Sarah Churchwell's book published in 2004
I had a wonderful evening last Thursday – I went to see Marilyn Forever Blonde for the second time (and can’t wait to see it again!) The second time round, the play was equally as breathtaking as the first, and Sunny Thompson’s performance as Marilyn Monroe was faultless. (If you would like to see my review of the play please go to www.lovingmarilyn.com)
To add to the excitement, not long after we had taken our seats, I became aware that Dr Sarah Churchwell (author of The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe) was sitting directly behind me! Now this should have been a moment of utter glory, a little dream come true, I have read this book cover to cover approximately 3 billion times! However, I was frozen to the spot with embarrassment.
The reason for this was a very simple one; I had previously made a total fool of myself by writing to Ms Churchwell asking her for advice! You see, I have all this Marilyn knowledge, stored up over thirty plus years and a great need to do something with it and foolishly I had the idea I could lecture in the life and times of Marilyn Monroe…. The only other person I knew of that did this, was Sarah Churchwell who is Senior Lecturer at the University of East Anglia.
Well, needless to say I never received a reply, and how could I have ever imagined in my wildest dreams less than a year later I’d be sitting directly in front of her at the theatre!
I can only console myself with the fact that Alan Parker replied to my letter when I was thirteen years old, asking him question’s about Bugsy Malone! You can’t have everything can you?
2 responses so far ↓
marina72 // November 7, 2009 at 10:23 pm |
I’ve wondered about this myself – adult education classes are often quite specialised and eccentric, so why not do a course on MM?
shardaws // November 13, 2009 at 12:55 pm |
A few people that know me have suggested it! and I have to admit it would be my dream job – what can you do when you have all this knowledge stored up and nowhere to really go with it?
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