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Music by Monroe

  • In Ladies of the Chorus (1947), Monroe sang "Anyone Can See I Love You" and "Every Baby Needs a Da-Da-Daddy".
  • In Ticket to Tomahawk (1950), she performed "Oh! What a Forward Young Man You Are" with a choir.
  • In Niagara (1953), Monroe sang "Kiss."
  • In Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Monroe sang "Diamonds Are a Girl`s Best Friend," "Two Little Girls from Little Rock," "When Love Goes Wrong," and "Bye Bye Baby."
  • In River of No Return (1954), she sang "Down in the Meadow," "I`m Gonna File My Claim," "One Silver Dollar," and "River of No Return."
  • In There`s No Business Like Show Business (1954), she sang Irving Berlin`s "Heat Wave," "Lazy," and "After You Get What You Want You Don`t Want It."
  • In 1954, Monroe recorded "A Fine Romance," "She Acts Like a Woman Should," and "You`d Be Surprised" on the RCA label.
  • In The Seven Year Itch (1955), she sang "Chopsticks".
  • In Bus Stop (1956), she sang "That Old Black Magic."
  • In The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), she sang "I Found a Dream."
  • In Some Like It Hot (1959), Monroe sang popular songs from the 1920s: "I Wanna Be Loved by You," "I`m Through with Love" and "Running Wild". She also recorded a title song for the movie (later leleased on compilation albums), but the producers ended up using an instrumental version over the opening credits.
  • In Let`s Make Love (1960), she sang "My Heart Belongs to Daddy", "Incurably Romantic," "Specialization" and "Let`s Make Love."

Music on Monroe

  • Band leader Ray Anthony composed "My Marilyn" and performed it for Monroe at a special event following the production of Niagara in 1952.
  • "Marilyn Monroe Mambo" was a song and variation on the Mambo dance in the 1950s.
  • In 1973, Sir Elton John recorded "Candle in the Wind" on his Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album as a tribute to Monroe. It remains a definitive lyrical homage.
  • In 1981 Horror Punk band The Misfits wrote Who Killed Marilyn? About Marilyn Monroe`s death.
  • Billy Joel`s 1989 hit single " We Didn`t Start the Fire" features the actress in its second verse chronicling the events of 1950.
  • She is mentioned among other Hollywood icons (such as Lauren Bacall, Marlene Dietrich and James Dean) in the spoken passage of Madonna`s 1990 hit single " Vogue".
  • The British alternative rock band Suede recorded the song "Heroine" as an homage to Monroe. The track is included in Suede`s Dog Man Star album (1994).
  • Robbie Williams mentions her name among other film stars in the song "The Actor" (2006).

Film

  • Insignificance (the character called simply The Actress, played by Theresa Russell is obviously based on her).
  • Fade to Black (disturbed young man with a Monroe obsession stalks a girl who looks like her)
  • Pulp Fiction (Monroe look-a-like is a waitress in a 50s-themed restaurant)
  • The Shawshank Redemption ( Tim Robbins`s character has a poster of her in his jail cell)
  • The Woman in Red ( Kelly LeBrock apes the subway grate scene from The Seven Year Itch)
  • Wonder Boys ( Richard Thomas`s character is obsessed by the Monroe/DiMaggio marriage)

Portrayed in:

  • Goodbye, Norma Jean (1976) ( Misty Rowe)
  • Insignificance (1985) (as "The Actress") ( Theresa Russell)
  • Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn (1989) (Paula Lane and Misty Rowe)
  • Calendar Girl (1993) (St??phanie Anderson)
  • Death Becomes Her (1992) (St??phanie Anderson)
  • The Island (1998) ( Sally Kirkland)
  • My Fellow Americans (1996) (Jennifer Austin)
  • L.A. Confidential (1997) (Nectar Rose)
  • Mister Lonely (2006) ( Samantha Morton)

Based on her:

  • Paddy Chayefsky`s The Goddess (1958) played by Kim Stanley

Television

  • In 1953, Marilyn appeared on "The Jack Benny Show" and sang "Bye Bye Baby" live.
  • In 1950 Marilyn appeared in a television commercial for Royal Triton Oil.
  • The Beverly Hillbillies: "Jed Buys A Movie Studio," Elly May impersonates Monroe;
  • The Ernie Kovacs Show: Edie Adams regularly impersonated Monroe;
  • Futurama: I Dated a Robot, Monroe is a robot, known as a Marilyn Monrobot;
  • Gilligan`s Island: "The Producer," Ginger impersonates Monroe;
  • I Love Lucy: "Ricky`s Movie Offer," Lucy glams up as Monroe;
  • Lizzie McGuire and Miranda watch Some Like It Hot at their cinema club (season 2);
  • Married with Children: "It`s a Bundyful Life," Al asks his guardian angel ( Sam Kinison) if Monroe is laughing at him because he gave in to Peg`s demand he toss out his Playboys: "She doesn`t even know you`re alive!";
  • M*A*S*H: "Bombshells," Hawkeye and Charles start a rumor that Monroe is coming to thank the staff for caring for her cousin;
  • The Name`s the Same: November 19, 1952 and January 12, 1954 had a contestant whose actual name was Marilyn Monroe; June 22, 1954 guest Van Johnson`s "secret wish" was for Marilyn to sit on his lap; August 31, 1954 guest Charles Coburn`s "secret wish" was to dance the rumba with her again as he did in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes;
  • The Price of Heaven, 1995, Grant Show is a G.I. who returns home famous after being photographed with Monroe during her Korea trip;
  • Saturday Night Live: Charlize Theron played Monroe in a spoof of the Seven Year Itch; Mary Gross played Monroe as a recurring SNL character; Madonna recreated ` Happy Birthday, Mr. President`;
  • The Simpsons: multiple references
  • What`s My Line?: August 21, 1960, Buddy Hackett signed in as Monroe;
  • NCIS: Witch Hunt, Abby Sciuto (played by Pauley Perrette), dresses as Marilyn Monroe for Halloween.

Portrayed in:

  • Blonde 2001 CBS miniseries ( Poppy Montgomery)
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm episode "The End"
  • Dark Skies episode "The Warren Omission"
  • Growing Pains episode "Happy Halloween: Part 2"
  • Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War 1987 ( Heather Thomas)
  • Introducing Dorothy Dandridge 1999 HBO (Kerri Randles)
  • Marilyn: The Untold Story 1980 ABC ( Catherine Hicks)
  • Norma Jean & Marilyn 1996, HBO ( Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino)
  • Quantum Leap episode "Goodbye Norma Jean: April 4, 1960"
  • The Rat Pack 1998 HBO (Barbara Niven)
  • Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair 1993 USA ( Melody Anderson)
  • This Year`s Blonde 1980 NBC, ( Constance Forslund)
  • The Mystery of Natalie Wood 2004 ABC ( Sophie Monk)
  • James Dean 2001 TNT (Holly Beavon)
  • In Zoey 101 Zoey dresses up as Marilyn Monroe for Halloween (season 2)

Based on her:

  • Alvah Bessie`s The Sex Symbol 1974 ABC with Connie Stevens and Shelley Winters

Art

Andy Warhol`s iconic Marilyn Monroe Diptych

Artists who have used Marilyn as a basis of their work:

  • Peter Blake`s Marilyn Monroe Over a Painting No 1 1989-1990; Marilyn Monroe Wall No 2 and MM Red Yellow 1990; M for Marilyn Monroe and H.O.M.A.G.E. ??? JJ MM RR KS 1991
  • Bruce Conner`s Marilyn Times Five
  • Douglas Gordon`s As Kurt Cobain, as Andy Warhol, as Myra Hindley, as Marilyn Monroe 1996
  • Richard Hamilton`s My Marilyn 1966
  • Ray Johnson`s Dear Marilyn Monroe
  • Willem de Kooning`s Marilyn Monroe 1954
  • Barbara Kruger`s Not Stupid Enough 1997
  • Gina Lollobrigida`s My Friend Marilyn Monroe
  • Yasumasa Morimura`s After Marilyn Monroe 1996
  • LeRoy Neiman`s The President`s Birthday 1962
  • Mel Ramos`s Peek-a-boo Marilyn 2002
  • Faith Ringgold`s Marilyn Monroe 1997
  • James Rosenquist`s Marilyn Monroe I 1962
  • George Segal`s The Film Poster 1967
  • Richard Serra`s Marilyn Monroe- Greta Garbo 1981
  • Andy Warhol`s Marilyn Monroe Diptych 1962

Photography

  • American Photo devoted its May/June 1997 issue to her.
  • Eve Arnold, Richard Avedon, George Barris, Peter Basch, Cecil Beaton, Henri Cartier-Bresson, John Bryson, Cornell Capa, Jock Carroll, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Elliott Erwitt, Robert Frank, Milton H. Greene, Ernst Haas, Philippe Halsman, Douglas Kirkland, Harold Lloyd, Inge Morath, Arnold Newman, Gordon Parks, Bert Stern, Weegee and Garry Winogrand are among those who shot Monroe. The American Masters "Marilyn Monroe: Still Life" claims she was the most photographed person in history.
  • Marie Claire (September 2002) of Marilyn visiting the troops in Korea: she "made even military-issue jackets sexy."

Stage

Based on her:

  • Rita Marlowe in the 1955 Broadway play Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter by George Axelrod
  • Maggie in the 1964 play After the Fall, and Kay in the 2004 play Finishing the Picture by Arthur Miller

As a Character:

  • Saintly icon in The Who`s Tommy

Mentioned:

  • Frequently Mentioned in Willy Russell`s Blood Brothers

Books

According to The Guardian, there are nearly 300 biographies on Monroe in English alone. The first and only volume published while she was living was Marilyn Monroe (1961), by biographer Maurice Zolotow. the following are fictional takes.

  • Candle in the Wind by George Bernau
  • The Symbol by Alvah Bessie
  • The Possibility of Dreaming on a Night Without Stars by Michael Kaufman
  • The Immortals by Michael Korda
  • Of Women and Their Elegance by Norman Mailer
  • Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates
  • Marilyn`s Daughter by John Rechy
  • Queen of Desire by Sam Toperoff

See also

  • Haunted Hollywood

Further reading

  • Baty, S. Paige (1995). American Monroe: The Making of a Body Politic. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-08806-9. Examines Monroe`s stature as an icon.
  • Belmont, Georges (2000). Marilyn Monroe and the Camera. Te Neues Publishing Company. ISBN 3-8238-5467-4. Monroe`s "love affair" with the camera.
  • Churchwell, Sarah (2004). The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe. Metropolitan Books. ISBN 0-8050-7818-5. Explores Western Civilization`s fixation with Monroe.
  • Guiles, Fred Lawrence (1993). Norma Jean: The Life of Marilyn Monroe. Paragon House Publishers. ISBN 1-55778-583-X. Reissue of a biography cited in this article.
  • Mailer, Norman (1973). Marilyn: A Biography. Grosset & Dunlap. ISBN 0-448-01029-1. His controversial take on Monroe.
  • Monroe, Marilyn (2000). My Story. Cooper Square Press. ISBN 0-8154-1102-2. Reprint of her memoirs, ghost-written by Ben Hecht; introduction by Andrea Dworkin.
  • Rollyson, Carl E. (1993). Marilyn Monroe: A Life of the Actress. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80542-1. Scholarly look at her films.
  • Spoto, Donald (2001). Marilyn Monroe: The Biography. Cooper Square Press. ISBN 0-8154-1183-9. Biography cited in this article.
  • Smith, Matthew (2004). Marilyn`s Last Words: Her Secret Tapes and Mysterious Death. Carroll & Graf Publishers. ISBN 0-7867-1380-1. Alleged transcripts of Monroe`s therapy sessions.
  • Taylor, Roger G. (2006). Marilyn in Art. Chaucer Press. ISBN 1-904957-02-1. Examines Monroe`s influence on numerous artists.
  • Vitacco-Robles, Gary (2003). Cursum Perficio: Marilyn Monroe`s Brentwood Hacienda: The Story of Her Final Months. IUniverse. ISBN 0-595-01082-2
  • Victor, Adam (1999). The Complete Marilyn Monroe. Thames and Hudson Ltd. ISBN 0-500-01978-9.

"Marilyn" by Gloria Steinem, photos by George Barris