Wednesday, June 1, 2011

M is for Marilyn

“I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it.”
Marilyn Monroe 1926-1962

I found these two posters taped to a mom and pop grocery store window in San Francisco. Today, June 1, is Marilyn Monroe’s birthday. She would have been eighty-five years old.


This weeks theme for Corner View is "M is for…". For more about M, see the blogs below. Thanks to Francesca for hosting, Valerie for choosing the theme and Jane for getting this whole thing started.

francesca, jane, theresa, ian, joyce, isabelle, kari, jgy, lise, otli, dorte, skywriting, tikjewit, sophie, daan, wander chow, kelleyn, sammi, anna,  kenza, rosamaría, victoria, mlle paradis, tzivia, tania, nadine, cate, cole, ibb, kasia, juniper, flowtops, valerie, robida, beth
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26 comments:

  1. ;)June 1, 2011 at 12:14 AM

    Obviously :)

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  2. janeJune 1, 2011 at 12:23 AM

    i´ll second that :)

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  3. annaJune 1, 2011 at 12:39 AM

    today? I'll have to tell my sister that! it's her birthday too.

    I'm sure she would have been just as pretty at 58

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  4. annaJune 1, 2011 at 12:41 AM

    correction: 85 :)

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  5. Sweet LilyJune 1, 2011 at 1:37 AM

    What a memory.
    I love M, Marilyn Monroe and Michael Jackson.

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  6. BethJune 1, 2011 at 2:32 AM

    A close friend and neighbor back in Cincinnati has a huge collection of Marilyn Monroe memorbilia. He has this awesome cookie jar!
    I imagine she would have redefined 85 for the world. :)

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  7. nadine paduartJune 1, 2011 at 4:05 AM

    yeah... i'm now wondering what marilyn could have looked like, if she'd still been around.. somehow this comes very unexpected, the mere thought.
    n♥

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  8. swigJune 1, 2011 at 5:24 AM

    … as the grandmother of our children… what a strange idea!

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  9. JoyceJune 1, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    I love the beer sign! xo

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  10. renildeJune 1, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    Well spotted Don, Marilyn still speaking to the imagination and....well so does the beer sign :)

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  11. G. E. LightJune 1, 2011 at 7:57 AM

    Great topically and temporally relevant "M".

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  12. flowtopsJune 1, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    I think Marilyn would've made a handsome 85 year old...

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  13. Bossy BettyJune 1, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    I need that beer sign!

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  14. KristinJune 1, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    A wonderful woman. I love the film: Some like it hot.

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  15. Menthe BlancheJune 1, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    I especially like the beer poster ;)

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  16. KenzaJune 1, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    Great quote! Love the two posters' photo...

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  17. Mlle ParadisJune 1, 2011 at 12:25 PM

    oh belly laughs for the poster on the right!

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  18. TheresaJune 1, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    Great quote, great humorous poster!

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  19. EllaJune 1, 2011 at 1:49 PM

    The ironic is that if she hadn't died so young, maybe we haven't had her as the icon she is now.

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  20. likeschocolateJune 1, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    Men if for men who love Marilyn. She was beautiful.

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  21. Scott LawJune 2, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    So glad you included the poster on the right. So funny.

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  22. RosaMaríaJune 2, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    love the quote on the second one! to funny and but so true!

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  23. FrancescaJune 2, 2011 at 11:40 PM

    haha, love that beer ad!:)

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  24. shayndelJune 3, 2011 at 4:14 AM

    a magnificent pop culture star and icon ...her name is truly an "M" word!

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  25. IsabelleJune 3, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    well done, great & fun CV !!

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  26. tanïaJune 4, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    Oh, it was her birthday? Really? She was one of my teenage idols. Well, if she was still alive, I would have serenaded her (but not in a translucent silvery dress):
    "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday, MMMMrs MMMMMarilyn....."

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