The
media call them imitators, those actresses, singers, showgirls, models
and whoever dedicate time and effort to cultivate similar aspects and
characteristics of the original & beloved Marilyn Monroe. Coinciding
with the 50th anniversary of her death, an opera 'Waiting For Miss
Monroe' had it's worldwide première last Saturday in the Opera House of
Amsterdam, Holland. In the roll of Marilyn is the American soprano
Laura Aikin, who says it tells the life of the unforgettable Diva, fascinating and moving, away from any kind of frivolity.
It has always been said that 'Imitation is the highest form of flattery'. She must have been imitated by millions young women of her day, not just by other actress and entertainers, but women in the streets, totally conquered by her unique beauty and especially her most alluring sexiness yet retained pure and near child-like innocence. Her admirers are not just men, but most other women, whether they care to admit it or not.
The latest to join the imitators is Lady Gaga (top left) Lindsay lohan (right. Wrong hairdo!)
Second row: Michelle Williams, Scarlette Johansson, Melanie Olivares & Mira Sorvino.
There
have been literally hundreds more over the half century, famous known
names as well as unknown public; impossible to name them all.
I
am a dedicated and appreciative fan of Marilyn. I have sought out all
(I think) old films to watch, some of them more than a few times).
Unlike what many people think, she was a serious actress, and in my
opinion a very good one; highly intelligent, hard working and utterly
devoted to her craft. In a way she was also her own imitator - she
created Marilyn, and had spent her entire adult life studying,
imitating the character of her preconception how Marilyn would think,
speak, act or react to others and the varied circumstances she found
herself in. We all know the result, Norma Jeane imitates Marilyn most
successfully to have MM become an unforgettable legend.
She would surely have enjoyed seeing Marilyn in an opera, and would have considered it a great personal achievement.
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