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| Totally captivated by Marilyn Monroe as a child, not only did I want to look like Marilyn Monroe, I wanted to BE Marilyn Monroe! The first major art award I won was of a portrait I painted of Marilyn Monroe. I won a top award out of 660 entries. |
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| Screen test of Marilyn Monroe for "Niagara". 1953 I will never forget this conversation in the movie: Hey Dear, why don't you wear a dress like that? In order to wear a dress like that, you have to start laying out plans at the age of 13. Being around the age of 13 when I first saw the movie, I had no idea how I could begin "laying out plans" to wear a "dress like that". |
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| A scene of Marilyn Monroe in the movie "Niagara", 1953. My mom and I loved this movie and enjoyed watching it together. Clint says he has never seen the movie! We will have to watch it together, soon! |
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| My hair was brown and I needed blonde hair to look like Marilyn Monroe. The closest thing I had to "Marilyn" blonde hair was a fur wig hat that was popular in the early 1960s. Dear readers, I can hear your snickering all the way here in Tennessee! To make matters worse, this wig in the photo is of a much better quality than I owned. :-) |
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| What an unusual picture I thought when I saw this photo of Marilyn Monroe when I was very young. The wheels started turning ... actually spinning out of control! |
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The daydream of a wig wearin' 12 year old girl trying to hug a tree like Marilyn Monroe. Those shadows in the pictures were probably those of my Aunt Billie, my sister Patti and/or my brother Jimbo. They were usually an accessory to my "crimes" as I was to theirs. :~D ♥ XOX We sure had lots of fun! |
