Monroe & DiMaggio: A Striking Romance

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The date was set for March 8, 1952 at Villa Nova, an Italian restaurant which is now The Rainbow Bar and Grill on Sunset Boulevard. Marilyn Monroe who wasn’t sure she was much interested in a baseball player, was late by two hours. But he impressed her. Despite Joe DiMaggio’s quiet, almost sullen demeanor, he still managed to command the …

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Carey Mulligan: An Actress To Remember

THE WOMAN Carey Mulligan was born in 1985 in London, England.  Her love of acting developed during high school where she was heavily involved in the theatre department and often performed in school plays.  Against her parent’s wishes, she decided to apply to drama schools instead of universities, but was rejected from them all. Luckily, actor Julian Fellowes, famous for writing …

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The Porn That Kills Wives

“Hey, gorgeous. Where have you been all my life?” It was only five o’clock—too early for many people to be in the bar. It was my favorite time. Everything looked so fresh and clean, and there was a kind of expectation in the air that wasn’t there later on when the crowds came and things got hectic and noisy. No, …

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Brad & Angie: A Beautiful Match

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*Update as of 8/28/14. Brad and Angelina have gotten married! Hollywood’s most notable couple finally tied the knot in Chateau Miraval, France. The wedding was small and attended only by family and friends. Born on December 18, 1963 to a trucking firm owner father and a school counselor mother, William Bradley Pitt was raised in Springfield, Missouri and had an interest in …

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Paul Newman’s Own Love, Joanne

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Being married to Paul is being married to the most considerate, romantic man. –Joanne Woodward Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward was born on February 27, 1930, in Thomasville, Georgia and was comfortable schmoozing with the Hollywoodelite from the time she learned to walk. She and her mother attended the premiere of Gone with the Wind in Atlanta and while pulling up in …

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SAY “CHEESE!” FOR A PSYCHO

Who’s developing your family photos? He knew so much about us. Things I would never have told him. He knew intimate details. He invaded our privacy. He invaded our lives. And it was all so easy for him. So easy to learn so much about us. He knew that my daughters and I had just moved into a tiny apartment. …

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BroadLit in the News

BroadLit®, Inc. Signs All American Licensing & Management Group (AALMG) to Represent Its TrueRomance & TruLove Magazines BroadLit, a multi-media company delivering romance to women through various distribution channels includingwww.TruLOVEstories.com, has just signed the All American Licensing & Management Group (AALMG) to represent its library of vintage images from nearly 100 years of True Love and True Romance Magazine covers and content …

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Hugh & Deb – Aussies in Love

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Hugh Jackman may have lost out at the latest Oscar ceremony, but the big screen star of Les Misérables has been a longtime winner when it comes to love, thanks to Deborra-Lee Furness. The pair, married since 1995, probably wouldn’t have met if not for a class he took in college that started his road to superstardom. Born in Australia …

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Guns N’ Exes

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I never got along with his ex, but I didn’t know that murder was on the agenda It all started when my friend, Reagan Dunlap, showed me the two bullets. The brass casings seemed to be staring at me, daring me to pick them up. An icy chill still runs through me when I think about it. I remember every …

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Gatsby Girls Hot Topic in News

This week our latest book, Gatsby’s Girls, has been in the news. On Tuesday (May 7), CBS Morning News interviewed Saturday Evening Post Historian Jeff Nilsson about F. Scott Fitzgerald’s long and lucrative relationship with the Post. The magazine published over 60 of Fitzgerald’s short stories (See Nilsson’s article) , eight of which are included in Gatsby Girls and, like …

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