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  • Marilyn Monroe: A 100th Birthday Reflection About Her

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am writing a reflection on what Marilyn Monroe has always meant to me, on what would have been her 100th birthday! I honestly cannot remember a time when Marilyn Monroe was not a name, a face, a voice that I…

  • My Top 20 Classic Films to Watch in Winter (Which are Not Technically Holiday Films)

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a continuation of yesterday’s post about watching classics in Winter.   For this post, I will be giving my top 20 recommendations on specific films to watch during Winter. Still, I will not include films that are technically holiday films, so these…

  • My Top Five Favorite Actresses of All Time!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is one that I did a version of, in a way, about two years ago.    At the time I ranked my favorite female Old Hollywood Icons in a top 10 list.    I no longer really agree with all of those rankings,…

  • The Death of Marilyn Monroe

    Welcome to a very special Femme Fatale Friday here at White Rose of Avalon! Today is August 5, 2022.    Sixty years ago today, on August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her bed.   Exactly 60 years ago this morning the world was learning that the most famous woman in the world…

  • My Top 5 Favorite Songs Sung by Marilyn Monroe

    For today’s post, I have decided to do a companion countdown to yesterday’s post.   I will be counting down my favorite songs that were sung by Marilyn, as opposed to my favorite songs about her!    Number 5: That Old Black Magic sung in Bus Stop  ~Bus Stop was one of the great films…

  • My Top 5 Favorite Songs About Marilyn

    For today’s post, I have decided to do a countdown of my favorite songs that are about Marilyn Monroe!   Now, it is unsurprising that Marilyn is featured in many songs over the years, given her iconic status.   However, the five songs I have chosen are some of the most iconic examples of songs…

  • More Than Marilyn Poem

    For today’s post, I have decided to share a poetic tribute to Marilyn Monroe.   I just had to share this, as we are coming up on the 60th anniversary of her death on August 4/5.   She likely died late at night on August 4th but was officially declared dead on August 5th.  …

  • Let’s Talk About Breakfast at Tiffany’s

    For today’s post, I have decided that I just needed to talk about Breakfast at Tiffany’s, both the novella and the film.   This is something that I have been thinking a lot about lately.   The evolution of this literary classic to a classic film is one that had Truman Capote hating the casting…

  • My Top 5 Favorite Marilyn Monroe Outfits

    For today’s post, I have decided to do a countdown of my favorite looks worn by Marilyn Monroe!   For this post, I narrowed it down to my top five looks she wore in both real life and films.   I have so many other looks that I have adored, but I did not want…

  • Top 10 Marilyn Monroe Biographies

    For today’s post, I have decided to do a countdown of my favorite Marilyn Monroe biographies.   It will likely come as little surprise to regular readers of my blog that I read a lot about Old Hollywood.   More particularly, Marilyn Monroe is one of my favorite people to read about! Number 10: Marilyn…