With Love, Marilyn Monroe # 4

With Love from, "Let's Make Love"

"My Heart Belongs to Daddy"

- Marilyn Monroe as Amanda Dell

In recent history, Marilyn Monroe has garnered critical acclaim for her performances in Bus Stop (1956), The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), and Some Like It Hot(1959). Let's Make Love did not appeal to her, but she was obliged to shoot the picture because of her contract with Twentieth Century Fox.

Arthur Miller revised the script so that more emphasis was given to Monroe, his wife. This led to Gregory Peck dropping out and Yves Montand being cast instead. Krasna felt he was miscast because he could actually sing and dance, and so ruined the joke, but MM was enthusiastic about Montand. The two stars wound up having an affair during the making of the film.

When the film was released, it received mixed to negative reviews and made only $4.5 million at the box office.It was the first film starring Monroe to earn so little money in years on its initial release. Production costs were earned back, and would later prove a mild success.

Despite the flimsiness of Let's Make Love, Marilyn's sexuality and spark are evident in one of the film's musical numbers -- the scorching "My Heart Belongs to Daddy."

Let's Make Love received a nomination for Academy Award for Best for Lionel Newman and Earle H. Hagen and two BAFTA nominations for Best Film from and Source for George Cukor and for Best Foreign Actor (Montand). It also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture Musical/Comedy.
Original Music Score

It was a happy accident that I should create this unique look of Marilyn's. I had never really intended to set out and make this style originally, it just kind of made itself. That's why I was probably the most surprised when my doll evolved into the character of Amanda Dell, as portrayed by Marilyn Monroe. 

I was experimenting with different MM hairstyles when I stumbled upon this and it evolved into what you see before you. Although "Let's Make Love" wasn't as successful as past Monroe pictures, it is still worth a look for any MM fan who is captivated by her stunning presence and allure. It has lots of charm, so I hope this will inspire you to sneak a peek and see what it has to offer.

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With Love, The Fear

With Love, Marilyn Monroe # 3

With Love from, 

"A Press Conference in England"

On July 17th 1956, Marilyn Monroe was poised to attended a promotional press conference for her role in the up and coming film being co-stared, produced and directed by Sir Laurence Olivier called  "The Prince and the Showgirl"

I have styled my Doll as Marilyn the day after her and her then Husband, Arthur Miller, arrived in London England for a press conference that was set top be held that evening.
The image to the right is Marilyn and Arthur relaxing in the grounds of Parkside House.

 “He [Arthur Miller] wouldn't have married me if I had been nothing but a dumb blonde.” - MM

The 2011 film "My Week with Marilyn" depicts the week in which Monroe spent being escorted around London by personal assistant Colin Clark, during the filming of "The Prince and the Showgirl". The movie is largely based upon two books by Clark recounting his experiences during the production: "My Week with Marilyn" (2000) and "The Prince, the Showgirl, and Me: Six Months on the Set With Marilyn and Olivier" (1996). Both books and the film depict Monroe striking up a friendship and alleged semi-romantic relationship with Clark for a brief time during production.

Marilyn Monroe and English actor and director 

Laurence Olivier promoting "The Prince and the Showgirl" at the press conference at the Savoy Hotel, London, July 1956.

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With Love, The Fear

Marilyn Moments #4

~Niagara~

Niagara is a film starring; Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Cotten and Jean Peters. Niagara was released in 1953. Niagara was one of MM's first major roles.

~My Doll~

The dress i'm wearing is called the 'Cassie Dress' it suits the look I'm trying to portray quite well apart from the hole in the middle (I don't know the proper name). I also replaced the black sandals/heels with gold ones from 'Miss Sixty'. My wig is by; XTheFearX.

Goodnight and Sweet Dreams!

With Love, Marilyn Monroe # 2

     

With Love from, 

"The Last Sitting"

In 1962, photographer Bert Stern shot a series of photos of Marilyn Monroe that have collectively come to be known as “The Last Sitting.” Taken during several boozy sessions at the Hotel Bel-Air, the photographs are arguably the most famous images ever captured of America’s most famous actress:

 Sleepy-eyed and naked, Marilyn sips from a Champagne glass, enacts a fan dance of sorts with various diaphanous scarves, romps with erotic playfulness on a bed of white linens. Six weeks after she had posed, MM was found dead of an apparent barbiturate overdose.

The photos endure partly as artifacts as the last visible evidence of the living woman (a legacy reinforced by Stern’s decision to publish the contact sheets Marilyn herself had crossed out in red marker). But the pictures are also remarkable for the raw truths they seem to reveal. In them, we see an actress whose comedic talents were overshadowed by her sex appeal, a woman who is cannily aware of her pinup status, yet is also beginning to show her 36 years. In many shots, she is obviously drunk. This was an unhappy time for MM. Notorious for her on-set antics, she had been publicly lambasted by Billy Wilder after Some Like It Hot, then fired from the production of Something’s Got to Give;she’d endured two recent divorces and, in 1961, a brief stint in a psychiatric ward.


Stern excavated and preserved the poignant humanity of the real woman—beautiful, but also fragile, needy, flawed—from the monumental sex symbol. In our armoured, airbrushed age, his achievement feels almost revolutionary.The photo shoot was commissioned by Vogue magazine in late June 1962, taking place over three daily sessions, just six weeks before she died.
Bert Stern first published The Last Sitting in 1982. The book included a large number of the over 2,500 images that Stern had shot, including contact sheets with images Monroe had disliked and crossed out. In the book, Stern recounted being enchanted by Monroe until a near-intimate encounter after the second day of shooting; he then realized that she was deeply troubled.

Here I've tried to capture Marilyn's playful nature in these photos. The many limitations of Stardoll have really disabled my efforts to make them as accurate as possible but hopefully you can still make out the basic idea behind them. This is just my best effort to bring light to some of Marilyn's most raw photo's available to the public. You can't deny the amazing appeal and interest of a woman such a Marilyn. Her enduring beauty and grace has captivated many fans into recreating "The Last Sitting". Lindsey Lohan did her best to replicate the famous photoshoot in the spring of 08' with Bert Stern, who also took the photos, nearly 46 years after he had taken the originals. 

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With Love, The Fear

With Love, Marilyn Monroe # 1

With Love from, 

"Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend"

Marilyn Monroe has been widely recognized throughout the years as being a highly iconic public figure whose infinite glamour has stood the test of time - 50 years after her passing. 

Some of her most iconic moments in life have captivated millions and have inspired many to borrow her signature style and poise; proving that MM is truly ageless in the public's heart.

"Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend" 

from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Here my Stardoll Doll and Suite are designed to emulate 

MMs iconic scene from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

As a way to celebrate Marilyn and express fans' immense support for her, many significant people over the years have copied her from this musical scene in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Madonna used the basic theme of this scene to inspire her music video for Material Girl in 1984. The music video was a mimicry of Marilyn Monroe's performance of the song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The mimicked scenes are interspersed with scenes of a Hollywood director trying to win the heart of an actress, played by Madonna herself.
Blake Lively also tried her hand at portraying MM as her character in the T.V show, Gossip Girl in a dream like sequence.

However, no matter how many people try to emulate her, Marilyn Monroe will always be an original. Her style and grace have captivated me as an individual and has been a major source of inspiration for Amber and I on Stardoll. Feel free to express your love for MM by dressing your doll up in this iconic look and sending us pictures of your doll and suite! We'd love to see your interpretation of Marilyn, all the while spreading the MM love!

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With Love, The Fear

Marilyn Moments #3

~Custom Look~

  ~'Seven Year Itch' Earrings~

Well, today I'm just doing a low - effort look. I am trying to make an effort to try and do a new 'Marilyn Moments' post everyday. So, because it takes time finding the right clothing to make a Marilyn photo, I didn't have time, it's 10pm so I am just doing a custom look! I am wearing an old piece of mine , which I have had for many years. I have also used a pair of earrings which I designed, they are supposed to be a copy of the earrings Marilyn wore in 'The Seven Year Itch'. I am also wearing some basic; White Heels, handbag and gloves.  Enjoy!!

~My Doll~

 Goodnight Lovelies!

Marilyn Moments #2 + Bonus

~Marilyn Moments: JFK's Birthday Gala, 1962~

~And the Death of Marilyn Monroe~

~My Doll~

Now, this look is obviously copied from MM at JFK's Birthday Gala. It has been written that Marilyn had had an affair with JFK and even his brother, RFK. In this look I have used "Faux Paws Coat" (Archive), "Marilyn Gown" (Archive). Wig by: XTheFearX. In the original footage Peter Lawford (Kennedy's Brother In - Law) introduced Marilyn, Billing her as "The Late Marilyn Monroe". Marilyn entered the stage with a nude coloured dress with crystal beads. According to many biographers Kennedy later phoned Marilyn and declared that the affair was over. Marilyn wasn't impressed, she had told The Kennedy's that she was going to plan a Press Conference on the 6th of August, 1962. On the 5th of August, 1962, Marilyn's lifeless body was discovered sprawled across her bed, nude, with the phone receiver still in her hand. It has always seemed rather peculiar that she died on the 5th, a day before the day she was going to "Blow the lid of this whole damn thing". There have been many conspiracy theories told about Marilyn's death; Suicide, Murder and more. My personal opinion is Murder.

 ~The Original~

Left: Marilyn after the performance with God knows who!

Right: Marilyn entering the 'Gardens'.

This would be her last televised appearance.

1962

xx, Amber

Marilyn Moments #1

~Marilyn Moments: Golden Globes, 1962~

So today I am introducing a new segment, 'Marilyn Moments'.

It is when I recreate either a photo or event that Marilyn is featured in.

I will try to do them as much as possible! Today is the first!

 In 1962 Marilyn attended the annual 'Golden Globes'. She was nominated and won 'Best Actress in the World in 1961'. This would be one of her last triumphs! As this was 1962 Marilyn died of an 'Probable Suicide' aka Murder, on the 5th of August 1962.

~My Doll~

This is my doll, lucilleball231 as

Marilyn at the Golden Globes. Because Stardoll doesn't have much to offer to MM imperso-

nators, I needed to do as best

as I could. I used the 'Diamond and Emerald earrings from the 'Liz Taylor Collection', Basic Black Heels and a Sparkling Black dress from Voile (Re-Released to Callie's Picks). Hope you like it! The wig is made by the one and only 'XTheFearX', she makes all my wigs! Feel free to contact her and ask for a custom!

~The Original~

Above: Marilyn receiving her Award!

Below: Marilyn Arriving

Thanks for reading, Amber xx

Next - JFK's Birthday Gala, 1962

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Rest in Peace

Shirley Temple Black

1929 - 2014

Welcome, MM Fans!

Welcome Lovelies,

This blog is dedicated to Stardoll's Marilyn Monroe impersonators.
Although the blog is mainly featuring my doll I will be featuring and dedicating
other pages to other dollies!

I have been portraying MM (Marilyn Monroe) since 2009, on my original account.
All my wigs are designed by the one and only XTheFearX, whom is also a MM impersonator!

Above: The last existing photo of one of my 'Fur' sittings, 2012.