July-17th-2007, 02:53 AM
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Administrator
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Marilyn Monroe & Ella Fitzgerald
Did anyone see the American Masters on Marilyn Monroe?
It seems Marilyn Monroe had a big part in helping Ella Fitzgerald launch a career as a mainstream singer. Marilyn found out that Mocambo, a popular jet set night club in Hollywood, would not book Ella Fitzgerald as a performer because of segregation.
Marilyn phoned the manager and told him that she would book a front row table every night Ella performed there, knowing that her presence would get a lot of reporters there and a lot of publicity for the club.
Ella Fitzgerald was booked and Marilyn Monroe kept her promise
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July-17th-2007, 03:06 AM
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www.steveminkin.com
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Cool.
Kennedy, DiMaggio, Arthur Miller, Ella... -- helluva dumb blonde, huh?
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July-23rd-2007, 08:54 PM
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Happy 50th, Alaska!
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I missed this American Masters, but what a hip, unselfish thing to do.
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July-24th-2007, 10:06 AM
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Columnated ruins domino
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Last edited by Gentle Giant; July-24th-2007 at 05:40 PM.
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July-24th-2007, 12:24 PM
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The mouldiest of all figs
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MM was a jazz fan, I saw her a couple of times at the Crescendo in L.A., which was THE high end jazz spot in L.A. in the 50s. Of course she was in the company of Arthur Miller who may have influenced her tastes.
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July-24th-2007, 12:53 PM
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Reevaluating @ 500k
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Of the two, Ella was probably the better singer.
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July-24th-2007, 01:50 PM
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swing like crazy!
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Though you gotta give MM credit for the absolutely iconic rendition of "Happy Birthday" she sang for JFK. 
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July-24th-2007, 01:57 PM
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Columnated ruins domino
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July-24th-2007, 04:08 PM
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De harder dey come...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete C
Of the two, Ella was probably the better singer.
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A probability of 100%. 
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