1962 June 1,Pat Newcomb arrived at the studio in the afternoon with some Dom Perignon, Marilyn's favourite champagne. Dean Martin had brought some champagne too.
Evelyn Moriarty, Marilyn's stand-in (,), had collected 50$ for the cake, bought at Humphrey's Bakery at the Hollywood Farmer's Market ; finally, one of the executive of the studio suggested to pay it and Evelyn Moriarty paid off the money she had collected.
The whole crew was there to celebrate her birthday (),including Henry Weinstein and Eunice Murray ,Photographer George Barris was also there .
George Cukor gave to her some Mexican figurines (a swan and a bull) (,).
Marilyn was delighted of this impromptu party, which ended at around 6.30 PM.
Paula (Strasberg) was among the most loyal and helpful. She took the rap for Marilyn's lateness, but she gave Marilyn a great deal. And she never tried to own Marilyn, or to cut others out of Marilyn's life. -Pat Newcomb
Norma Jeane would be 87years today. If Marilyn was still alive today , then she had been a great director and actress ...
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31 май 2013
