She was an unusual woman – a little ahead of her times. After that, I never had to play a small jazz club again. The owner said yes, and Marilyn was there, front table, every night. She told him that the press would go wild. “I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt … she personally called the owner of the Mocambo and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and if he would do it, she would take a front table every night. She made a phone call to the owner and scored Ella a gig that quite possibly forever changed her career. It was her biggest fan, the lovely Marilyn Monroe who used her superstar status to step in. It was during the late 50’s when one of the most popular venues in Hollywood California refused to let Ella Fitzgerald perform because of her race. So one could see how Marilyn would come to admire and be inspired by the legendary Jazz singer. Marilyn was a fan of Ella’s and she was told by her singing coach to study her music. Then they released a ‘Frightening Lightning’ and ‘Glows in the Dark’ series in 1969, to attract the new generation of 1970s kids.Īh yes, the relationship between Marilyn Monroe started before they even met. The last of the Aurora monster models was The Forgotten Prisoner of Castel Mare. Hyde was not released until 1965 Later that year they sent the Bride of Frankenstein and the Witch into production. Then, in 1964, came the Hunchback of Notre Dame, King Kong, and Godzilla. The following year they came out with The Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Mummy and the Phantom of the Opera. The second monster to join the party was Dracula, followed by the Wolf Man, both of which were in stores in time for Christmas of 1962. SO the rest of the line was quickly put into production. After debuting at a convention, it quickly became clear that the Frankenstein kit was going to be a huge success. The kit was crafted in January of 1962 by sculpture Jack Lemon and was based on a Marx’s wind-up toy. The Frankenstein Monster was the first of the Aurora models.

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