The Talented Emily Elder In A Frame From A Test Shoot Called "1943"

Loneliness Marilyn feared the consequences of abandonment, but it was something she had to contend with more and more in the later stages of her life. After finally buying a home of her own in 1962, Marilyn said, “I could never imagine buying a home alone. But I’ve always been alone, so why couldn’t I imagine it?” A few weeks before her death, radio DJ Tom Clay pressed Marilyn about her loneliness. Marilyn replied, “Have you ever been in a house with 40 rooms? Well, multiply by loneliness by 40.” - The Marilyn Encyclopedia by Adam Victor.

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Inge Morath during the filming of The Misfits, 1960.

I don’t know. Maybe all there really is just the next thing. The next thing that happens. Maybe you’re not supposed to remember anybody’s promises. ~ MM as Roslyn.

1951-(via File Photo)- by File Photo Via Flickr: Good Housekeeping-Mar 1951

(3/6) “I wasn’t going to give up. We tried taking Grace to another hospital but they told us the same thing: ‘There’s nothing we can do.’ But then we brought her to Sloan, and they told us: ‘We think there’s one more thing we can try.’ It was an experimental antibody called Humanized 3F8. It triggered Grace’s immune system to attack her cancer. It was so painful. It felt like she was getting a root canal over her entire body. After two rounds of treatment they did another scan. They wanted to see if there was any progress. The therapy was so painful that if it wasn’t working they wanted to stop. They called me in the office to give me the results. They told Grace to wait outside. I was so nervous. I could barely stand. When I walked in, nobody was saying anything at first. I thought: ‘Oh, God. They don’t want to tell me.’ Suddenly they said: ‘This is amazing. It’s never happened before.’ And they held up her scan and the cancer was gone. It had been everywhere: her pelvis, her skull, her bones, her arms. And now it was gone. All of us started crying.” – You may remember the post from a few days ago that told the story of The Band of Parents, who raised $2,000,000 to fund the development of an antibody. Humanized 3F8 was that antibody. Grace’s life was saved through their efforts. Right now we are holding our own fundraiser to help the team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in their fight against pediatric cancer. As you can see, this research saves lives. There are three days left. Over 33,000 people have donated so far and we are nearing $1.3 million. It would be amazing if we could reach 50,000 donations by the end of the series. Even if it’s a small amount, please consider donating: http://bit.ly/1TpFcdy

Sarah Vaughan 1946 Via Bored Panda

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The talented Emily Elder in a frame from a test shoot called "1943"

The luckiest thing that ever happened to me was being born a woman. ~ Marilyn Monroe