My Hollywood Trip Photos

I've finally gone through all the photos and presented some of them in the TRAVEL SECTION of my website.  So if you are interested please have a look.

It was a fantastic trip and I am so glad I was there to experience it all.  It was a jammed pack week that is for sure.  I was so exhausted when I got home I needed another vacation :)  It was worth it though.  I will truly never forget this trip.

I was contacted by a lot of press while in Hollywood.  Too bad as I really did not have time for it.  There was a morning show from Detriot I would have liked to be a part of but I wasn't getting up at 5am for it :)  I did get a mention in USA Today which got picked up in papers everywhere.  When I got home my family had saved our local paper because the story was in there!  It was great to see Marilyn get the attention she deserves.

Tonner Doll Company to Release Line of Marilyn Monroe Dolls

Kingston, NY (PRWEB) August 09, 2012

Tonner Doll Company, world renowned in the high-end collectibles industry, will release a collection of 16” dolls based on Twentieth Century Fox’s Marilyn Monroe movies in their Fall Holiday Line Release.

“We are so excited to have access to Twentieth Century Fox’s Marilyn Monroe movies!” exclaims Robert Tonner, CEO and world famous doll artist and sculptor. “We had so many ideas that we just couldn’t wait to get into our Design Room. Marilyn’s Fox films are so iconic, and it is a delight to be able to re-create Marilyn and bring her film essence to life.”

Tonner’s debut Marilyn doll was first revealed at the company’s 2012 May Collectors Convention during their dinner event inspired by Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The event centerpiece was a 22” Marilyn Monroe doll, called Diamonds, which featured Marilyn in her famous pink satin dress, just dripping in ‘diamonds’. 

The 16” event souvenir for each attendee was called, Animal Magnetism, featuring Marilyn in another ensemble from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: a black-on-black patterned dress with elegant side drapes, jacket and rhinestone pin. Both dolls quickly sold out, and are no longer available.

Like Animal Magnetism, the entire collection of 16” Marilyn Monroe dolls from the Fox Films, including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire, boasts a brand new Tonner doll body: The Starlet body, which consists of an ample Tyler bust line and a fuller hip. All dolls will also feature Marilyn’s blonde tresses, signature beauty mark, notable widow’s peak and sultry bedroom eyes.

Each doll will exude the glamour and style that Marilyn displays in her Twentieth Century Fox film roles, and will include some of the ensembles that she made famous.

“Marilyn Monroe will forever live on as a Hollywood icon and this partnership will bring some of her most memorable film moments to life through all new merchandise,” said Jeffrey Godsick, President of Fox Consumer Products.

Scott Fortner, famed Marilyn historian and devout Marilyn collector, weighs in on the Tonner dolls:

"The construction and detailing of the new Marilyn Monroe doll line produced by the Tonner Doll Company is exquisite. Her celluloid career at Twentieth Century Fox comes to life through these sculpts, and I'm impressed with the replication of her film wardrobe, in particular her costume jewelry. With the new 22" sculpt representing Marilyn in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, diamonds truly are a girl's best friend. Monroe dolls from Tonner will be an essential for every doll collector and Marilyn Monroe fan."

Tonner Doll is no stranger to transforming old Hollywood into captivating vinyl miniatures, and has had great success in the past with likenesses such as Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, and Ava Gardner, which won a 2011 Doll of the Year Award.

Look for Tonner’s impeccable Marilyn Monroe movie role dolls in the fall of 2012. For more information, visit http://www.tonnerdoll.com 

Marilyn's 50th Anniversary Memorial

I am back from my week in Hollywood for the Marilyn Memorial Events.  It was wonderful to meet so many fans.  It was an amazing trip and I am working on putting together a gallery of photos.  In the meantime, here is a photo from her grave on August 5.

By request Marilyn with a radio

Roger commented on my last blog post..."I saw a photo of MM with a transistor radio once. Do you have that? I collect transistor radios and would love to see it."

Here is one for you Roger.  Thank you Nathalie for passing it along to me.

Follow me on Twitter for Hollywood Updates

I will do my best to send out some tweets and photos while I am in Hollywood.  If you are not following me on twitter here is my account...

https://twitter.com/MelindaMMcamera

11 Days until HOLLYWOOD

Hello Everyone,

Sorry for the long delay since my last post.  I have been without a computer for the past couple of months so it made doing updates a challenge.  Thankfully, I've finally got my new laptop so I hope to get back in the swing of things.

However, that won't be until I am back from the Marilyn Memorial Week.  I can't believe that I will be in Hollywood in just 11 Days!  For those of you who are making the trip this year I look forward to meeting you.

I want to thank Mary Sims at Immortal Marilyn for all of her hard work in putting together an amazing itinerary for fans.  Check the above link for all of the Memorial Week events.

In addition to the IM events, there is an amazing Marilyn exhibit at the Hollywood Museum.  Sunny Thompson is bringing her wonderful one-woman show Marilyn Forever Blonde to the El Portal Theatre August 2-5.

This is sure to be the trip of a lifetime.

Happy Birthday Marilyn

Here we are again thinking about Marilyn on what would have been her 86th birthday.  It is wonderful that she has so many fans out there holding a good thought for her today.