All over the news this week is a story about newly discovered Marilyn photos taken in 1961 during her visit with Carl Sandburg. The photographer, Len Steckler, even appeared on the Today show to reveal these “lost” prints and talk about the visit he witnessed. He filed the photos away until his son recently uncovered them. So now of course they are selling them on their website at http://www.thevisitseries.com/
These photos have been floating around the internet as they aren’t new to me. Or at least similar ones from the same session have been. Maybe the family didn’t know this.
Sunny Thompson’s amazing one-woman show is coming to Jacksonville Florida on Feb 11 – March 7, 2010. It is playing at the Museum of Comptemporary Art. If you live in this area do NOT miss out! For show times and tickets please visit
I noticed this commercial on TV here in Canada. An obvious homage to Marilyn singing “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend.” Sorry about the quality I grabbed my camera to catch it.
The latest show has been uploaded here. It is a real treat as it features approximately 45 minutes of Marilyn’s 1960 interview with Georges Belmont. This interview occurred while Marilyn was filming Let’s Make Love and it was done for Marie Claire magazine.
Thanks so much to Merja and Albert for their help in tracking down this footage.
What did you think of the interview? Share your thoughts with other fans by calling into the podcast voicemail line (206-222-2003) or sending audio/video to me through email.
Thanks to Coma Black, Betito, Michelle, Nuria, Kaylee, Warren, Destiny, Johanna, Jessie and Jude for sending in their tattoos. They have been added to the tattoo section HERE.
UPDATE: Looks like Keya Morgan is selling the copyright to this footage on Ebay…here is a link to the AUCTION
ANOTHER UPDATE: This auction ended Dec 14 with 32 bids for $58,100. However, it doesn’t seem possible to look up the auction now as you get the message “This listing (190355289852) has been removed, or this item is not available.”
I received this email a few weeks ago from someone who claimed they had some previously unseen Marilyn footage…
“Hi there! I was told that you hold one of the largest collections of Marilyn Monroe. I recently came across unseen footage of Marilyn Monroe from a family friend while cleaning out her garage. Apparently, she was best friend with the Karger’s and has spent the night with Marilyn with her friends the night prior to her death. This footage, however is from New Jersey in 1954- while she was visiting with her friends while filming in NY. The tape shows her smokingeither a joint or a cigarette( its a big one =) , drinking, laughing, sniffing her armpits and kissing at the camera- it is only a minute long- but such a gem. We are just asking collectors if they are, or know anyone who is interested in the tape. The woman who owns it would like to sell the rights outright because she is in her 70’s now and doesn’t want to deal with it anymore. If you are interested, I am located in Los Angeles.”
I didn’t really think much of it as I do get emails from people who think they have some rare photo or something of Marilyn (most of the time nude) and it never turns out to be her. Well, I guess this one was the real deal. It showed up on youtube today. It was purchased by Keya Morgan for $275,000. You may remember this jerk from the “Marilyn Sex Tape” rumors from a few years ago. No surprise that it is hitting the internet and saying that Marilyn is smoking pot. Doesn’t look like it to me. Regardless, it is gorgeous footage.
This photo of Marilyn shows up on book cover after book cover. I don’t know about you, but I am tired of seeing it. There are hundreds of beautiful photos of Marilyn, so why they keep using the famous gold lame photo is beyond me. Just have a look at all the ones I found in my collection. Am I missing any?
1. The Marilyn Encyclopedia by Adam Victor
2. The Marilyn Monroe Treasures by Jenna Glatzer
3. Marilyn Monroe: Unseen Archives by Marie Clayton
4. Marilyn by Neil Sinyard
5. Marilyn Monroe Screen Greats by Tom Hutchinson
6. Marilyn: The Last Goddess by Jerome Charyn
It has been 5 years since the Franklin Mint released a new Porcelain Marilyn Monroe doll. So I was excited to see the new Eternally Marilyn. She seems to be based on the Richard Avedon photos of Marilyn in a black sequined dress with a fur wrap. The only difference is that they went with a black wrap on the doll.
I love dolls that have been created since 2000. Their poses are interesting and I think they do a great job capturing Marilyn’s likeness. The earlier dolls leave a lot to be desired. I also like that they are using less “famous” outfits. I get tired of seeing the same film worn costumes all the time. Marilyn has a library of amazing photographs and it is great to see them come to life in doll form.
If you are interested in ordering her please follow this link to the doll sectionof my website and scroll down to the No. 18 doll where you will see an ordering link. I appreciate everyone who visits my site to order their franklin mint dolls as I get a small commission which helps to pay the hosting fees – and keeps those annoying pop-up ads off my site.
You can get a discount at Franklin Mint using these codes until Dec 31, 2009. Save 25% when you spend $300 (Code XM25), Save 20% when you spend $250 (Code XM20) and Save 10% when you spend $150 (Code XM10).
For those who live in Canada, I will add a link here shortly to a distributor in Canada for the Franklin Mint Products.
There is a new Marilyn book in the works that will be similar to the Marilyn Monroe Treasures book that was released last year. I have seen their Warhol treasure book and it is fabulous! The reproduction items are really detailed and I am excited another publisher is taking a crack at this type of Marilyn book.
They are looking for fans who would be willing to share any items connected with Marilyn such as letters, receipts, notes, etc. Basically anything that could be reproduced. The warhol book had a passport – Man, I wish we could get Marilyn’s passport into this one! The quality is superb.
If you or someone you know can help please contact:
All over the news this week is a story about newly discovered Marilyn photos taken in 1961 during her visit with Carl Sandburg. The photographer, Len Steckler, even appeared on the Today show to reveal these “lost” prints and talk about the visit he witnessed. He filed the photos away until his son recently uncovered them. So now of course they are selling them on their website at http://www.thevisitseries.com/
It has been 5 years since the Franklin Mint released a new Porcelain Marilyn Monroe doll. So I was excited to see the new Eternally Marilyn. She seems to be based on the Richard Avedon photos of Marilyn in a black sequined dress with a fur wrap. The only difference is that they went with a black wrap on the doll.
