Marilyn Monroe: Vintage Newspaper Front Pages and Articles from the Month She Died
September 5th, 2008 by Scott Marks
The exalted Prof. Herbert Ross, Esq. decided to put his rare collection of vintage MM newspapers up on eBay. Before they hit the electronic auction block, I took the time to scan these rare historical artifacts for your viewing pleasure. Eight of the papers are The New York Daily News (New York’s Picture Newspaper) and date between August 6 and August 18, 1962. There is also the front page of The National Insider from April 28, 1963.
Not a big MM conspiracy theorist, I was fascinated by these tabloids, particularly the importance placed on a certain mysterious Mexican screenwriter named Jose Bolanos. (Looks like the illegitimate son of Ed Sullivan and Frank Sinatra.) At the time, Senor Bolanos was being sought as the last person to speak to Marilyn before she o.d.’d. Thank God that professional slimeball/Camelot wannabe/Rat Pack reject Peter Lawford stepped up to set the record straight.
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April 26th, 2008 by Scott Marks
Milton Berle - 3 rare candids at the Professional Children’s School, 1973
Peter Bogdanovich - 20 Photos
Celebrity Endorsements
Tuesday Weld for 7-Up
Peter Lind Hayes stops itching and relieves pain
Michael Redgrave, Imogene Coca, David Wayne, Jane Powell & Peter Lawford for Bad Meat in the Can, 1957
Judy Holliday for Brides Magazine
Tom Ewell for Chase and Sanborn Coffee
The Color of Money - 4 New Photos
Jennifer Connelly - 22 Photos
The Conversation - 6 Photos
Bing Crosby - 5 Photos
Norm Crosby - 2 Photos
George Cukor - 14 Photos
Jerry Lewis - 8 Photos
Howard Stern - Ad for the WOR Show featuring Bob Hope
Filter-tipped, Mashed or Au Gratin
Vintage Ads
Spud Cigarettes
Douglas Sirk’s Battle Hymn
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