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  • Theda Bara’s Advice on Living Your Most Vampy Life

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    Today’s post is going to be my list of six tips to enhance the Dark Allure of the Silent Screen Vamp in your daily life, inspired by the life and legend of Theda Bara.    For those who do not know, Theda Bara was a…

  • 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…

  • Top 10 On-Screen Old Hollywood Pairs

    For today’s post, I have decided to do a countdown of my favorite on-screen pairings in Old Hollywood Classics.   Some will be off-screen lovers who appeared together on-screen, and others may appear in more than one pairing! Number 10: Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis ~For my number ten pick, I had to choose the…

  • Sex Symbols of Old Hollywood

    For today’s post, I would like to take a look at the sex symbols of Golden Age Hollywood.   I am a huge fan of classic Hollywood films, and have long been a lover of silver screen sirens!   This love of sex symbols is what inspired today’s topic. From the earliest days of film,…