Nothing sums Marilyn up better than Elton John's song, "Candle In The Wind." A marvelous beauty -- she is our culture's Venus -- she none the less lived her life with a certain lack of arrogance and confidence that made her accessible and loved by millions.
From her storybook romance with Joe DiMaggio, the Yankee slugger, who was with Michael Jordan of his era in terms of athlete popularity, to her flirtatous association with the Kennedys to effortless, unassuming charisma, Marilyn's off-the-screen life contributed to her legend as much as her on-screen talent.
Hers is an undying grace. Her beauty lives on as our cultural standard. Like few pop culture icons, she has achieved a place in American history that helps define her era. Simply put, Marilyn Monroe never be forgotten.
The red carpet event was fit for the stars, as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and John Wayne greeted guests at the entrance to the Victoria College Student Center.
Publ.Date : Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:35:58 GMTBy Michael Gill WARHOL PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION The best known of Andy Warhol's many works are his paintings and silk-screen prints of pop-culture icons, from Marilyn Monroe to cans of Campbells Soup. But the basis for much of that work was his copious and accomplished photography, much of it documenting people and events at the Factory in New York in the mid to late '60s. Warhol often shot the ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:26:31 GMTThe West Coast premiere of a play by Arthur Miller - an undiscovered gem? If it sounds too good to be true . . . By 1982, it had been 30 years since a handful of plays had placed Arthur Miller atop the list of American dramatists and 20 years since divorce from a handful named Marilyn Monroe had ended five years atop America’s all-time female sex icon. On the one hand, Miller was looking to ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:34:39 GMTAnne Hathaway was getting intense attention from Maroon 5 front man Adam Levine in Denver.
Publ.Date : Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:15:04 GMTBarack Obama's run for the presidency has launched many different grassroots campaigns. The most interesting may be the revival of the Grateful Dead.
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Marilyn was a direct descendant of United States President James Monroe on her mother's side of the family.
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