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Hi!
Well what can I say?
I'm totally passionate about Marilyn Monroe and have been a fan since
I was about 7yrs old! I was born in Chelsea, London and spent two
years in Australia, both in Sydney and Melbourne. When we returned to
London I saw my grandfather's sister my great aunt Ivy, who pointed at
me with astonishment and said "You look just like Marilyn Monroe!"
now, obviously at 7yrs old I didn't look like Marilyn (and sadly
looked even less like her once I'd grown up!) ~ what she was
actually saying was that my blonde hair had turned platinum in the
Australia sun! However, I didn't realise this when I was 7 and I
needed to find out who this 'Marilyn Monroe' that I looked like was!
Of course you can
imagine my delight when I did see her for the first time after
annoying my parents into showing me who she was! I fell head over
heels in love with her then and have been ever since! The most
fascinating thing is - the more I learn and see of Marilyn - the more
I love her! I have never tired of looking at her or learning about her
and I can never imagine feeling differently!
I'm not a Marilyn
collector as such, but I do treasure all the Marilyn related
gifts I receive from family and friends! I have several beautiful
Marilyn photos and prints that I cherish but most of all my Marilyn
books are the most important thing to me - especially the signed books
that I have - which include 'Milton's Marilyn' and 'My Story'
signed in person for me by Joshua Greene, Milton's son.
In 2006 my husband
John and I celebrated our 25th Wedding Anniversary in
New York where we did our
own
Marilyn walking tour! in 2007 we went to
L.A for the first time and I
achieved an ambition which I'd held for over 35 years! My next biggest
ambition to fulfil is to own something Marilyn herself owned ~ I was
hoping that 2008 would be the year I got to own something but
unfortunately I just didn't manage it! Maybe one day soon?...
a girl can hope can't she?
Shar
Email:
Shar@lovingmarilyn.com
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