“Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.” Marilyn Monroe
Avedon captures Monroe’s soul – she would have been 89 today, and probably never suspected she would become immortal…
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I love the contrast between the picture – her stunning smile – and the melancholic perceptiveness of her comment. She was a complex woman and there’s been no one else quite like her. Great post, Vickie!
That was a bit of a cheat of mine, using a quote out of context — but it was about Hollywood, so I had to!
I’ll be even more morbid than George on this one. She’s like that tiger rug, only moving.
But the beauty of the picture is untouched.
Stunning.
What a powerful photograph. Thanks.
Almost archetypal 😉
Dearest V
There is a magic at work here, like that when Testino photographed Diana many years later.
It is the unleashing on a spirit too long contained.
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
Yes, thank you! That’s it!
‘Ouch’ to the quote.
Chilling…
One of my very favorites of her and the comments here are amazing!!!!
You got good peeps, Ms. V.
Very good peeps, indeed!