Marilyn Monroe: The Exhibit - An Intimate Look At The Legend (1926 1962) at The Hollywood Museum Honoring Her ...

The Hollywood Museum Celebrates Marilyn Monroes Birthday with Marilyn Monroe: The Exhibit, An Intimate Look At The Legend (1926 1962) Opening June 1, 2012; The Nations Largest Exhibit Of Authentic Memorabilia Honors Her Life and the 50th Anniversary Milestone of Her Passing

Hollywood, California (PRWEB) May 23, 2012

The Hollywood Museum celebrates Marilyn Monroes birthday with MARILYN MONROE: THE EXHIBIT - An Intimate Look At The Legend, the nations largest exhibit of authentic memorabilia celebrating the fabled actress life, open June 1 - September 2, 2012. This year also marks the 50th anniversary milestone of Monroes passing. The Hollywood Museum in the Historic Max Factor Building is located at 1660 N. Highland Ave at Hollywood and Highland. For The Hollywood Museum info: The Hollywood Museum.

Marilyn Monroe: The Exhibit displays the million-dollar dress Monroe wore on her honeymoon with Joe DiMaggio, which was made famous when she entertained the troops during USO shows in Korea. Items from the Scott Fortner Marilyn Monroe Collection and the Greg Schreiner Marilyn Monroe Collection will be featured in this exclusive exhibit, including film costumes from The Prince and The Showgirl and Theres No Business Like Show Business, clothing and furs from Marilyns personal wardrobe, including the brilliant green Pucci blouse Marilyn was wearing in the last ever photos taken of her just a week before she died, along with Marilyns personal cosmetics, private documents and annotated film scripts. On exhibit for the first time ever: Marilyn Monroes bedroom dresser, which was next to her bed the night she died. This exhibit also includes original works of art by famed cele! brity ar tists Robert A. Delgado and LUDVIC, original photographs, including the legendary red velvet nude photographs shot by Tom Kelly, and a vast photograph collection of her childhood, family and early modeling career when she was still Norma Jeane Baker; and much more.

Highlighting the exhibit are never-before-seen photos by world-renowned photographer George Barris, who shot the last pictures of Monroe while collaborating on a book at the time of her death 50 years ago. For George Barris info:George Barris.

In addition, NBCs critically acclaimed TV series "Smash" will have a special costume display featuring their Marilyn Monroe dresses. Smash is a musical drama that celebrates the beauty and heartbreak of the Broadway theater while creating a Marilyn Monroe Show and follows a cross-section of dreamers and schemers who all have one common desireto be a "Smash." The cast features Debra Messing, Anjelica Huston, Jack Davenport, Christian Borle, Megan Hilty, Katharine McPhee, Raza Jaffrey, Brian d'Arcy James, and Jaime Cepero. The Executive Producers are Steven Spielberg, Theresa Rebeck, David Marshall Grant, Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Marc Shaiman, and Scott Wittman. A production of Universal Television in association with DreamWorks Television and The Madwoman in the Attic, "Smash" aired on NBC and the season one finale culminated on May 14, 2012. For NBCs Smash info:NBC's Smash.

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The Hollywood Museum in the Historic Max Factor Building is the perfect venue for this exhibit because its where Max Factor g! ave Marilyn Monroe her famous blonde hair, says Museum Founder and President Donelle Dadigan. When you walk into the FOR BLONDES ONLY Room, you feel Marilyn Monroes presence.

To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Marilyn Monroes death in August, The Hollywood Museum will host another special event celebrating MARILYN MONROE: THE EXHIBIT, spotlighting Monroes last photo shoot ever, with photographer George Barris.

Fans of all ages flock to Hollywood from around the world each year to honor Marilyns life and memory, says Dadigan, The Hollywood Museum is proud to host this definitive and meaningful Marilyn retrospective.

ABOUT THE HOLLYWOOD MUSEUM

The Hollywood Museum, the official museum of Hollywood, has the most extensive collection of Hollywood Memorabilia in the World. The museum features four floors of breathtaking exhibits and is the home of more than 10,000 authentic showbiz treasures, one of a kind costumes, props, photographs, scripts and vintage memorabilia from favorite movies and TV shows. The museum includes costumes from Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Jean Harlow, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson; Props from Gone With The Wind, Twilight: New Moon, Star Trek, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, High School Musical 2, Dancing with the Stars, Glee, and more. The Hollywood Museum is located in the Historic Max Factor Building on the corner of Hollywood & Highland, where Max Factor, the legend of movie makeup, worked his magic on motion picture stars since 1935. The Hollywood Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

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