Today
50 years ago the entire world mourned the death of Marilyn Monroe.
That shocking news was on the front page of every single press
worldwide; all other happenings, international, national, political,
social ... took small spaces on other less important pages.
Today,
once again half a century later, in Spain anyway, all media dedicate
tributes, memorial & reminiscent news and reports to her, occupying
more media pages than the Olympic games. She was never the most
beautiful woman in the world, nor had the sexiest or most alluring
figure but far from a perfect one, but the combination of all that's
uniquely her, all her attractive qualities as well as her imperfections.
She was, and still is, the most unforgettable woman ever lived even
way after her death, doubtlessly, Forever Marilyn.
That
is the Title, 'Forever Marilyn', for the 24 hour marathon homage in
ample variety of exhibitions, media coverage, songs, books poems,
including the projection of some of her most successful films in her
comparatively brief cinematic career, on the Channel Divinity. As
cherry topping on the cake for unconditional fans, The Mediaset chain
premières today in advance 'Smash', Steven Spielberg's series that tells
the making of the Broadway musical on MM, that the channel is
programmed to emit for the next season. In all 8 films including 'The
Millionaire', 'Bus Stop', 'Niagara', 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes', 'How
To Marry A Millionaire', '7 Year Itch', 'River With No Return','The
Prince & The Call Girl' (Arguably, with myself, my favourite; or
maybe it's 'Some Like It Hot'; I will never know for sure!)
Each
film will be preceded by a brief documentary about the life & work
of MM during that period, on & off the set. At the end of the
marathon projection, Divinity will offer a compact-condensed version
under the title of '50 years without Marilyn'.
Apart
from Divinity, other channels also emit related documentaries such as
'The last session' referring to the last photo session; her
relationships, personal & professional, with others almost as
famous people.
