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Marilyn Monroe - Has She Really Been Gone 50 Years?

posted at July 27, 2012 1:49 PM EDT

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Do you have a favorite performance or memory? Where were you when you heard that she had died? Is there a performer today - probably a young woman - who embodies the qualities that made Marilyn a star?

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posted at July 31, 2012 12:36 PM EDT

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In the summer of 1955---57 years ago---, Marilyn Monroe attended the Centennial celebration of my mother's tiny hometown of Bement, IL. (See photos here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJIIBkj2vzc ) My mother, Simone, was one of only 22 high school graduates in Bement that spring. Shortly after the Centennial she left her smalltown home to attend the University of IL... and I often wonder how the 18-year old Simone must have felt that summer at an age when she just couldn't wait for her life to begin... The wider world was just about to unfold and how marvelous it must have been to have had Maryiln Monroe help kick open the doors as part of her send off.

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posted at August 16, 2012 6:36 PM EDT

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I cannot believe 50 years have passed. I remember her death occurred close to my 21st birthday. I always thought there was something special about her besides her beauty and obvious sex appeal...she was a lost soul in many ways and only wanted to be loved. Although lots of us loved her in many way, she did not receive the kind of love she needed and craved. I do not think that there is anyone today--albeit there are lots of beautiful young starlets--that could even come close to what Marilyn was. Marilyn Monroe cannot be replaced. We have to just be grateful and appreciate the fact that she passed among us and left her mark.

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posted at August 17, 2012 8:26 PM EDT

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I am 70 years old and have always been mesmerized by Marilyn Monroe from the very first day I laid eyes on her. She was a great actress/performer & it's too bad she was used & criticized as she was. She may have made some pretty bad decisions in her short life; but, I don't recall anyone giving her the guidance & direction she needed and was asking for in her own way. She has, in many ways, always been imitated, but she will NEVER be dupicated. She was, without any shadow of a doubt, one of a kind.

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posted at August 18, 2012 11:47 AM EDT

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[QUOTE]Do you have a favorite performance or memory? Where were you when you heard that she had died? Is there a performer today - probably a young woman - who embodies the qualities that made Marilyn a star?

I was five years old; we were camping in Yosemite National Park, and I remember seeing the newspaper stand with the story of her demise on the front page. I did not know who she was but knew at that moment she was important, and this was a loss, even at the age of five - I knew. Now, as an adult when I watch her movies I am mesmerized. She was so beautiful and had a presence that I do not see with ANY actress before or since. I am an old movie buff, and have followed many of the Old Hollywood movie star careers, such as Marion Davies, but Marilyn transcended all of them with her charisma and beauty. The way she talked, walked, dressed, in pictures - of which she never took a bad photo, all of it. No one can ever replace her, though many have tried to be like her. I guess she had low self esteem though, which is why she went with the wrong guys - that is very sad. I don't blame her for it, her childhood was messed up. And of course, I do believe the Kennedy's and others used her... awful. She is still a star though in my eyes.

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posted at August 21, 2012 11:18 AM EDT

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There is a woman on Facebook "Nancy Maniscolo Mancuso" to CLAIMS that she is the living daughter of Marilyn Monroe.. Has anyone else heard of this? She also claims that Marilyn's nationality was actually Italian.. Here is this woman's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marilyn-Monroe-Foundation/119969711355681

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posted at September 18, 2012 6:22 PM EDT

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Her birthday performance for the president has been one of my favorite since I found out that she did the song sick as a dog with a high fever & barely able to stand. To look that good sick and not let on to me showed what she was made of. I was thrilled to get the email about these pics as my drsng room and bathroom are done in Marilyn photos. I even have one of her nude. It was done tasefully but she is bare breasred which suprised me. I've always loved her though and can't get enough of finding new photos whenever I can. Melinda Irwin

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posted at September 25, 2012 8:06 PM EDT

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At the time we thought she was another female star wannabe.
She became what the current crop of wannabes would give their eye-teeth for.
Of course when we thought of her as light on the talent side, we had no idea how far more talent she had than the current generations.
I would compare only 'Lady Ga Ga' in this age.

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