On the 5 August it will be 50 years since actress, model, singer and tragic Hollywood icon shuttled off this mortal coil at the criminally young age of 36 years old. Monroe was beholden of both a quintessential sex appeal and an almost effortless talent for both serious and comic performance. Like Elvis and Buddy Holly her talent burnt bright for too short a time.
If you wish to lay a cinematic wreath on the anniversary of her death, Park Circus is there for you with a classic comedy, a glamourous musical and a powerful drama. Book the DCP of Billy Wilder's solid gold comedy (pictured) or step out with the gold diggers in or saddle up for some hard times at the Reno ranch with John Huston's remarkable 1961 Arthur Miller adaptation The Misfits. "Goodbye Norma Jean, your candle burnt out long before your legend ever did.”
