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Marilyn Monroe as the Fabulous Enchantresses: When Monroe Recreated Photos of Five Famous Actresses from the Past, 1958
Actresses and models often take inspiration from Marilyn Monroe, but did Marilyn herself pay tribute to Hollywood legends of the past?
In 1958, Marilyn Monroe teamed up with photographer Richard Avedon for a captivating project. They recreated iconic images of five celebrated actresses from different eras.
These were Lillian Russell, Theda Bara, Clara Bow, Jean Harlow, and Marlene Dietrich. Though Avedon was not completely happy with the photographs, the pictures appeared in the Christmas issue of Life.
Avedon found in Marilyn an easy subject to work with, “She gave more to the still camera than every other actress – every other woman – I had the opportunity to photograph…”
He added that she was more patient with him and more demanding of herself than others and that she was more comfortable in front of the camera than when not posing.
Adding a personal touch to this feature, Marilyn’s husband, the renowned playwright Arthur Miller, contributed an article titled “My Wife, Marilyn.” This combination of stunning visuals and personal insights offers a unique glimpse into Marilyn’s world.
As in life so in these pictures — [Marilyn] salutes fantasy from the shore of the real until there comes a moment when she carries us, reality and all, into the dream with her, and we are grateful.
Her wit here consists of her absolute commitment to two ordinarily irreconcilable opposites — the real feminine and the man’s fantasy of femininity.
We know she knows the difference in these pictures, but is refusing to concede that there is any contradiction, and it is serious and funny at the same time.
I am quite conceivably prejudiced, but I think this collection is a wonder of Marilyn’s wittiness. As Lillian Russell, Marilyn sits [on] the solid gold bicycle just inexpertly enough to indicate that she is, after all, a l 1 Aralık 2023 in Hollywood by admin PART IV June 29, 1956 Marilyn weds Arthur Miller in a civil ceremony. July 1, 1956 A marriage to Arthur Miller according to Jewish rites is held; Marilyn had converted to Judaism shortly before. At a press conference she reports: “We’re so congenial. This is the first time I’ve been really in love. Arthur is a serious man, but he has a wonderful sense of humor. We laugh and joke a lot. I’m mad about him.” July 14, 1956 The newlyweds arrive in London and hold a press conference with Sir Laurence Olivier to announce the newest project, the first of the Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc.: The Prince and the Showgirl. A Marilyn craze has been sweeping England for weeks. But now the newspapers and magazines outdo each other with headlines and exaggerated inanities: “She walks. She talks. She really is as luscious as strawberries and cream.” (London Evening News) The reports on her arrival push the speech of Prime Minister Anthony Eden—a warning about the serious economic crisis—Marilyn’s dependency on medication becomes more acute during the difficult and emotionally trying filming, and her New York psychiatrist has to be flown in over the Atlantic after Paula Strasberg, Marilyn’s constant companion, returns to New York earlier than planned. October 29, 1956 Marilyn is presented to Queen Elizabeth II at a Royal Command Film Performance. November 20, 1956 Marilyn and Arthur Miller leave England after finishing shooting for The Prince and the Showgirl and finally set off to Jamaica on their belated honeymoon. December 18, 1956 Marilyn is on a radio show in the Waldorf-Astoria. Spring 1957 Her business partnership, Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc., as well as her friendship with Milton H. Greene, falls apart. Greene’s comment on the failure: “I thought I In 1958, Life Magazine invited Marilyn Monroe and photographer Richard Avedon to recreate images of five celebrated actresses of different eras. Entitled “Fabled Enchantresses,” the piece was part of the magazine’s December 22 “Christmas” issue and included an article by Marilyn’s playwright husband, Arthur Miller, entitled “My Wife, Marilyn.” Avedon found in Marilyn an easy subject to work with, “She gave more to the still camera than every other actress – every other woman – I had the opportunity to photograph…” He added that she was more patient with him and more demanding of herself than others and that she was more comfortable in front of the camera than when not posing. .
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Marilyn as Lillian Russell, turn-of-the-century American actress
Marilyn as Theda Bara, silent film star from 1914 – 1926
Marilyn as Clara Bow, the silent screen’s “It Girl”
Marilyn as blonde bombshell Jean Harlow
Marilyn as Marlene Dietrich
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