Marilyn Monroe with Laurence Olivier, 1955

Marilyn Monroe with Laurence Olivier, in 1955.

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[Astralagus1828]

Marilyn Monroe was so beautiful, it alsmost hurts to lokk at her. Marvellous!

[AngelicLove21]

i agree..

but Marilyn was different...

[laurenmarieeee]

@RiseyFlint soo true. perfect way of describing.

[1955bugatti]

I recently spoke with a friend of hers from the 50's. He's old ofcourse Ann he told me that she wasn't really that sexy... She wad in fact, "cute." He knew a lot of those stars,of that Hollywood time and he was a player too. Sammy Chiodo was his name. UCLA quarterback, actor, movie investor, real estate mogul....and my friend.

Martinhamblin@yahoo.com

"Get Ottawa Town" the movie, you should a paid Sammy, are ya listning. : )

[xXPinkGoddessXx]

@waif55 I don't think Marilyn really had a choice in the matter. Nowadays the public seems much less tentative in allowing sex symbols or comediennes leeway in changing the direction of their artistic pursuits, but in Marilyn's time women who started out relying on sex appeal tended to remain that way. The 60's seemed to be a hard time for actresses in general; female actors were gradually being replaced by men as the largest box office draws, which I think remains until today.

[waif55]

@xXPinkGoddessXx Unfortunately, her final nude modeling sessions--the swim, the Bert Sterns--had an air of desperation. Had all her study and agonies to be taken seriously only led her--at 36 (old by Hollywood standards)-- to this? No matter how joyful she might have looked while posing, somewhere inside it must have depressed her terribly.

[RiseyFlint]

Her beauty was so surreal, like she could disappear at any moment. A walking talking disney princess.

[olqutseg]

You have to wonder if Olivier asked,

''Is it safe?''

Beforehand.

[ButterflyRedrum]

I don't see anyone mentioning Laurence Olivier! He was a hot piece of meat!

[xXPinkGoddessXx]

@babydancer07 Marilyn did want to be taken seriously, but she also knew that she had to rely on her sex appeal to keep her name alive in the public eye. Even in her last year, she was excited at the prospect of knocking Liz Taylor off magazine covers with her nude swimming pool photoshoot from Something's Got To Give. It would have been hasty and foolish to immediately drop her sex symbol status even though Marilyn's talent was already sufficient to carry dramatic roles.

[babydancer07]

@xXPinkGoddessXx Yes, BUT she didn't do it on purpose like everyone thinks. At this time in her life, she wanted to be taken serious as an actress, but when her strap broke, everyone thought she was just going back to her usual Marilyn Monroe ways of being a sex symbol, which is not what she wanted.

[AngelicLove21]

@dontwannasayaname A Brunette that is! =)

Lindsay's the redhead.