Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson 100 years ago on June 1, 1926. <\/p>\n
In late 1954, on the cusp of major Hollywood stardom, Marilyn moved to New York City on a quest to become a better actress and to find a little peace on streets where she could sometimes go unnoticed.<\/p>\n
The year 1955 was one of discovery for the star of\u00a0The Seven-Year Itchand\u00a0Gentlemen Prefer Blondes\u00a0\u2014 exploring the city, working on her craft and generally being the toast of the town.<\/p>\n
In particular, she came to New York to become a better actress via the\u00a0Actors Studio\u00a0and the influence of\u00a0Lee Strasberg. But she also managed to see the most glamorous corners of New York.<\/p>\n
That deep connection she made with New York City never left her.<\/p>\n
We\u2019re big old movie buffs here on the Bowery Boys, and to celebrate a century of Marilyn, we\u2019ve remastered and re-edited a show we recorded on Marilyn\u2019s New York back in 2022. So raise a toast to Marilyn tonight \u2014 and put on something a little extra glamorous for fun.<\/p>\n
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Marilyn Monroe overlooking Park Avenue from the roof of the Ambassador Hotel at Park and 51st. (The hotel was demolished in 1966). From here you can also see the Racquet and Tennis Club (1918) and the Lever House (1952). Photograph by Ed Feingersh, taken 1955.<\/p>\n
FEATURING: New York in the 1950s with Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Marlene Dietrich and many others.<\/p>\n
PLUS: As an extra treat, Greg and Tom are joined on the show by\u00a0Alicia Malone\u00a0of TCM (and Tom\u2019s co-host on \u201cThe Official Gilded Age Podcast\u201d) and author of the book\u00a0Girls on Film: Lessons from a Life of Watching Women in Movies\u00a0to discuss how the city changed her career and performances.<\/p>\n
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Alicia Malone\/TCM<\/p>\n
LISTEN NOW: MARILYN MONROE AT 100: HER LIFE IN NEW YORK CITY<\/p>\n
This episode was remastered by Kieran Gannon.<\/p>\n
FURTHER READING<\/p>\n
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Lois Banner Marilyn: The Passion and the Paradox
Isaac Butler The Method: How The Twentieth Century Learned to Act
Carl E Rollyson Marilyn Monroe: A Life of the Actress
Donald Spoto Marilyn Monroe
Gloria Steinem and George Barris Marilyn: Norma Jeane
Anthony Summers Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe
Elizabeth Winder Marilyn in Manhattan: Her Year of Joy
Donald H. Wolfe The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe<\/p>\n
Hedda Hopper column<\/a>, January 8, 1855 Interview featured on this week\u2019s show:<\/p>\n An interview by Edward R. Morrow for his show Person To Person with Marilyn Monroe in Connecticut.<\/p>\n Newsreel clips featured in the show:<\/p>\n Miller and Monroe make their marriage announcement:<\/p>\n FURTHER LISTENING<\/p>\n After listening to this show about Marilyn Monroe, take a dive back into the Bowery Boys Hollywood collection: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson 100 years ago on June 1, 1926. In late 1954, on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":247564,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[96734,98,96735,96736,8455,96737,158,9,11,10,11012],"class_list":["post-247563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-actors-studio","tag-brooklyn","tag-classic-film","tag-classic-hotels","tag-marilyn-monroe","tag-movie-stars","tag-movies","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-theater-history"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u201cThe Lost Footage of Marilyn Monroe<\/a>\u201d by Helene Stapinski, New York Times
\u201cMarilyn Monroe Found Dead<\/a>,\u201d New York Daily News, August 6, 1962
\u201cMarilyn Monroe\u2019s Crypt,<\/a>\u201d Atlas Obscura<\/p>\n