A LOOK AT FIVE OF MARILYN MONROE'S CLASSIC FILMS AS WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HER 75TH BIRTHDAY IS CELEBRATEDRELEASED.

CS. BARS. B&W FILM TRANSFER. MS OF MARLENE DIETRICH AS SHE APPEARED IN THE FILM "BLUE ANGEL". FILM CLIP FROM "GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES" CR: 15. INTV/W MARYLAND FILM CENSOR CR: 40. NO PICTURE OR SOUND FROM 75 TO END OF TAPE. CI: PERSONALITIES: DIETRICH, MARLENE. ENTERTAINMENT: MOVIES, "GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES". ENTERTAINMENT: MOVIES, "THE BLUE ANGEL".

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00:00:00:00 [Broadway Actress/Singer Carol Channing sings "Diamonds are A Girls Best Friend" (from "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"]--Channing on stage w pianist & throws diamond ...

"To most of us, a woman's crowning glory is her hair... but not in every land..." <br/> <br/>Short shot of a South American woman and her children climbing a ladder to their primitive home. "The latest from the Lido doesn't interest our native of South America," said M. Emile. "Yet, how many realise how much more attractive can the touch of the expert make one's hair... no matter how plain to begin with." <br/> <br/>C/U of a woman with a chin length plain straight bob. C/U of a hairdresser back combing her hair at great speed. He then cuts the hair - quite short at the back. "Aren't you men thankful you miss this phase of your toilet?" the intertitle asks. This is followed by shot of the woman having her hair crimped. It looks a bit painful as the hairdresser is pretty rough. "In this world, the Coiffeur rules the waves." The woman sits patiently as her hairdo takes shape. Finished hairstyle is displayed. "Comparisons, they say, are odious." <br/> <br/>C/U of South African woman (who looks pretty gorgeous to my mind!) then a shot of the pre-coiffured western woman. Then a shot of the white woman looking prim, proper and crimped! "And in the fashion world, the fancy wig is ever stylish." Woman sits at a dressing table and places a blond wig over her dark hair. C/U of her as she looks into the mirror. "This one says it in silk." Woman turns to admire her new hairstyle in a hand mirror. "Sometimes gentlemen prefer brunettes!!" Another two wigs are modelled - this time dark wigs. <br/> <br/>Nice shots of "shingle" style hairdos. <br/> <br/>Was an item in Eve's Film Review issue 274.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - 1953 trailer - musical - Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan, George Winslow - directed by Howard Hawks - dance sequence with Monroe and Russell, wearing matching long red sequined gowns, dancing and singing (with splash titles), then shot of production number - various shot of Monroe and Russell in costumes or fancy dresses Monroe talks on big white phone, Monroe at table in restaurant wearing a tiara - three shots of Russell in different gowns - c/u of b&w photo of Monroe in arms of older man, cut to man and Monroe, blackmail - Russell singing with a group of men around her - Russell and Monroe together dancing and singing, wearing black - Russell wearing black halter top and pants walking through gym, see mens legs in air moving back and forth - Monroe in pink gown, surrounded by men, dancing and singing Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend - Monroe and Russell in costumes with Eiffel Tower props

SHOTS AMERICAN TOURISTS IN PARIS, ENJOYING THE STREET ARTS AND SIGHTS. "AMERICANS WERE TAKING OVER THE CITY". ANITA LOOS, AUTHOR OF GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDS SUMMED IT UP THIS WAY: "AN AMERICAN GIRL STAYING AT THE ELEGANT RITZ HOTEL WAS TOLD THERE WAS A FRENCH NOBLEWOMAN DOWN IN THE LOBBY; THE GIRL WAS STUNNED FOR A MOMENT, SAID, "WHY?, WHAT'S A FRENCHMAN DOING AT THE RITZ ?".

Crooner Rudy Vallee and new wife Fay Webb

ISSUE_NO = 1258 NO_OF_ITEMS = 6 ITEM_NO = 4 DESCRIPTION : Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell recently went to Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood to sign their names and print their hands and feet in concrete. They were being honoured for their work in "Gentlemen prefer Blondes". SPECIAL : Not shown in Liverpool, Cardiff or South Wales. CARD_FILE = 59373 CARD_TITLE : FILM STARS HONOURED SHOT_LIST : Cut story - KS. Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell walk towards camera. Various shots of them making their feet and hand impressions in concrete. At the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. KEYWORDS : Personalities - Performers; Americans; United States of America; Entertainment and Leisure; Customs; Buildings, Landmarks and Monuments; Ceremonies - Miscellaneous MATERIAL : TWTD tape 67 FEET_SHOT = 58 DATE_SUBD = 07/09/1953

London. <br/> <br/>C/U of a gorgeous woman looking into a mirror and primping her hair. Narrator states: "The days when gentlemen may have preferred either blondes, brunettes or redheads may have gone for ever. For now a new vogue - chameleon streaks - enables a girl to match the colour of her hair to every occasion." The model's black hair has a streak of bright green in the fringe - fabulous! She pulls some great faces whilst looking in the mirror. She decides that she doesn't like the green and pulls it out. L/S of the girl who has a hair stylist standing beside her. They are in a set dressed to look like a bedroom or dressing room with a large dressing table. The model selects another colour. C/U of a set of different coloured hair pieces laid out on a piece of fabric. The hair stylist Bertram Godwin uses a special spirit gum to stick a coloured flash to the forehead of lovely South American actress Alicia Lotti (she really is gorgeous!). She is described in the paperwork as a "starlet from Equador". <br/> <br/>Extreme C/U of glue being painted on to the end of a hair piece. C/U of Alicia having the piece stuck on. C/U of the hair being stuck on. Great C/U of Alicia. Another piece is being stuck on. Narrator states that the fashion began by accident when a firm of London wig specialists made white streaks for Gregory Peck in the film "Moby Dick". A girl assistant borrowed one of the of the "flashes" to wear for a dance. It was obviously a great success. Great C/U of Alicia admiring her look in a hand mirror. She smiles. <br/> <br/>A fashion model is seen combing her hair at a dressing table - named by the narrator as Anita Collins. She opens a draw to reveal lots of curled pieces of coloured hair laid out inside - fantastic! She selects two red pieces which match her dress. C/Us of Anita painting glue onto the hair and placing them in her hair. Narrator quips: "Anita Collins decides on red to match her dress, but if these elaborate curls come unstuck during the evening her face will match too." Oh, the embarrassment! He adds that if you don't like long hair and you are blonde, you can sell it. Presumably the hair pieces are made from real hair. High angle of Alicia combing the red hair into her own. C/U and M/S of the finished look - fabulous. <br/> <br/>Note: this is 1955 glamour at its finest. I want to be Alicia Lotti - or at least have a drawer full of coloured hair like Anita. <br/> <br/>Although not named in the commentary, the name of the wig specialist is ""Wig Specialities Ltd." Some paperwork on file including a newspaper article which proclaims "A hairline at three quid a quiff". <br/> <br/>The "Chameleon Streaks" cost 35 shillings (or three quid according to the newspaper) which included the spirit gum for sticking! <br/> <br/>The British Film Institute have no listing for Alicia Lotti so she presumably wasn't a big star.

Up In Smoke

IN MEMORY OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS JULE STYNE MADE TO THE AMERICAN THEATER BROADWAY DIMMED ITS LIGHTS. THE COMPOSER WHO DIED TUESDAY IS WELL KNOWN FOR MANY SCORES INCLUDING "GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES", "GYPSY" AND "FUNNY GIRL"

Industry professionals arrive at the theater for the 1981 Montreal World Film Festival. They sit in the audience waiting for the festival to begin. There is a John Travolta look-alike wearing the white suit from "Saturday Night Fever" sitting next to a Marilyn Monroe look-alike wearing the pink dress from "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes".

THE DVD SHELVES ARE OVERFLOWING WITH MARILYN MONROE JUST IN TIME FOR THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF MARILYN MONROES BIRTH.

Kineton, Warwickshire. <br/> <br/>Exterior. M/S of a field full of Palomino ponies and foals. C/U of two stable girls grooming a Palomino, outside a neat row of stables on the Duchess of Rutland's estate. M/S of a stable-hand leading a chestnut foal, panning shot to the two girls and the Palomino. C/U of the chestnut foal. M/S of Anne, the duchess, coming out of a barn holding two bottles of milk. C/U of an orphaned chestnut foal trotting towards a fence to receive the milk from the duchess, the foal is accompanied by a lamb who drinks from the other bottle - the lamb prevents the foal from getting too lonely. C/U of the duchess. Various shots of the duchess feeding the two baby animals - the duchess is the President of the British Palomino Horse and Pony Club. <br/>M/S of Palominos gambling in the field. M/S of the duchess leading a mare pony around a section of her immaculate garden, she is closely followed by Joan Hanmer, the stable manager, with a small Palomino foal. Palominos are a cross between the Chestnut and the Albino - "it's thought the name is derived from Palamila, the Spanish term for a horse of a milky colour". C/U of the foal standing next to his mother. M/S of the duchess leading the mare between two privet hedges, Joan follows but leads the foal away from its mother - "a part of every pony's training". Palominos originate in the Welsh mountains, according to the narrator one theory is "that they were descended from horses from the storm-battered Spanish Armada which swan ashore and interbred with the local mountain ponies". M/S of Joan coming out of a stable door carrying two buckets. M/S of a row of stables with the horses' heads sticking out the front. C/U of Palomino looking over the stable door. M/S of four Palominos being lead around in a circle by stable-hands on a section of lawn. Panning shot to the Duchess and a customer sitting in deck chairs smoking and watching the horses - Palominos can cost up to a £1000. C/U of the duchess and the customer - the duchess is pointing towards the horses with her cigarette in a holder. M/S of the Palominos being lead in a circle. M/S of Palominos and their foals running around a field - "just as gentlemen are supposed to prefer blondes, in the world of horses, it's safe to say for glamour you can't beat a Palomino!" <br/> <br/>

TAPE: EF01/0440 IN_TIME: 15:08:24 DURATION: 4:02 SOURCES: APTN/ 20th Century Fox RESTRICTIONS: No re-use/re-sale of film/video/tv clips without clearance DATELINE: Los Angeles, 31 May 2001 SHOTLIST: 1. FILM CLIP, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 2. Wide of party 3. Various of Marilyn Monroe lookalike 4. Midshot Playboy playmates 5. Set up shot Hugh Hefner 6. SOUNDBITE: Hugh Hefner - Playboy President: " I think, without question, she is the sex celebrity of the twentieth century. She has been embraced by everything but feminists to writer of every note. And I think it is the combination, in her work,and also in her personal life, the combination of the sexuality and the vulnerability that really made her." SUPERCAPTION: Hugh Hefner- Playboy President 7. FILM CLIPS, 7 Year Itch 8. Set up shot George Lucas, (from 'Marilyn Monroe, The Final days', Film Clip, 'Somethings got to give' 9. Cutaway cameraman 10.SOUNDBITE: George Lucas:"She had a very good sense of humor, I think, and a very good sense of humor about herself, and she knew what she was about- she understood herself very well and as a result, she was able to play particular kinds of roles, that played into the image that she had created." SUPERCAPTION: George Lucas- Film Director 11. Wide of Hugh Hefner toasting and speech 12 GVS Hugh Hefner and bunnies and cake 13. Cutaway press line 14. SOUNDBITE: Sidney Pollack:"Like a lot of our cult heroes, she died before she got a chance to for the bloom to come off the rose. The same thing happened with James Dean. These are also people that represent a certain innocent time in America's past, so we're very nostalgic about it." SUPERCAPTION: Sidney Pollack- Film Director 15. Set up shot Barbara Eiden 16. SOUNDBITE: Barbara Eiden:"She was just so sweet and kind and beautiful. I've never seen anyone that pretty in my whole life. She was very innocent.. she was very guileless, not unintelligent, but guileless and very warm and kind." SUPERCAPTION: Barbara Eiden Former Actress 17. OUTTAKE CLIP MARILYN REMEMBERED ON HER 75TH BIRTHDAY To mark the life, and the death in 1963, of sex icon Marilyn Monroe, the Playboy President Hugh Hefner threw a party at his famous mansion yesterday to celebrate what would have been her 75th birthday. About 400 industry movers and shakers, Marilyn Lookalikes and of course the Playboy bunnies all showed up for the occasion. And it was those ladies who prove that diamonds really are a girls best friend. For the occasion all bunnies were given 75 carat diamonds to wear for the night. The screen siren was the first Playboy centrefold in 1953. However, she caused a stir when she announced that all she had on during the photoshoot was the radio. Playboy boss Hugh Hefner remembered working with her and how she affected the film industry. Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1st 1926 plain old Norma Jean Baker and grew into one of the most famous stars of her time. Her untimely death on August 5th 1963 is shrouded in mystery. Rumours still abound that she was the victim of some bizarre conspiracy plot - in which the Kennedy brothers had her killed fearing she was about to reveal details of her affair with both brothers. To mark the occasion, 20th Century Fox and American Movie Classics have dedicated a day to screening all her hit movies and have made a documentary about her final days. Star Wars director George Lucas sums up her appeal. "She had a very good sense of humour and a very good sense of humour about herself and she knew what she was about and understood herself very well and as a result she could play particular kind of roles that played into the image that she'd created for herself." Hugh Hefner, as ever, was belle of his own ball and made a special toast to Marilyn - the original Playmate. Surrounded by a birthday cake and his bunnies he happily posed for the cameras. Director Sidney Pollack believes it was her death that catapulted her to her legendary status. "Part of it was because like most of our cult heroes, she died, before there was a chance for the bloom to come off the rose. The same thing happened with James Dean. These are also people who represent a certain innocent time in America's past so we're very nostalgic about it and for it." Monroe's films include classics such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Seven Year Itch and How to Marry a Millionaire. She began on contract with Fox studios and it was there that former actress Barbara Eiden first met Monroe, who admits that she was totally star-struck when she met the actress. It was widely known that the star suffered from depression and a chemical dependency. Marilyn Monroe was shooting the movie "Something's got to Give" when she died tragically at the age of 36. CLEARANCE DETAILS Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Twentieth Century Fox (20) 7437 7766 Somethings got to give Fox Entertainment The Seven Year Itch Twentieth Century Fox

A HOLLYWOOD ICON MAKES AN UNUSUAL APPEARANCE IN MIDDLE AMERICA

TAPE_NUMBER: EN9940 IN_TIME: 10:00:00 LENGTH: 02:30 SOURCES: APTN RESTRICTIONS: No access internet FEED: SCRIPT: xfa CULT OF MARILYN LIVES ON Story: Monroe auction Location: New York Date: 30th September 1999 The brown wool suit MARILYN MONROE wore when she married second husband Joe DiMaggio in 1954 sold for $33,350 at auction Thursday night. The suit, with a white mink collar and six rhinestone buttons, sold to a private American collector who made the bid by phone. Its pre-sale price was valued between $15,000 to $20,000, Sotheby's said. Monroe wore the suit when she married the Yankee Clipper on Jan. 14, 1954. Monroe gave her wedding dress to friend Amy Greene-Andrews, who in turn gave it to her mother in the 1960s. Greene-Andrews then decided to put the dress up for auction on Thursday night. Some of Monroe's rhinestone jewelry and two photographs of her by MILTON H. GREENE were also part of Sotheby's \"Cocktail\" sale. The items, which sold as one lot, fetched $11,500, from an anonymous phone bidder. Its pre-sale estimate was between $10,000 to $15,000. Other items included the flesh-coloured dress she wore during famous 1962 \"Happy Birthday, Mr. President\" tribute to JFK at Madison Square Garden, her wedding ring from Joe DiMaggio, her shooting script from \"Some Like It Hot\" and a pair of sequinned stilettos from \"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.\" SHOTLIST: VS MODELS DRINKING CHAMPAGNE GLASSES AT AUCTION ; CA CROWD ; PHOTOS OF MARILYN MONROE ; CU MONROE'S WEDDING DRESS ; WS DRESS ; SOT AMY GREENE-ANDREWS ; VS MONROE'S JEWELRY ; SOT TOFFANY DUBIN, FASHION CURATOR, SOTHEBY'S ; WS AUCTION ; AUCTIONEER ANNOUNCING 'SOLD' BID OF $10,000 FOR MONROE JEWELRY SUITE ; CU SUIT ; CU BOARD ; AUCTIONEER ANNOUNCING 'SOLD' BID OF $29,000 FOR MONROE SUIT ; WS AUCTION?

TAPE: EF02/0658 IN_TIME: 14:13:28 DURATION: 4:28 SOURCES: APTN/various RESTRICTIONS: No re-use/re-sale of film clips without clearance DATELINE: various SHOTLIST 1. Marilyn sings 'Happy Birthday' to President Kennedy (July 1962 - Fox Movietone footage.) 2. Tilt up of Marilyn Monroe in gold dress 3. Vs black and white montage of as young woman 4. Two stills from 'Some Like it Hot' 5. Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell put hands in concrete on walk of fame 6. Two more stills Marilyn TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX Footage. 7. Clip - 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' 8. Still - Marilyn with Joe DiMaggio TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX Footage. 9. Clip - "The Seven Year Itch" 10. Marilyn Monroe with Arthur Miller 11. Still Marilyn on set of Misfits. 12. Various mute B&W footage of Marilyn 13. Two stills Marilyn Monroe TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX Footage. 14. Clip - "Something's Got To Give" (restored footage from unfinished film) 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF MARILYN MONROE'S DEATH MARKED Hundreds of Marilyn Monroe fans have descended on the Los Angeles area to pay homage to the screen siren 40 years after her death on August 5th 1962. Fans visited 22 sites where the legendary sex symbol lived and worked, from Hollywood to Beverly Hills. The sites included the Hollygrove orphanage, where Monroe lived for two years. The orphanage is only blocks away from the Paramount studios where she would later film several movies. Among the tributes to the screen icon, is the release of restored footage from her final, unfinished film 'Something's Got to Give', in production in 1962. The footage is featured in a documentary about the star's final days, released by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment on DVD as part of 'Marilyn Monroe: The Diamond Collection.' The romantic comedy, co starring Dean Martin and Cyd Charisse, and directed by George Cukor, was plagued with production difficulties. As the project went over schedule and budget, the frequently absent Monroe was fired and then re-hired. The documentary includes studio archive, interviews with the production team, and 40 minutes of footage from the never completed feature. The collection also includes ten Monroe films, including a special edition of 'The Seven Year Itch.' Other tributes to the star include a Monroe look-alike contest and party, held on Monday in Hollywood. There will also be the annual service of remembrance at the Westwood Memorial Park cemetery, where the actress' crypt is housed. Screen siren Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane (the extra 'e' is usually omitted) Mortenson on June 1st 1926. Her mother quickly changed her daughter's surname to the more widely remembered Baker, after an earlier suitor. As a child, Norma Jeane spent time in and out of foster homes, before being placed in the Hollygrove orphanage when she was 9 years old. When she left she spent more time in foster care, before marrying her first husband, James Dougherty, when she was 21. They divorced 4 years later, by which time the future superstar had begun modelling swimwear, and had bleached her hair blonde. Bit parts in films followed as she built up her acting career. Her now platinum blonde performance in 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' was her first major success - in 1953, the same year she started dating Joe DiMaggio. Films including 'How to Marry a Millionaire', 'The Seven Year Itch', 'Some Like It Hot,' followed, along with marriages to DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller. In total, Monroe made 30 films in the course of her career, including 'Bus Stop,' 'There's No Business Like Showbusiness,' 'Niagra,' 'River of No Return', 'Don't Bother to Knock,' 'Monkey Business,' 'The Misfits,' and 'Let's Make Love.' Monroe died on August 5th, 1962, at age 36. The star was found lying face down in her bedroom, with the telephone in her hand. Her death was attributed to an overdose of sleeping pills.

Carol Elaine Channing (January 31, 1921 – January 15, 2019) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and comedian, known for starring in Broadway and film musicals. Her characters usually had a fervent expressiveness and an easily identifiable voice, whether singing or for comedic effect.Channing began as a Broadway musical actress starring in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1949 and Hello, Dolly! in 1964, and winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the latter. She revived both roles several times throughout her career, playing Dolly on Broadway for the final time in 1995. She was nominated for her first Tony Award in 1956 for The Vamp, followed by a nomination in 1961 for Show Girl. She received her fourth Tony Award nomination for the musical Lorelei in 1974.As a film actress, she won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Muzzy in Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967). Her other film appearances include The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) and Skidoo (1968). On television, she appeared as an entertainer on variety shows. She performed The White Queen in the TV production of Alice in Wonderland (1985), and she had the first of many TV specials in 1966, titled An Evening with Carol Channing.Channing was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1981 and received a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award in 1995. She continued to perform and make appearances well into her 90s, singing songs from her repertoire and sharing stories with fans, cabaret-style. She released her autobiography Just Lucky I Guess in 2002, and Larger Than Life was released in 2012, a documentary film about her career.

TAPE_NUMBER: EN9943 IN_TIME: 10:37:49 LENGTH: 02:05 SOURCES: APTN RESTRICTIONS: No access Internet FEED: VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) SCRIPT: xfa MONROE MANIA HITS NEW YORK Story: Marilyn Monroe Date: October 22nd Location: New York MARILYN MONROE fans flocked to Christie's on Friday (October 22nd) to view more than 1000 items belonging to the late superstar. It was one of the last day's before Christie's of New York auctions off personal property from the actress's estate next Wednesday. Big ticket items expected to catch the public's eye and pocketbook are the flesh- colored dress she wore during the famous 1962 \"Happy Birthday, Mr. President\" tribute to John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden, the wedding ring from her marriage to Joe DiMaggio, the shooting script from \"Some Like It Hot\" and the stilettos she wore in \"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.\" Marilyn enthusiasts showed up en force to set their sights on a particular item or to look at some of the last vestiges of a once great star. Fans crowded into Christie's Auction House to see the last possessions of Marilyn Monroe. Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of dresses will sell next week during what Christie's calls \"The Sale of the Millennium. People thronged to the preview which has been on display for nearly four months. Decades after Marilyn's death, the public still can't get enough of her. Monroe's wedding ring, a gold television set, and baby grand piano are big draws for the public. Marilyn's library is also up for bids. Christie's is auctioning books ranging from religion to philosophy to art and literature. Most spectators are just trying to catch a glimpse of Monroe's life. Others are looking at items they'd like to own. Viewers can get a last look at the items until Tuesday. The truly adventurous can bid on more than 1000 items during the Wednesday and Thursday sale. SHOTLIST: WS CHRISTIE FLAGS ; PERSON TAKING PICTURE OF MARILYN ; PEOPLE LOOKING AT DRESSES ; TS 2 MEN LOOKING ; STILL PHOTO OF MARILY ZOOM OUT TO PIANO ; TS WOMAN LOOKING AT PIANO ; WS PEOPLE IN ROOM LOOKING AT ITEMS ; SOUNDBITE: MOS: DIANNE HEALY ; EXTERIOR OF CHRISTIE'S ; SOUNDBITE: MOS: CAROL CRENNEN ; WS PEOPLE LOOKING AT CLOTHES ; WOMAN TAKES PICTURE ; OVER THE SHOULDER OF PEOPLE LOOKING AT DRESSES ; MS PEOPLE LOOKING AT DRESSES ; SOUNDBITE: MOS: RANDY PUNAK ;WOMAN LOOKING AT CASE ; PEOPLE BEHIND ROPES LOOKING?

Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell (June 21, 1921 – February 28, 2011) was an American film actress and one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s. Russell moved from the Midwestern United States to California, where she had her first film role in 1943 in Howard Hughes' The Outlaw. In 1947, Russell delved into music before returning to films. After starring in several films in the 1950s, including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1953, Russell again returned to music while completing several other films in the 1960s. She starred in more than 20 films throughout her career.Russell married three times, adopted three children, and in 1955 founded Waif, the first international adoption program. She received several accolades for her achievements in films, including having her hand and footprints immortalized in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and having a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

TAPE: EF03/0340 IN_TIME: 14:05:46 DURATION: 4:30 SOURCES: APTN RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: London, 9th April 2003 SHOTLIST 1. Mid shot Exhibition poster 2. Wide shot pan exhibition room 3. Close-up single picture 4. 2 shot blurred pictures 5. Close-up detail blurred picture 6. Mid shot painting of Monroe with Elvis 7. Close-up painting of Monroe with Elvis 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Tomas Levy, Curator - giving overview of exhibition: "They had 250 to 260 artworks and they say half and half it's photo and the other half is paintings and drawings and then we have some memorabilia from Marilyn Monroe and even a full vitrine of products from after her death." 9. MS contact sheet of photos, Monroe laughing on a bed 10. Close-up contact sheet image, Monroe on a bed 11. Close-up photo Marilyn by boat 12. Close-up photo Marilyn in car with Arthur Miller 13. Close-up photo Marilyn in polo neck sweater 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Tomas Levy, Curator - on how photographs show real Marilyn: "They show all parts of her life, when she is crying, when she is laughing. But I think the result of the show is that she was not only a blonde doll but that she has a lot of humour I found out working in this show. People say that blondes are stupid, I think if you've seen this show you really know that something else happened with this person." 15. Various early pictures - as brunette 16 Various Playboy shoot images 17. SOUNDBITE (English) Tomas Levy, Curator - on early photos: "Some photos she had completely different hair, different teeth so you see how the film business changed her to an artificial person at the end. " 18. Various Monroe's final photo shoot 19. Close-up MGM style poster with Monroe's face 20. Mide shot wall of art 21. Close-up painting 22. Mid shot painting 23. Various Richard Lindner drawings (sequence of 3) 24. SOUNDBITE (English) Tomas Levy, Curator - on his favourite artwork in exhibition: "The last photos are from Bert Stern, they are very known because the show was going all over the world and from Kirkland. And even the last photos of Bert Stern inspired again a lot of other artists, even young artists of our time. This was done two weeks before she made suicide so we have the first photos of Norma Jean and the last photos of Marilyn Munroe." 25. Mid shot wall of Andy Warhol pop art Monroe 26. Close-up white dress photograph 27. Mid shot wall of white dress images NORMA JEAN TO MARILYN MONROE, IN PICTURES Previously unseen photographs of Marilyn Monroe are about to go on display as part of a new exhibition dedicated to the screen legend in London. The 'Marilyn Monroe -Life Of A Legend' exhibition will also include famous images by pop artists Andy Warhol, and Peter Blake, and legendary photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson and Richard Avedon. Early photographs of a young Norma Jean are on display, along with images from Monroe's Playboy photoshoot and the last photo session she took part in, two weeks before her death. Monroe memorabilia will also be on display, including jewellery, designer dresses and childhood momentoes. The bed in which the Some Like it Hot star slept in will also be on show. The exhibition opens on April 9 at the County Hall Gallery in central London. Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jean Mortensen Baker in Los Angeles on June 1, 1926. Her mother, widowed and insane, abandoned Monroe to a number of foster homes. Monroe was almost smothered to death aged two and nearly raped aged six. The screen icon was married three times. Her first marriage, to factory worker Jim Dougherty, lasted for four years ending in September 1946. Her second huband was baseball star Joe DiMaggio, whom she married in January 1954 and divorced in October of the same year. Her final husband was playwright Arthur Miller. The marriage lasted from June 1956 to their divorce in January 1961. The actress was also rumoured to have had affairs with President John F Kennedy and his brother, Robert F Kennedy. Monroe made her name as a blonde bombshell in the hit movies 'How to Marry a Millionaire' and 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.' She also won international acclaim in 'Bus Stop' (1956) and 'Some Like It Hot' (1959), with Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis. Her final film was Miller's drama 'The Misfits' (1961), with Clark Gable. She appeared in 30 films in total. Monroe was also widely photographed in sexy poses and appeared on the first cover of Playboy in 1953. Early in 1962, Monroe was dropped from 'Something's Got to Give' after her film company said she was always late and was dependent on drugs. Four months later, she was found dead of an overdose of sleeping pills in her Los Angeles home. Monroe left an estate valued at 1.6 million dollars. In her will, she gave 75% of that estate to Lee Strasberg, her acting coach, and 25% to Dr Marianne Kris, her psychoanalyst. A trust fund provided her mother, Gladys Baker Eley,with 5,000 dollars a year.

TAPE: EF03/0324 IN_TIME: 20:50:46 DURATION: 4:30 SOURCES: APTN RESTRICTIONS: Check with entertainment dept. DATELINE: London, 9th April 2003 SHOTLIST 1. Mi shot Exhibition poster 2. Wide shot pan exhibition room 3. Close-up single picture 4. 2 shot blurred pictures 5. Close-up detail blurred picture 6. Mid shot painting of Monroe with Elvis 7. Close-up painting of Monroe with Elvis 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Tomas Levy, Curator - giving overview of exhibition: "They had 250 to 260 artworks and they say half and half it's photo and the other half is paintings and drawings and then we have some memorabilia from Marilyn Monroe and even a full vitrine of products from after her death." 9. MS contact sheet of photos, Monroe laughing on a bed 10. Close-up contact sheet image, Monroe on a bed 11. Close-up photo Marilyn by boat 12. Close-up photo Marilyn in car with Arthur Miller 13. Close-up photo Marilyn in polo neck sweater 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Tomas Levy, Curator - on how photographs show real Marilyn: "They show all parts of her life, when she is crying, when she is laughing. But I think the result of the show is that she was not only a blonde doll but that she has a lot of humour I found out working in this show. People say that blondes are stupid, I think if you've seen this show you really know that something else happened with this person." 15. Various early pictures - as brunette 16 Various Playboy shoot images 17. SOUNDBITE (English) Tomas Levy, Curator - on early photos: "Some photos she had completely different hair, different teeth so you see how the film business changed her to an artificial person at the end. " 18. Various Monroe's final photo shoot 19. Close-up MGM style poster with Monroe's face 20. Mide shot wall of art 21. Close-up painting 22. Mid shot painting 23. Various Richard Lindner drawings (sequence of 3) 24. SOUNDBITE (English) Tomas Levy, Curator - on his favourite artwork in exhibition: "The last photos are from Bert Stern, they are very known because the show was going all over the world and from Kirkland. And even the last photos of Bert Stern inspired again a lot of other artists, even young artists of our time. This was done two weeks before she made suicide so we have the first photos of Norma Jean and the last photos of Marilyn Munroe." 25. Mid shot wall of Andy Warhol pop art Monroe 26. Close-up white dress photograph 27. Mid shot wall of white dress images NORMA JEAN TO MARILYN MONROE, IN PICTURES Previously unseen photographs of Marilyn Monroe are about to go on display as part of a new exhibition dedicated to the screen legend in London. The 'Marilyn Monroe -Life Of A Legend' exhibition will also include famous images by pop artists Andy Warhol, and Peter Blake, and legendary photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson and Richard Avedon. Early photographs of a young Norma Jean are on display, along with images from Monroe's Playboy photoshoot and the last photo session she took part in, two weeks before her death. Monroe memorabilia will also be on display, including jewellery, designer dresses and childhood momentoes. The bed in which the Some Like it Hot star slept in will also be on show. The exhibition opens on April 9 at the County Hall Gallery in central London. Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jean Mortensen Baker in Los Angeles on June 1, 1926. Her mother, widowed and insane, abandoned Monroe to a number of foster homes. Monroe was almost smothered to death aged two and nearly raped aged six. The screen icon was married three times. Her first marriage, to factory worker Jim Dougherty, lasted for four years ending in September 1946. Her second huband was baseball star Joe DiMaggio, whom she married in January 1954 and divorced in October of the same year. Her final husband was playwright Arthur Miller. The marriage lasted from June 1956 to their divorce in January 1961. The actress was also rumoured to have had affairs with President John F Kennedy and his brother, Robert F Kennedy. Monroe made her name as a blonde bombshell in the hit movies 'How to Marry a Millionaire' and 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.' She also won international acclaim in 'Bus Stop' (1956) and 'Some Like It Hot' (1959), with Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis. Her final film was Miller's drama 'The Misfits' (1961), with Clark Gable. She appeared in 30 films in total. Monroe was also widely photographed in sexy poses and appeared on the first cover of Playboy in 1953. Early in 1962, Monroe was dropped from 'Something's Got to Give' after her film company said she was always late and was dependent on drugs. Four months later, she was found dead of an overdose of sleeping pills in her Los Angeles home. Monroe left an estate valued at 1.6 million dollars. In her will, she gave 75% of that estate to Lee Strasberg, her acting coach, and 25% to Dr Marianne Kris, her psychoanalyst. A trust fund provided her mother, Gladys Baker Eley,with 5,000 dollars a year.