Marilyn Monroe Exhibition in London

 

My Marilyn Monroe Clock. Picture by Angela Lansbury.

I am a Marilyn Monroe fan. I bought this clock in America when we were living there.

Now, in November 2024 there is a Marilyn Monroe exhibition in London which contains many objects acquired by a private collector, as you learn from the exhibition's website which has several pictures of the exhibits. 

Marilyn is so popular, this exhibition is a must for many enthusiasts. However, the cost is well over twenty pounds which is more than some people want to pay. If the cost or distance prevents you from attending you will find a lot on the web including invaluable first stop wikipedia whose end notes send you in all directions including museums, statues, film locations, hotels where she stayed and other places where you can travel.

We watched all the Marilyn film or excerpts on YouTube supplementing by ordering all the Marilyn films, sometimes in better quality, or worse quality, which we watched during and after Covid. We found 22 films, both the commercial film and short 'student' films. The first one is just a few seconds of her saying Hi outdoors. The last one which I recall is the misfits, released in 1961, the year she died. 

Books About Marilyn

I read two books about Marilyn. I first stood in Waterstones in Singapore and read the last page of all their books on Marilyn. I wanted to see what they said about Marilyn and whether she committed suicide or was killed. If so who was the suspect?

Was the book well-researched, interesting, well-written? I was doing this research before deciding which book to buy. I recall that despite intending and budgeting to buy one book I ended up by buying two books.

The UK exhibition is conveniently just 2 minutes from London Bridge Station.