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I'm a hairdresser by day, Marilyn by night and sometimes the other way around. I perform at all kinds of special events and do live shows in casinos, dinner theaters and things of that sort. I think people fell in love with Marilyn because there was something about her that was just very relatable, unlike many other movie stars that were as famous in that era. The others were very much larger than life, ultra-glamorous and they withheld their real selves from the public, whereas Marilyn opened herself up and wore her heart on her sleeve. People saw the real person she was, and because she allowed herself to be vulnerable, people connected with her.
I first fell in love with Marilyn when I was about 16 years old. I saw a TV film about her life and I was just completely devastated at the end when she died. I hadn't known that she had died, let alone committed suicide, as they said in the documentary. The film did a really good job of showing who she was, and I was pretty much hooked after that; I'd read any book I could find about her. But I didn't start watching her films until I was about 19.
I saw her in Niagara, and that's when I realized what an incredible impact she had on film. I have a couple favorite Marilyn movies. I go back and forth, depending on my mood, between Bus Stop, Some Like It Hot and The Prince And The Showgirl. It was impossible to look away; I was just captivated. I don't really have a favorite Marilyn husband though (laughs). I don't think her choice of men was very good.
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I fell in love with Marilyn
By Heather Wallace, May 15, 2007 at 15:07I fell in love with Marilyn when I was 11 years old. My great Aunt Pat bought me a t-shirt with her picture on it and suggested I pick out a Marilyn Monroe biography from the bookstore. By the middle of the book, I was also hooked, and from then on, I ate up anything I could. I could relate to the profound sense of sadness you talked about at learning how she died, and the frustration of not really knowing what truly happened. I remember obsessing about how someone may have saved her, and it still brings tears to my eyes when I think about it.
I'm not in the camp that believes in any of the conspiracy theories about her death. I don't think she truly wanted to die, but I do think she had an addiction to pills (and champagne), but back in those days, it was doctor-prescribed addiction and was normalized to a dangerous extent. I believe it was an accident and that perhaps she was having a despondent night, and perhaps it was a fatal combination of factors. But I do believe she would have wanted to see another day, another film and a bright future.
I agree with you that she was strong and highly intelligent, but I do think she had a sad heart. I think she really wanted the fairy tale marriage, with a husband and children, both of which were still very important in the era in which she lived. I think she was heartbroken that she didn't find a man who understood her and that she was physically unable to conceive. I also read that she used to have fierce menstrual periods that would cause her to black out.
I read a quote by her, which she wrote on a scrap of paper during filming. It asked, "Why am I so afraid? What am I afraid of? I know that I should not be and I must not be. But I am afraid. F*ck." - I think we can all relate to Marilyn, in that we all have fierce passions and dreams, yet also the inevitable disappointment, pain and fear that is just a part of life.
I loved her too. My favorite movies were Some Like It Hot, The Seven Year Itch and Misfits. Thanks for devoting your life to keeping her spirit alive. :)
Heather Wallace
senior editor
Orato.com
Not easy to be Marilyn!
By luyen, June 15, 2007 at 10:06Not easy to be Marilyn!