The famous picture of Marilyn Monroe, laughing as her skirt
is blown up by the blast from a subway vent, was shot on
September 15, 1954 during the filming of The Seven Year
Itch.
The scene infuriated her husband, Joe DiMaggio, who felt it
was exhibitionist, and the couple divorced shortly afterward.
LOS ANGELES (TND) — Legendary actress, Kathy Bates, revealed
she just wants her life back.
Bates revealed her retirement plan during an interview with The
New York Times about her upcoming project.
The Oscar winner is ready to quit acting after filming "Matlock,"
which she called her "last dance."
The 76-year-old actress will play the role of Madeline Matlock in
the reboot that’s scheduled to debut September 22 on CBS.
Bates shared she was ready to leave the spotlight after an
unnamed movie shoot left her sobbing on a sofa.
"It becomes my life, Bates told The New York Times. "Sometimes
I get jealous of having this talent. Because I can’t hold it back, and
I just want my life."
In the 1990s Bates won a "best actress" Academy Award for her
role in the horror thriller “Misery.”
Kathy Bates as Miriam Amanda "Ma" Ferguson (1875 – 1961)
who was governor of Texas from 1925 to 1927.
On August 10, 1939, The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland
and featuring words and music by E.Y. “Yip” Harburg and
Harold Arlen, received its world premiere in Green Bay,
Wisconsin. It would open widely in U.S. theaters some two
weeks later.
The Wizard of Oz was a critical success and was nominated
for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning
Best Original Song for "Over the Rainbow" and Best Original
Score.
Orpheum Theatre
Judy Garland (Frances Ethel Gumm)
(June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969)
Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962)
On August 5, 1962, movie actress Marilyn Monroe was found dead
in her home in Los Angeles. She was discovered lying nude on her
bed, face down, with a telephone in one hand. Empty bottles of pills, prescribed to treat her depression, were littered around the room.
After a brief investigation, Los Angeles police concluded that her
death was “caused by a self-administered overdose of sedative
drugs and that the mode of death is probable suicide.”
Retired actress June Lockhart began her film career in the 1930s
and 1940s in such films as A Christmas Carol and Meet Me in St.
Louis. She primarily acted in 1950s and 1960s television, and
with performances on stage and in film. On two television series,
Lassie and Lost in Space, she played mother roles.
She also portrayed Dr. Janet Craig on the CBS television sitcom
Petticoat Junction (1968–70). She is a two-time Emmy Award
nominee and a Tony Award winner. With a career spanning
nearly 90 years, she is one of the last surviving actors from
the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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