GOOD NEWS / BAD NEWS

The good news is that, finally, the complete four seasons of THE HUCKLEBERRY HOUND SHOW have been released  after 20 years since the first season premiered on DVD on November 15, 2005. I had been waiting for the missing episodes of this show ever since then and now its here in a great Blu-Ray package looking better than ever thanks to the Warner Archive Collection!

THE BAD NEWS:

Claudia Cardinale passed away on September 23 at 87 years old.

Born and raised in La Goulette, a neighbourhood of Tunis, Cardinale won the "Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia" competition in 1957, the prize being a trip to Italy, which quickly led to film contracts, due above all to the involvement of producer Franco Cristaldi, who acted as her mentor for a number of years and later married her. After making her debut in a minor role with Egyptian star Omar Sharif in Goha (1958), Cardinale became one of the best-known actresses in Italy, with roles in films such as Rocco and His Brothers (1960), Girl with a Suitcase (1961), Cartouche (1962), The Leopard (1963) and Federico Fellini's 8½ (1963).

From 1963, Cardinale appeared in The Pink Panther opposite David Niven. She went on to appear in the Hollywood films Blindfold (1966), Lost Command (1966), The Professionals (1966), Don't Make Waves (1967) with Tony Curtis, The Hell with Heroes (1968), The Red Tent (1969), A Fine Pair (1968), The Salamander (1981), and the Sergio Leone Western Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), a joint U.S.–Italian production, in which she was praised for her role as a former prostitute opposite Jason Robards, Charles Bronson and Henry Fonda.

(From WIKIPEDIA)

Arrivederci, cara bella Claudia!

THE GIRLS' WAITING ROOM

MARILYN MONROE : The "Mmmm" Girl.

                                          Marilyn Monroe was born June 1st, 1926. 

WIKIPEDIA: "Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s and was emblematic of the era's sexual revolution."

Marilyn Monroe's career as an actress spanned 16 years. She made 29 films, 24 in the first 8 years of her career. The Internet Movie Data Base lists 33 films to her credit which includes shorts and TV appearances.

So much has been written about her, it is quite pointless to dwell on her career and life details here. 

All I can say for myself is that she had sex appeal, charm and talent comparable to no other actress before or since. She has become an icon for several generations and is one of the very few personalities from the 50s that is instantly recognizable today.

Some interesting facts about her:

The licensing of Marilyn's name and likeness, handled world-wide by Curtis Management Group, reportedly nets the Monroe estate about $2 million a year.

The first time she signed an autograph as Marilyn Monroe, she had to ask how to spell it. 

She didn't know where to put the "i" in "Marilyn".

Often carried around the book, "The Biography of Abraham Lincoln."

There are over 600 books written about her.

When she was told that she was not the star in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) she verbally said 

"Well whatever I am, I'm still the blonde."

Her classic shape, according to her dressmaker, is actually measured at 37-23-36.

Although Monroe's famous nude calendar grossed $750,000, 

the actress only got $50 and a bad cold out of it.

Today, 95 years after her birth, Marilyn Monroe is still remembered as one

 of the movies most beautiful and widely admired stars.

Here's one of Marilyn Monroe's better remembered songs, from SOME LIKE IT HOT, 

featuring Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis.

MARILYN MONROE:

ONE OF THE FEW TRUE LEGENDS OF HOLLYWOOD'S GOLDEN AGE.

Marilyn Monroe on Pinterest 

https://www.pinterest.com.mx/ferllera/marilyn/