Back cover of Signet Paperback Book S-1409 (June 1957), with Marilyn Monroe in “The Prince and the Showgirl” (Warner Bros.)
Royal Romance
“A lively boudoir intrigue as exhilarating as imported champagne, this is the provocative story of a breezy American showgirl (Marilyn) who vamped a prince (Laurence Olivier) and changed a whole kingdom’s politics in an uproarious royal love affair.”
Laurence Olivier directed and produced “The Prince and the Showgirl,” which was shot at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England. Marilyn dances and sings in the movie:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOkv4jV1-Bo
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An equally entertaining 2011 film “My Week with Marilyn” concerns the week during the shooting of “The Prince and the Showgirl” when Marilyn was escorted around London by Colin Clark, after her husband Arthur Miller had returned to the United States. Both Michelle Williams who plays Marilyn Monroe and Kenneth Branagh who plays Laurence Olivier received Academy Award nominations for their performances in this delightful film based on books by Colin Clark. Eddie Redmayne plays the young Clark who escorted Marilyn around London – and fell in love with her.
Movie trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJFzh9EDlVU
Back cover of Signet Paperback Book S-1409 (June 1957), with Marilyn Monroe in “The Prince and the Showgirl” (Warner Bros.)
Royal Romance
“A lively boudoir intrigue as exhilarating as imported champagne, this is the provocative story of a breezy American showgirl (Marilyn) who vamped a prince (Laurence Olivier) and changed a whole kingdom’s politics in an uproarious royal love affair.”
Laurence Olivier directed and produced “The Prince and the Showgirl,” which was shot at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England. Marilyn dances and sings in the movie:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOkv4jV1-Bo
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An equally entertaining 2011 film “My Week with Marilyn” concerns the week during the shooting of “The Prince and the Showgirl” when Marilyn was escorted around London by Colin Clark, after her husband Arthur Miller had returned to the United States. Both Michelle Williams who plays Marilyn Monroe and Kenneth Branagh who plays Laurence Olivier received Academy Award nominations for their performances in this delightful film based on books by Colin Clark. Eddie Redmayne plays the young Clark who escorted Marilyn around London – and fell in love with her.
Movie trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJFzh9EDlVU