tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542365212689968577.post1161901668635388787..comments2024-03-12T03:17:23.088+01:00Comments on Stars and Letters: Was Marilyn actually reading "Ulysses"?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542365212689968577.post-14020589615341625152022-06-17T12:24:57.442+02:002022-06-17T12:24:57.442+02:00Well since determining the page she is reading is ...Well since determining the page she is reading is open to interpretation, I’m going to say she’s just finishing up this great work and is ensconced in “…yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes.” Just goes to show, never underestimate a ditsy blonde. Pem is a Marilyn Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542365212689968577.post-74158358945299851572020-04-30T16:52:53.272+02:002020-04-30T16:52:53.272+02:00I have no issue with Ms Monroe's intellect and...I have no issue with Ms Monroe's intellect and intellectual interests, which are well documented. My issue with the famous ULYSSES photo is that, although one can't be certain, she appears to be gazing at the (blank) free end-page (opposite the paste-down page) in the back of the book. That in itself is more intriguing than it might at first appear. Yes, the picture was "posed" so I "get" that the photographer did not just happen by and find Monroe ensconced with Joyce. Photographer and subject agreed on the use of the book as a prop. But was Ms Monroe inserting a bit of subtle humor to the photo session? Perhaps self-referencing her "ditsy blonde" image to lampoon it? Was she simply presenting the appearance that the photograph was capturing her in the moment of final consummation between her and ULYSSES? What are others' thoughts about this? Doc Prochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778102991703797804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542365212689968577.post-26409086648543964182020-03-19T07:49:31.546+01:002020-03-19T07:49:31.546+01:00Some people seem eager to dismiss Marilyn Monroe&#...Some people seem eager to dismiss Marilyn Monroe's intellect. They apparently equate the actress with the parts she inhabited; if she was that good at playing the ditsy blonde on film she must actually BE a ditsy blonde. However, Ms. Monroe was frequently photographed with her head in a book, and photographs made inside her home almost invariably include shelf after shelf of books. I suspect that a quiet conversation with her, away from the demands of "being a star," could have been a joy.Bill J. from Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532341279302839558noreply@blogger.com