How to Marry a Millionaire so she was very popular when the magazine was issued.
http://www.marilynmonroe.ca/camera/Playboy/index.html
Wasn't she in Love Happy with the Marx Brothers before then?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 09/27/07 at 5:55 pm


did you ever hear the one about how the JFK assassination was prompted in part by bobby Kennedy showing Marilyn Monroe the UFOs at Area 51 to impress her?

it's true, i read it somewhere.

Don't believe everything you read.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 09/27/07 at 5:58 pm


Wasn't she in Love Happy with the Marx Brothers before then?

Yes, Love Happy was released in 1950 but she was only in that film for 1 small scene (maybe 30 seconds)
Great scene though!

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: xSiouXBoIx on 09/27/07 at 6:34 pm

She was also in 'All About Eve' in 1950.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 09/27/07 at 7:10 pm


She was also in 'All About Eve' in 1950.

Yes, you're right! She was still a starlet though, only 2 or 3 minutes of screen time in that one. What a great movie that was. 

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 09/28/07 at 3:29 pm

In one of the photos she exposed her breasts so wouldn't that be considered porn?  ???

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 09/29/07 at 4:20 am

No, not for me. If your kinda turned on by exposed breasts, I guess it's erotic but I wouldn't say porn!

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 09/29/07 at 6:41 am


No, not for me. If your kinda turned on by exposed breasts, I guess it's erotic but I wouldn't say porn!


I'm guessing porn back in those days was discreet.It wasn't as exposed as it is now.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 09/29/07 at 11:31 am


I'm guessing porn back in those days was discreet.It wasn't as exposed as it is now.

She wasn't called a sex symbol for nothing! She was never a porn star IMO.
You're right though, porn was more 'underground' back then.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 09/30/07 at 6:50 am

There is another website with more nude pictures but only her breasts show.

Damn,She was hot back in the days. :o

I wish I could've lost my virginity to her. :(

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: MidKnightDarkness on 09/30/07 at 9:44 am


There is another website with more nude pictures but only her breasts show.

Damn,She was hot back in the days. :o

I wish I could've lost my virginity to her. :(



Dammit, Howard, let's keep it in our pants while in the Marilyn Monroe thread, Mmmm'kay?


Anyway, last night, for the first time, I saw "Some Like It Hot" at the drive-in. I must say her voice was that of a multitude of nails scraping against a chalkboard, her acting left much to be desired, and by the end of the movie, all I wanted to do was eat babies. Seriously, it was quite the torturous experience, which is odd for me, being that I'm such a fan of the classics.

Next to the naturally beautiful Audrey Hepburn, I don't know what people saw in her, really. Maybe I'm just one for brunettes.

Her voice seemed like a major act to me, all breathless and baby-like. Was it the real deal?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 09/30/07 at 1:43 pm

I'm surprised that you disliked the film so much. There must be something about it that you liked since it was voted #1 comedy by AFI and Monroe even won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a musical or comedy for her role.
As for her singing... that breathy baby voice was part of her trademark. She sang and talked like that because that's what the fans wanted and expected of her.
I have listened to her voice in a few interviews and she sounds quite normal, it's still soft and faint but without the act.
Boop-boop-be-doop!

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 10/01/07 at 2:15 pm

If Marilyn Monroe were alive today,
she’d be considered too fat to model.


Would this be true? ???

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/01/07 at 7:44 pm

Marilyn started her career modeling in 1945 - She's the one in the middle
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/Blue%20Book/bluebookmm.jpg
But your right, by todays standards she would be too fat and short (she was 5' 5") to model.
She could probably do print ads but never a runway model.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 10/02/07 at 6:11 am

But how much did she weigh?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: danootaandme on 10/04/07 at 8:34 am

She was little, only 5'5.  I saw one of her dresses somewhere and I didn't know she was so small.  She was probably 120 lbs.  These days she would probably be considered too big and would have to go anorexic to get work.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/04/07 at 10:14 pm

Why are you so concerned about what she weighed?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 10/05/07 at 6:23 am


Why are you so concerned about what she weighed?


I don't know,I was just wondering.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/05/07 at 8:21 am

Oh, Ok. Marilyn usually weighed between 115 and 120 pounds. At the time of her death she weighed 117 pounds.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 10/05/07 at 3:43 pm

How would she feel about today's world and what would she say about it?  ???

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/05/07 at 10:48 pm

How should I know?  Marilyn Monroe has died so I don't know what she thought about the future. All I know about Marilyn is when she was alive. I can't think for her!

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/07 at 7:54 am

Did MM leave anything like a diary?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: MidKnightDarkness on 10/06/07 at 8:39 am

What does Marilyn Monroe think of my new shoes?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/06/07 at 11:12 am


Did MM leave anything like a diary?

Marilyn reportedly had a red diary to write about her dates with Robert Kennedy. Supposedly, Marilyn wrote about important political issues that RFK had discussed with her. It has mysteriously disappeared. Over the years, several people have claimed to have it but failed to produce it.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/06/07 at 11:18 am


What does Marilyn Monroe think of my new shoes?

I'm not Marilyn but I know she loved shoes!
Here's a photo of one of her shoes
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/redshoe-3.jpg

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/07 at 11:20 am


Marilyn reportedly had a red diary to write about her dates with Robert Kennedy. Supposedly, Marilyn wrote about important political issues that RFK had discussed with her. It has mysteriously disappeared. Over the years, several people have claimed to have it but failed to produce it.
I was thinking in line with a diary during the fifties, but what you have informed us of is intriguing.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: MidKnightDarkness on 10/06/07 at 11:31 am


I'm not Marilyn but I know she loved shoes!
Here's a photo of one of her shoes
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/redshoe-3.jpg


Hm. Nice.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Badfinger-fan on 10/06/07 at 2:01 pm

just a souple of physical questions about M M. how tall was Marilyn?
how much do you think did she weighed? particularly in the movie Some Like It Hot because she was extremely voluptuous and curvaceous, and was not athletic looking or slender as many actresses try to be today. she was beautiful 

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/07 at 2:02 pm

Where is she buried?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/06/07 at 2:05 pm


just a souple of physical questions about M M. how tall was Marilyn?
how much do you think did she weighed? particularly in the movie Some Like It Hot because she was extremely voluptuous and curvaceous, and was not athletic looking or slender as many actresses try to be today. she was beautiful 
http://www.filmnight.org/images/somelikeit.jpg

Judging by this still from Some Like It Hot she was taller than Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Badfinger-fan on 10/06/07 at 2:35 pm


http://www.filmnight.org/images/somelikeit.jpg

Judging by this still from Some Like It Hot she was taller than Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon.
looks like it, but I think she's sitting on something like a stool or on the piano. that's such a good fun movie and she was so damn hot it hurt  ;D

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/06/07 at 2:40 pm

Marilyn is buried at Westwood Memorial Cemetary in Los Angeles, California.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/funeral/monroemarilynnew3.jpg

Marilyn's height was 5' 5"  
In that photo from Some Like It Hot, she's sitting on a piano with Tony & Jack standing in the back.
She was also pregnant at the time that film was made so she weighed a little more than usual.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Badfinger-fan on 10/06/07 at 2:48 pm


Marilyn is buried at Westwood Memorial Cemetary in Los Angeles, California.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/funeral/monroemarilynnew3.jpg

Marilyn's height was 5' 5"  
In that photo from Some Like It Hot, she's sitting on a piano with Tony & Jack standing in the back.
She was also pregnant at the time that film was made so she weighed a little more than usual.
pregnant??  :o  she sure looked good.  does she have any surviving children?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/06/07 at 3:25 pm

Marilyn desperately wanted children but unfortunately she had 3 miscarriages.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Dominic L. on 10/06/07 at 7:45 pm

I know she was buried in LA, in an unmarked grave (Well, I thought so until I saw that picture up thar) next to Frank Zappa's. >:-}D

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 10/06/07 at 7:59 pm

http://www.forartist.com/forensic/modification/mmmorf.gif

WOW,This scared me half to death!^  :o

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/06/07 at 8:52 pm


I know she was buried in LA, in an unmarked grave (Well, I thought so until I saw that picture up thar) next to Frank Zappa's. >:-}D

Frank Zappa is buried in the same cemetary as Marilyn but not beside her.
Here's something interesting though, Hugh Hefner has reserved the crypt next to Marilyn's

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/06/07 at 8:56 pm


http://www.forartist.com/forensic/modification/mmmorf.gif

WOW,This scared me half to death!^  :o

I sometimes think that if Marilyn got old she wouldn't be the legend she is today.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 10/07/07 at 6:16 am


I sometimes think that if Marilyn got old she wouldn't be the legend she is today.


You've got to wonder about the side effects of the drugs she was taking.She could've wound up with arthritis,bad legs or possibly walking with a cane.Could that have happened if she was alive today?  ???

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Dominic L. on 10/07/07 at 11:02 am


I sometimes think that if Marilyn got old she wouldn't be the legend she is today.


Dying early is a cheap way of being a legend. Die when you're at your most famous.

Worked for Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Marilyn Monroe...

Elliott Smith is not necessarily famous, but his death has made his presence (or lack thereof) twice as noticeable.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/07/07 at 12:33 pm


You've got to wonder about the side effects of the drugs she was taking.She could've wound up with arthritis,bad legs or possibly walking with a cane.Could that have happened if she was alive today?  ???


Indeed, quite possible.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/07 at 12:42 pm

Was Marilyn Monroe  a lover of classical music?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/07/07 at 2:24 pm

I have a book that lists some of her favorite things and yes, she did enjoy the music of Mozart & Beethoven.
Her favorite Male singer was Frank Sinatra and her favorite female singer was Ella Fitzgerald.
Some other musicians she liked were Louis Armstrong & Earl Bostick.
She really had great taste in music IMO.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/07/07 at 2:40 pm

Did Marilyn Monroe come to England on other vists, other than for the shooting of The Prince and the Showgirl?

Also, during the shooting of The Prince and the Showgirl, where did she reside?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/07/07 at 3:54 pm

I think Marilyn only went to England once to film The Prince & The Showgirl and she stayed at Parkside House, Windsor.
I also read that she stayed at Egham? Does that mean anything to you?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 10/07/07 at 7:28 pm

Did she have any grandkids?  ???

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/07/07 at 8:16 pm

Ahh, No

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/07 at 1:48 am


I think Marilyn only went to England once to film The Prince & The Showgirl and she stayed at Parkside House, Windsor.
I also read that she stayed at Egham? Does that mean anything to you?
Egham is close to Windsor.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Jessica on 10/08/07 at 11:00 am


I have a book that lists some of her favorite things and yes, she did enjoy the music of Mozart & Beethoven.
Her favorite Male singer was Frank Sinatra and her favorite female singer was Ella Fitzgerald.
Some other musicians she liked were Louis Armstrong & Earl Bostick.
She really had great taste in music IMO.


And that's what pisses me off. There was more to Marilyn than just the look, the curves, and the voice. She was WAY more intelligent than people gave her credit for. Hell, she read books that I wouldn't even tackle, and I read like a fiend! Unfortunately, everyone liked the "dumb blonde" routine, so she stuck with it. That's not to say I dislike her movies. I thought "Some Like It Hot" was great and I thoroughly enjoyed "Bus Stop". "How To Marry A Millionaire" killed me. :D

Sorry, my sister is like you (you should see her room :o), so when the talk about Marilyn gets going, I have to chime in. ;D

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/08/07 at 11:03 am


I have a book that lists some of her favorite things and yes, she did enjoy the music of Mozart & Beethoven.
Her favorite Male singer was Frank Sinatra and her favorite female singer was Ella Fitzgerald.
Some other musicians she liked were Louis Armstrong & Earl Bostick.
She really had great taste in music IMO.
What were the lines from the film "The Seven Year Itch" regarding Rachmaninov?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: MidKnightDarkness on 10/08/07 at 4:55 pm


I have a book that lists some of her favorite things and yes, she did enjoy the music of Mozart & Beethoven.
Her favorite Male singer was Frank Sinatra and her favorite female singer was Ella Fitzgerald.
Some other musicians she liked were Louis Armstrong & Earl Bostick.
She really had great taste in music IMO.



Yeah, I gotta hand it to her.. wonderful taste in music.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/10/07 at 8:33 am


What were the lines from the film "The Seven Year Itch" regarding Rachmaninov?

It shakes me! It quakes me! It makes me feel goose-pimply all over!

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 10/10/07 at 3:01 pm

Who was she dating at the time of her death?  ???

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/10/07 at 8:07 pm

There has been some speculation that she was having an affair with Bobby Kennedy around the time of her death.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/11/07 at 2:20 am


There has been some speculation that she was having an affair with Bobby Kennedy around the time of her death.
I believe there was helicopters in the air, in the area of the night MM died.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 10/11/07 at 6:23 am


There has been some speculation that she was having an affair with Bobby Kennedy around the time of her death.



Would they have married if both of them were still alive today?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/12/07 at 9:44 pm

Maybe, but Joe DiMaggio was still interested in remarrying Marilyn at the time of her death. They went on a trip together (to Florida) to reconcile but to no avail.
Also Bobby was still married at this time.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/12/07 at 10:02 pm


I believe there was helicopters in the air, in the area of the night MM died.

There probably was but was Bobby Kennedy visible? They can't seem to prove anything.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 10/13/07 at 6:36 am

What pills was she taking?  ???

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/13/07 at 8:21 am

Librium, Sulfathallidine, Nembbutal, Chloral Hydrate, Nodular, and Phenergan.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/07 at 2:32 pm


Librium, Sulfathallidine, Nembbutal, Chloral Hydrate, Nodular, and Phenergan.
...and those pill containers were on the bedside cabinet?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/13/07 at 4:06 pm

Yep! http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/funeral/brentwood2.jpg

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/17/07 at 9:58 pm

ASK ME! (More about Marilyn)

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: bookmistress4ever on 10/17/07 at 10:33 pm

She wasn't a natural blond, I wonder when she first started dyeing her hair and was she ever a redhead?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 10/18/07 at 6:35 am

Did she have any brothers or sisters in the film industry? ???

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/18/07 at 7:21 am


She wasn't a natural blond, I wonder when she first started dyeing her hair and was she ever a redhead?

Marilyn's natural hair colour was reddish brown. It was dyed blond in 1945-46 after her modeling agency suggested she would get more work as a blond.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/Andre%20Dedienes/normajeaneie.jpg

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/18/07 at 7:38 am


Did she have any brothers or sisters in the film industry? ???

She did not have any brothers or sisters, well, she did have a half sister but she was never in the film industry.
However, her Mother worked as a film cutter at RKO and Columbia Studios.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 10/18/07 at 1:17 pm

So Would her Mother or Father be alive today?  ???

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/19/07 at 5:44 am

Her Mother died of heart failure in 1984, she outlived her famous daughter by more than 20 years.
Sadly,she never really knew who her father was. :\'(

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 10/19/07 at 6:25 am


Her Mother died of heart failure in 1984, she outlived her famous daughter by more than 20 years.
Sadly,she never really knew who her father was. :\'(
Is that so, MM never knew who her father was?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/19/07 at 8:04 am

Yes it's true, her father deserted her and her mother.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 10/19/07 at 12:53 pm


Yes it's true, her father deserted her and her mother.



So we'll never know the whereabouts of Mr.Monroe?  ???

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: bookmistress4ever on 10/20/07 at 6:29 am



So we'll never know the whereabouts of Mr.Monroe?  ???


Marilyn Monroe wasn't her birth name, she started using that name as her stage name in 1946 when she started modeling.  She legally changed it to Marilyn Monroe only 6 years before her death.  Her birth certificate states that her mother's second husband, Martin Edward Mortenson, as the father; but some biographers and Marilyn's first husband said that Marilyn, herself thought that a man that Marilyn's mother had an affair with, Charles Stanley Gifford, a salesman for RKO Pictures where Gladys worked as a film-cutter was the real father.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/20/07 at 8:32 am

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/Marilyn%20favorites/StanleyGifford_01.jpg

I myself believe Stanley Gifford was Norma Jeane's (Marilyn's real name) father. She once said that she saw a photograph of him and he resembled Clark Gable.
The photo I posted kinda looks like Gable, definitely handsome!

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 10/20/07 at 6:56 pm


http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/Marilyn%20favorites/StanleyGifford_01.jpg

I myself believe Stanley Gifford was Norma Jeane's (Marilyn's real name) father. She once said that she saw a photograph of him and he resembled Clark Gable.
The photo I posted kinda looks like Gable, definitely handsome!


Would you happen to know if he's alive or dead?  ???

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Green Lantern on 10/20/07 at 7:03 pm

Ok Brigitte

1. What was the first movie she ever saw?

2. What was the first song she ever sang?

3. What was the first word she ever spoke?

4. The number of the first bus she ever caught ?

That'll do, for starters ...  :D ;D

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: bookmistress4ever on 10/20/07 at 7:28 pm

I wonder why she, more so then other actresses that died early, has reached legendary status.  I mean, I like her, she was very pretty, and she was an ok actress (I liked Some like it hot, but more so for Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis who really hammed it up).  She had a tragic life, but she had alot of success professionally.  I'm just wondering...what made her image so enduring, unlike Jean Harlow and Jane Mansfield?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Green Lantern on 10/20/07 at 7:31 pm


I wonder why she, more so then other actresses that died early, has reached legendary status.  I mean, I like her, she was very pretty, and she was an ok actress (I liked Some like it hot, but more so for Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis who really hammed it up).  She had a tragic life, but she had alot of success professionally.  I'm just wondering...what made her image so enduring, unlike Jean Harlow and Jane Mansfield?


... and I'm still obsessed with that 'bus number' !  :P  :D ;D

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 10/21/07 at 6:16 am


Ok Brigitte

1. What was the first movie she ever saw?

2. What was the first song she ever sang?

3. What was the first word she ever spoke?

4. The number of the first bus she ever caught ?

That'll do, for starters ...  :D ;D


Damn,Alan don't you think that's a wee bit too much? ::)  ;D

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/21/07 at 9:46 am


Would you happen to know if he's alive or dead?  ???

Name Charles Stanley GIFFORD
Birth 18 Sep 1898, Newport
Death 27 Jun 1965, Hemet, Riverside County, California Age: 66

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/21/07 at 10:06 am


Ok Brigitte

1. What was the first movie she ever saw?

2. What was the first song she ever sang?

3. What was the first word she ever spoke?

4. The number of the first bus she ever caught ?

That'll do, for starters ...  :D ;D

1. She was a big fan of Jean Harlow so maybe one of her films.

2. According to a book I have, the first song was "Jesus Loves Me, This I know"
(The first song she sang in a movie was "Every Baby Needs a Da-Da-Daddy")

3. Not Known.

4. Not Known & who cares?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/21/07 at 11:36 am


I wonder why she, more so then other actresses that died early, has reached legendary status.  I mean, I like her, she was very pretty, and she was an ok actress (I liked Some like it hot, but more so for Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis who really hammed it up).  She had a tragic life, but she had alot of success professionally.  I'm just wondering...what made her image so enduring, unlike Jean Harlow and Jane Mansfield?

Marilyn was a cultural phenomenon in the 50's because of all the publicity. She was probably the most photographed star ever, appearing in newspapers and magazines throughout the world.
She is quoted as saying "If I am a star, the people made me a star. No studio, no person, but the people did."
Another quote by Marilyn was "I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else."

Marilyn's iconic status has a lot to do with her childhood. She wasn't given much attention as she roamed from one foster home to another, so when a photographer asked to take her picture for a magazine in 1945, she was thrilled and so was the public!
Marilyn Monroe was born!

The public was shocked by her tragic death in 1962 (more publicity) and so magazine tributes and biographies began to spring up about her life story and people were intrigued to know as much as possible about her.

I think she was the last of the female superstars, no other woman has even come close.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/ballet8-1.jpg http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/mural6.jpg

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/21/07 at 11:45 am


Ok Brigitte

2. What was the first song she ever sang?

She certainly sang Happy Birthday!

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/21/07 at 11:50 am


She certainly sang Happy Birthday!

One of her briefest public performances, but certainly one of her most famous.

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Written By: Philip Eno on 10/21/07 at 11:53 am


One of her briefest public performances, but certainly one of her most famous.
Sung by the late Marilyn Monroe.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/21/07 at 1:56 pm


Sung by the late Marilyn Monroe.

When Peter Lawford announced that, ("Mr. President, the late Marilyn Monroe") it was quite prophetic because she was always known to be late and then she died 2 months later.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 10/22/07 at 2:11 pm


Name Charles Stanley GIFFORD
Birth 18 Sep 1898, Newport
Death 27 Jun 1965, Hemet, Riverside County, California Age: 66


So she doesn't have any other relatives that are alive today?  :(

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 10/22/07 at 8:23 pm


So she doesn't have any other relatives that are alive today?  :(

Mona Miracle is still alive (Marilyn's half niece)
See more here if your interested-
http://www.monaraemiracle.com/

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 11/10/07 at 1:07 pm


Why did she pose for Playboy?

Playboy has a reprint of the original 1953 magazine for $25! I ordered 1 a few days ago!
http://store.playboy.com/Magazines+Books+Calendars/B0000,default,sc.html?source=CYBER0720P&affiliate=20070913_PBSTORE_MBR_PBG_1STISSUE_728x90

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Badfinger-fan on 11/10/07 at 1:27 pm

do you have any posters prints, or photos of Marilyn Monroe hung up on your walls ?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/07 at 1:29 pm

Do you have her autograph?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 11/10/07 at 2:28 pm


do you have any posters prints, or photos of Marilyn Monroe hung up on your walls ?

Yes, I have this photographic print framed in my living room but every other photos I have are in books and magazines.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/blacksitting-1.jpg

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/07 at 2:30 pm

You must have piles of magazines featuring her?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 11/10/07 at 2:32 pm


Do you have her autograph?

No, nothing original.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/signature-1.gif

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/07 at 2:47 pm


No, nothing original.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/signature-1.gif
Like me, I would love to have the signature of Ludwig von Beethoven, but that would cost me thousands.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 11/10/07 at 2:49 pm


You must have piles of magazines featuring her?

Here are some of my books & magazines but I added more to my collection since this photo was taken.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/mybooks-3.jpg

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/07 at 2:51 pm


Here are some of my books & magazines but I added more to my collection since this photo was taken.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/mybooks-3.jpg
I had a feeling that LIFE would feature in your collection.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 11/10/07 at 3:10 pm

LIFE has the best photographs.

My favorite coffee mug, it says "Some Like It Hot" on the other side.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/Marilyn%20favorites/mmug.jpg

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/07 at 3:12 pm


LIFE has the best photographs.

My favorite coffee mug, it says "Some Like It Hot" on the other side.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/Marilyn%20favorites/mmug.jpg
Which is probably her best film.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 11/10/07 at 3:19 pm

Yea, most people tend to like that one best but I like The Seven Year Itch.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/The_7_Year_Itch-1.jpg

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 11/10/07 at 6:58 pm

Worst photo ever taken of Marilyn....IMO
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/rizzoworst-1.jpg

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/07 at 5:56 am


Worst photo ever taken of Marilyn....IMO
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/rizzoworst-1.jpg
What was the photographer thinking?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 11/11/07 at 5:57 am


Worst photo ever taken of Marilyn....IMO
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/rizzoworst-1.jpg


She must've been tired in this one.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 11/11/07 at 6:11 am

Or drunk!
Here's another 2 from the same photo session.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/rizzo01.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/rizzo02.jpg

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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/07 at 6:12 am


Or drunk!
Here's another photo from the same photo session.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/rizzo01.jpg
Both of them drunk?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 11/11/07 at 6:20 am

Out of all the photos taken of Marilyn, Willy Rizzo's are the worst IMO.
She looks so lifeless!
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/rizzo05.jpg

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/07 at 6:31 am


Out of all the photos taken of Marilyn, Willy Rizzo's are the worst IMO.
She looks so lifeless!
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/rizzo05.jpg
When were these pictures taken?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 11/11/07 at 12:13 pm

Feb. 1962

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/07 at 12:38 pm


Feb. 1962
Only to be found dead in half a year time.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 11/11/07 at 3:21 pm


Out of all the photos taken of Marilyn, Willy Rizzo's are the worst IMO.
She looks so lifeless!
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/rizzo05.jpg


Must've been drugs.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/07 at 3:30 pm

What drugs were found on her bedside cabinet on the night she died?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 11/11/07 at 4:59 pm


What drugs were found on her bedside cabinet on the night she died?

Librium, Sulfathallidine, Nembbutal, Chloral Hydrate, Nodular, and Phenergan.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 11/12/07 at 4:51 am


Librium, Sulfathallidine, Nembbutal, Chloral Hydrate, Nodular, and Phenergan.
All were legal in those days? Perscribed?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 11/12/07 at 6:18 am


Librium, Sulfathallidine, Nembbutal, Chloral Hydrate, Nodular, and Phenergan.


Can these be taken over the counter?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 11/15/07 at 9:12 am

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h154/Brigitte_B/marilyn145.jpg
In those days, doctors would prescribe drugs to keep them working. One pill to help them relax or sleep and another to wake them up or stay alert!

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: ladyhawk on 12/04/07 at 12:08 am

Which member on this site celebrates her birthday with Marilyn Monroe?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 12/04/07 at 6:26 am


Which member on this site celebrates her birthday with Marilyn Monroe?



Would it happen to be you?  :)

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: ladyhawk on 12/04/07 at 1:04 pm

How did you guess?! ;D ;D June 1st. She and I do have the same birthday, just a few years apart. I was either born in 1983 or 1976 I cannot for the life of me remember. Or if Philip is correct, and the candles last year on my cake reflect how old I am then I must have been born in 2005. Which one, I am so confused. Blonde thinking again! Stand back, my brain might explode!

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/07 at 5:47 am


How did you guess?! ;D ;D June 1st. She and I do have the same birthday, just a few years apart. I was either born in 1983 or 1976 I cannot for the life of me remember. Or if Philip is correct, and the candles last year on my cake reflect how old I am then I must have been born in 2005. Which one, I am so confused. Blonde thinking again! Stand back, my brain might explode!
Three candles on your birthday cake, how romantic?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 12/05/07 at 6:23 am


How did you guess?! ;D ;D June 1st. She and I do have the same birthday, just a few years apart. I was either born in 1983 or 1976 I cannot for the life of me remember. Or if Philip is correct, and the candles last year on my cake reflect how old I am then I must have been born in 2005. Which one, I am so confused. Blonde thinking again! Stand back, my brain might explode!


Happy Birthday. :)

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Brigitte on 12/08/07 at 10:23 am


How did you guess?! ;D ;D June 1st. She and I do have the same birthday, just a few years apart. I was either born in 1983 or 1976 I cannot for the life of me remember. Or if Philip is correct, and the candles last year on my cake reflect how old I am then I must have been born in 2005. Which one, I am so confused. Blonde thinking again! Stand back, my brain might explode!

Just a few years apart?
1926 was when she was born.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 10/12/15 at 3:30 pm

Do you think if Marilyn had not taken so many sleeping pills(Nembutal & Hydro Chlorine) and gotten a good night's rest without medications and gotten the help she needed months before she died, Would she have looked better? ???

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: 80sfan on 10/12/15 at 3:45 pm

I'm not sure this person goes to this website anymore.  :-\\

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Philip Eno on 12/07/15 at 3:43 pm


I'm not sure this person goes to this website anymore.  :-\\
We can all collectively supply answers here?

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 12/07/15 at 3:49 pm


We can all collectively supply answers here?


anybody can answer them.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: 80sfan on 12/07/15 at 6:12 pm


Do you think if Marilyn had not taken so many sleeping pills(Nembutal & Hydro Chlorine) and gotten a good night's rest without medications and gotten the help she needed months before she died, Would she have looked better? ???


I think she may have even still been alive.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: 80sfan on 12/07/15 at 6:34 pm

One person, not on here, once said that she wasn't mentally ill.

If she wasn't, I wonder if she was just was just depressed in a situational way.

Subject: Re: Ask me anything about Marilyn Monroe

Written By: Howard on 12/08/15 at 3:10 pm


I think she may have even still been alive.


But not in the best condition.

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