Thursday, September 24, 2009

Wonderful

Lately I've been on a little Marilyn Monroe kick and I love this photograph from Architectural Digest showcasing her retro interior style. AD mentions that Marilyn Monroe "occupied a series of residences, owned no jewelry and counted books, records and a picture of legendary actress Eleonora Duse among her most cherished possessions." Even after famous movie roles "she still kept a modest, one-room apartment at the Beverly Carlton Hotel in Beverly Hills" and was quoted as saying “I’m not interested in money, I just want to be wonderful.”

10 comments:

  1. CashmereLibrarianSeptember 24, 2009 at 2:26 PM

    Love that quote, and wish I could adopt it for my own. But, alas, I'm interested in money (although I'm really bad at making it)!

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  2. piccioloSeptember 24, 2009 at 2:26 PM

    she certainly does look wonderful there, and what a lovely space for relaxing
    : )

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  3. please sirSeptember 24, 2009 at 2:35 PM

    Oh I know what you mean. Maybe if we were all rich, we could say we don't care about money and just want to be wonderful too! Sounds good to me...

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  4. Amanda NicoleSeptember 24, 2009 at 2:40 PM

    I love down-to-earth Marylin! Such a shame that some people pushed her so hard to become something she wasn't really all the time.

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  5. JosephineSeptember 24, 2009 at 3:42 PM

    i love marylin, too, and think she was a lot smarter and talented than people give her credit for. i heard that the line, "i can be smart when it's important, but most men don't like it," was her idea for the movie Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

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  6. MichelleSeptember 24, 2009 at 4:58 PM

    Lovely.

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  7. CassieSeptember 24, 2009 at 9:54 PM

    Love this shot.

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  8. Slices of Beauty...September 25, 2009 at 5:04 AM

    Really love this!

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  9. Bryna FayeSeptember 25, 2009 at 4:16 PM

    That is such a great quote to live by. She sure had a way with words :)

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  10. KatyO!October 12, 2009 at 8:51 PM

    what a fab photo of her!! just perfect

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