Comments on: Marilyn’s Memorabilia

By: tiff

tiff — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:03:20 +0000

i love her! i think she represents old hollywood glamour,timeless.theres a really great picture bib. on marilyn.if i find the name i’ll post it but there are tons of albums on her. i’m attracted to her because of her beauty (obviously) and her struggle as a women in the male dominated film industry that refused to take her seriously.

thanx for the post Bella

By: sandra

sandra — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:03:42 +0000

Being a child of the 50′s I love the memories and memorabilia of the era. But in all honesty, Marilyn didn’t rock my boat, but stars like Dorothy Dandridge and Dianne Carroll did. During the 50′s there was so much of Marilyn in the media and not enough about black beautiful women. We weren’t celebrated which is one of the reasons so many of us baby boomers, and even younger people, still have issues with our looks. In any case, I’ve enclosed links for you tube videos on Ms. Dandridge.
Link 1: http://tinyurl.com/5wp4t2
Link 2: http://tinyurl.com/57vb29

By: Kwana

Kwana — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:02:40 +0000

love, love, love Marilyn and Dorothy both……great films HBO did on both of their short but rich lives, may they both RIP.

You right Afro, there will neva be another Marilyn Monroe, these lil wack brawds of now don’t even deserve mention next to her.

By: Tamara

Tamara — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:42:17 +0000

This is related and not related….I was watching Imitation of Life last night…not the original but the one with Lana Turner and Sandra Dee..what I wanted to comment on is the fashion of that day. That movie was made in 1959, but the fashions are so relevant today. I am a fan of old hollywood, not the male chauvanistic (even though there really isn’t a difference) side of the business, but the glamour. I feel that hollywood then was so much more sophisticated than now. I think the glamor is gone and now hollywood is just about hype.

By: UnalteredBeauty

UnalteredBeauty — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:04:41 +0000

It’s so ironic that you would post about this when just this past weekend I watched the film “Introducing Dorothy Dandrige” which had a little “cameo” appearance from Marilyn. Marilyn’s great but forgive me if my loyalty is to Dorothy (not that it necessarily has to be eiter or). Dorothy all the way!

By: Laquita

Laquita — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:47:36 +0000

I also agree that both women are icons – you were right about those handbags – I have recently started collecting handbags (I have bought a lisptick case similar to the one displayed in the clear handbag – now I need that handbag too )

Anyway, I came across a Dorthy Dandrige fan site and they have a few pictures of her items movie posters, biography, etc… http://www.introducingdorothydandridge.com/behindthescenes.html

BTW: Afrobella I love your site (your like my ‘Oprah’ I hope to follow in your footsteps someday ) – I usually read in the morning or during my break – gives me something great to look forward to at work ) Cograts on your rewards. – Off to search for that purse…

By: tanya

tanya — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:59:08 +0000

I do find MM to be a fascinating figure (no pun intended) although I never found her to be particularly beautiful. I think DD was incredibly beautiful. I guess for me the 50′s and the 60′s represented a time when society liked women who looked like women. Curvaceous figures with big beautiful busts and derrieres, and the clothing accentuated that. I wonder if we’ll ever get back to that.

By: sdg1844

sdg1844 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:26:30 +0000

Both women were pretty amazing. I loved Dorothy in “Carmen” and Marilyn in “Some Like It Hot” and “The 7 Year Itch.” It’s interesting how beauty and tragedy went hand and hand with these 2.

I’ve always liked Marilyn. Like most of us, she wanted to be loved and accepted, but fame is a jealous lover. She didn’t seem to be able to balance her need to be wife and the fame game. I don’t know who really could.

By: TinaB

TinaB — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:40:07 +0000

I’m so glad that you recognize Dorothy as Iconic as Marilyn Monroe. It’s even been rumored that the Marilyn considered Dorothy one of her “best” friends.

I don’t really understand the fascination with Marilyn and it sometimes irritates me when a young sista knows about Marilyn but doesn’t have a clue about Dorothy Dandridge. So Afrobella, maybe you can “introduce” Dorothy to some folks

By: Mrs.Mckinzie

Mrs.Mckinzie — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:33:10 +0000

Marilyn was beautiful,and a style icon.Monif C has a great Marilyn dress on there web site.