Pulp International - Assorted images of Marilyn Monroe

Dec 24 2009

Our rule around here: when in doubt, post Marilyn.

Publicity images are used for multiple purposes, and today we have a 1954 promo shot of Marilyn Monroe that was also used for a post card, which you see just below. Under that we have other shots from the session, reversed. One of those reversed versions appeared later that year on an Israeli magazine, partnered with a shot of Mamie Van Doren. And finally the truly priceless version, featuring Marilyn flipped back around again and slightly slenderized, was used on the breathtaking Japanese promo poster at bottom. There are thousands of Monroe images in existence, but this poster is one of the most rare. Enjoy it, and enjoy Christmas too.

Israel, Japan, Marilyn Monroe, Mamie Van Doren, sex symbol

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1964—Ruby Found Guilty of Murder

In the U.S. a Dallas jury finds nightclub owner and organized crime fringe-dweller Jack Ruby guilty of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. Ruby had shot Oswald with a handgun at Dallas Police Headquarters in full view of multiple witnesses and photographers. Allegations that he committed the crime to prevent Oswald from exposing a conspiracy in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy have never been proven.

1925—Scopes Monkey Trial Ends

In Tennessee, the case of Scopes vs. the State of Tennessee, involving the prosecution of a school teacher for instructing his students in evolution, ends with a conviction of the teacher and establishment of a new law definitively prohibiting the teaching of evolution. The opposing lawyers in the case, Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, both earn lasting fame for their participation in what was a contentious and sensational trial.

1933—Roosevelt Addresses Nation

Franklin D. Roosevelt uses the medium of radio to address the people of the United States for the first time as President, in a tradition that would become known as his "fireside chats". These chats were enormously successful from a participation standpoint, with multi-millions tuning in to listen. In total Roosevelt would make thirty broadcasts over the course of eleven years.

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