Marilyn Monroe: 80 foto rare e curiose per ricordare Norma Jeane Baker
Cineblog ricorda la nascita di Marilyn con una galleria di 80 foto della Diva di Hollywood
Il 1 giugno del 1926 nasceva a Los Angeles Norma Jeane Baker, diventata poi la famosa Marilyn Monroe. Oggi la vogliamo ricordare con una ricca galleria di 80 fotografie scovate sul web. Le immagini, rare e curiose, la ritraggono sia come Norma Jeane (c’è anche una sua foto da neonata, un amore!) e alcune come attrice nei suoi momenti di svago e di relax.
Marilyn Monroe è morta il 5 agosto del 1962, a trentasei anni. Il corpo è stato trovato nella camera da letto della sua casa di Brentwood, a Los Angeles. La morte è stata causata da un overdose di barbiturici (il medico che eseguì l’autopsia confermò il suicidio) anche se ancora oggi molti parlano di omicidio. Marilyn è sepolta in un loculo al Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery nei pressi di Los Angeles.
Naturalmente è ovvio che tutti noi abbiamo visto i suoi film (vero?) quindi li tralascio e concludo questo post-ricordo inserendo dopo il salto il testo della canzone Candle in the Wind, scritta nel 1973 da Bernie Taupin con musica di Elton John. La canzone fu poi riadattata per la morte di Lady Diana Spencer nel 1997.
Ciao Marilyn, tu non hai idea di quanto ci manchi.
Marilyn Monroe: 80 foto rare e curiose per ricordare Norma Jeane Baker
CANDLE IN THE WIND
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Goodbye Norma Jean
No I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
They crawled out of the woodwork
And they whispered into your brain
They set you on the treadmill
And they made you change your name
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to know you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Loneliness was tough
The toughest role you ever played
Hollywood created a superstar
And pain was the price you paid
Even when you died
All the press still hounded you
All the papers had to say
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to know you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
Goodbye Norma Jean
From the young man in the 22nd row
Who sees you as something more than sexual
More than just our Marilyn Monroe
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to know you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did