4 Posted on 05 Aug 2008 4 by Webmiss

About the Exhibit:
WHAT: "Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe"
WHERE: Chicago Cultural Center
WHEN: Through Sept. 21
CONTACT: 312-744-6630

"Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe," a huge exhibition at the Chicago Cultural Center, traces her trajectory from model to starlet to sex symbol to icon. It provides nearly all the famous pinup, publicity and documentary photographs instrumental in that ascension. It also offers many paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures by contemporary artists, mostly German _ the exhibition was organized in Hamburg _ who treated the subject after her death. But partly because the works are not arranged chronologically we get only a cloudy idea of the transformation of Norma Jeane into Marilyn, and partly because her image remains so strong we find the artists accepting rather than clarifying it.

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4 Posted on 04 Aug 2008 4 by Webmiss

On this date, 46 years ago, Marilyn Monroe would be found dead at her house in Brentwood. The date was the night of August 4th, a Saturday night, to the morning of August 5th. She was 36 yeards old. Could have been murder or suicide.
Every Marilyn fan has a collection of versions of that night's history to tell, its own theories and some of us even believe to have solved the mistery once and for all. The truth, we'll probably never know. But one thing is for sure, she will live on screens forever.

If you haven't watched the documentary "The Final Days" about Marilyn's last days and death, you can watch it at youtube, from our YouTube Channel: The Final Days Part 1

Documentary is divided in 9 parts and you can watch them all at youtube.

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4 Posted on 03 Aug 2008 4 by Webmiss

While you've probably never heard of Sherrie Lea Laird, you might be familiar with who she claims to be. Laird says she's the reincarnated Marilyn Monroe. Her band, Pandamonia, are looking for a director for their next music video, which will be inspired by the late actress.

An ad placed on Craigslist on July 24 states that the Toronto group are looking for someone to direct their next "Marilyn Monroe mockumentary style punk music video" for their song "Lowest Of The Low," which is about the 2006 book, Marilyn Monroe Returns: The Healing Of A Soul, by Dr. Adrian Finkelstein.

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