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.
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Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:33:07 GMTOn Saturday, the first major retrospective of the photographs of Richard Avedon since his death in 2004 opens at SFMOMA. San Francisco is the only U.S. stop on the tour for this show, and Richard Avedon: Photographs 1946-2004 focuses primarily on the artist as portrait photographer, featuring some of his best-known portraits including Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Marilyn Monroe, Bjork and William S. ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:27:04 GMTName: Claire Penzler Hometown: Lawrence, Kan. School: University of Kansas Year: Senior Major: Journalism (Strategic Communications)
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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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