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Russian artist who impersonated Marilyn Monroe and Vladimir Putin dies at 43
Top Russian artist, Vladislav Mamyshev-Monroe, who painstakingly transformed himself to resemble Adolf Hitler, Marilyn Monroe and Vladimir Putin for avant-garde photo performances, has died at 43, Russian news agencies reported Thursday. Mamyshev-Monroe drowned in a hotel swimming pool in Bali, Russian news agencies reported, citing the Russian embassy in Jakarta.…
African diva aims for ‘Marilyn moment’ at Obama inauguration
South Africa’s Lira will be one among many performers at Barack Obama’s inaugural celebrations Monday, but she is determined to be remembered for a performance to rival Marilyn Monroe’s wooing of John F. Kennedy. The multi-platinum artist hopes to give Obama and other guests at the Ambassadors’ Inaugural Ball in…
New FBI files: Marilyn Monroe ‘associated closely’ with suspected Communists
Actress Marilyn Monroe vacationed in Mexico and “associated closely” with suspected communists, much to the chagrin of her personal staff, according to newly-released FBI records. The Associated Press reported that the redacted files, brought to light after a Freedom of Information Act request, show an investigation into Monroe’s suspected ties…
Queen Elizabeth’s wardrobe secrets revealed in new book
A gust of wind in her skirts worked for Marilyn Monroe, but aides to Queen Elizabeth II take care to avoid any such incident for the monarch by sewing weights into her dresses, one of her aides revealed Monday. “The queen undertakes a wide range of engagements, many of which…
Polish auction features rare original photos of Marilyn Monroe by Milton Greene
Marilyn Monroe aficionados are flocking to a Warsaw auction house to see pictures of the American blonde bombshell and other Hollywood stars snapped by acclaimed celebrity photographer Milton Greene. Juliusz Windorbski, who heads the Dom Aukcyjny Desa Unicum auction house in the Polish capital, said a total of 240 photos…
Candid Marilyn Monroe photos to be auctioned
Rare Marilyn Monroe photographs immortalising the American blonde bombshell will be auctioned November 8 in Warsaw, an auction house in the Polish capital announced Wednesday. Poland’s state treasury obtained the candid shots of Monroe — taken by a friend, Milton Green — in a collection of nearly 4,000 photographs it…
Candid Marilyn Monroe photos go public in Poland
WARSAW — As fans worldwide mark 50 years since her untimely death, a collection of rare Marilyn Monroe photographs immortalising the American blonde bombshell went on display in Warsaw Monday. Poland’s State Treasury obtained the candid shots of Monroe by a friend. Milton Green, in a collection of nearly 4,000…
Marilyns from around the world meet for Monroe tributes
When a faux Hugh Hefner, clad in his trademark smoking jacket, finishes his karaoke song, he turns to Marilyn Monroe and asks: “Do you want to marry me?” The Marilyn look-alike — Canadian Nadine Banville — was part of a recent tribute to the iconic movie star, who died 50…
Marilyn Monroe ‘last’ pics fail to sell
NEW YORK — Nude photos from what is said to have been Marilyn Monroe’s last formal photo shoot, just six weeks before her 1962 death, failed to sell at auction Tuesday in New York. The collection on sale as “Marilyn Monroe — Last Sitting” had an estimated value of between…
Bamboo Reviews: Mad Men, Season Two
Warning: Pure spoilage. We just finished watching the second season of “Mad Men” yesterday, and boy, is that a satisfying show. It’s hard to review an entire season of a show, especially such a complex one, so I’ll make this post more just a collection of observations. Feel more than…
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