Category: Archive Notes
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The Mystery of the Marilyn Photo
So, I’m going to start by saying this piece is probably what you shouldn’t do unless you get that gnawing feeling in the back of your head and need to research something to the point where you’re probably invading someone’s privacy. On the flipside, people leave very interesting little digital breadcrumbs that can really paint…
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“I Was Told I Could Retire on these!” Collecting Beyond Photos
One of my most popular posts on here continues to be my press photo guide, but there’s a whole world of collecting outside of photos. This quick guide aims to help people decide what to collect, as well as help people looking to part with their items. I’ll use Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield items…
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Ralph Greenson x Marilyn Monroe
Writing anything about Ralph Greenson that doesn’t paint him as Satan-incarnate will undoubtably bring out the rock-dwellers, but I don’t choose to shy-away from sharing things from a different perspective. I’ll preface this by sharing how I too once got on the Greenson hate wagon, convinced he loomed over Marilyn like some Svengali. However, over…
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Marilyn’s Potato Sack Dress
I never thought I’d go over a year between posts, but crippling depression and sudden life changes will do that to you! However, I’m back today and hope to be more active as we enter 2024. To kick off my resurgence, I thought it was high time we looked at the Marilyn Monroe potato sack…
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Three Really Quick Tips for Grauman’s (and a map)
Map and legend from 1992’s Hollywood At Your Feet As usual, I visited Grauman’s when I went out to Los Angeles this week. While I wish that TCL (it’ll always be Grauman’s to me) Chinese Theatre sold an updated map, this one will do. Here’s a quick guide to the world famous theatre. First off,…