Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Harrison Held's SceneAroundTown.... KISS... Ghost-Writer... How Obama Got His Groove Back... National Go-Topless Day... Fiona Domenica Puglia & Jesse C. Boyd... HH(:

Now Playing....   International City' Theatre presents "Ghost-Writer" a new intriguing drama written by Michael Hollinger at  the Long Beach Performing Arts Center's Center Theater thru September 16th.  This well acted one act play was inspired by the story of turn-of-the-century writer Henry James - legend has it that after James died in 1916 his secretary  received dictation from him.  Photo by Suzanne Mapes. Visit www.ictlongbeach.org for more info


Now Playing...  City In A Swamp Productions presents the comedy "How Obama Got His Groove Back" written by Nicholas Zill & Derek Jeremiah Reid at the Fremont Centre Theatre in South Pasadena thru October 7th.  This zany entertaining 'political comedy' set in the White House features a talented cast of comedy performers/singers SNL style  with lots of quick scenes & vignettes. Photo by Kim Mulligan. For more info visit www.fremontcentretheatre.com


Speaking of the White House...   The 5th annual national Go-Topless Day got it's groove on in Washington, D.C.  


Super Rock Group KISS unveiled their Monster Book at the Viper Room on the Sunset Strip...  Photo by Billy Bennight

Fiona Domenica Puglia

Sunshine MagaZine Favorites Fiona Domenica Puglia & Jesse C. Boyd have joined the cast of the new indie film "High On The Hog" directed by Tony Walsh & starring Sid Haig, Robert Z'Dar & Joe Estevez.  Fiona plays Lenora and  Jesse plays Breeze and are filming in Chicago.  Have a Great Shoot & CongratulationS FriendS...  Photos by Matt Stasi...   HH(:
Jesse C. Boyd

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Thursday, August 16, 2012

Harrison Held's SceneAroundTown.....

Dear Sunshine MagaZine Friends & Fans...  Hope U R Well...  More SceneAroundTown Soon...  Please join here & look me up on facebook...  Thanks & Have A Great DaY..  HH(:

Harrison Held...  "Me & My Bhuda"

Monday, August 6, 2012

Harrison Held's SceneAroundTown... Marilyn Monroe... The Legend Is Honored All Over Los Angeles on the Weekend of Her Historical 50th Memorial...



Germany's Peter Schnug (right) flew to Los Angeles to speak at Marilyn Monroe's 50th Memorial at Westwood Village Memorial Park.  He enjoys lunch with Harrison Held at the Beverly Hills Hotel where Marilyn  stayed while filming "Let's Make Love" with Yves Montand - she graces the cover of the restaurant's menu


Travis Kiro loves Marilyn Monroe...  Who Doesn't?  The mural is located at 2920 Sunset Boulevard in Silverlake


A dedicated  Marilyn Monroe fan shows his MM tattoo... Photo by Billy Bennight 


Marilyn Monroe Contemporary Kathleen Hughes, her husband producer Stanley Rubin "River of No Return", Sunny Thompson "Marilyn Blonde Forever", legendary actor Theodore Bikel & actor/entertainment reporter Harrison Held attend the Monroe/Forum Theatre Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the El Portal Theatre preceding a performance of Sunny's show - she's great! Photo by Billy Bennight


Christopher Murray, Don Murray, Sunny Thompson & Renee Taylor do the ribbon cutting - Don Murray co-starred with Marilyn Monroe in "Bus Stop" & Renee Taylor studied with MM at Lee Strassberg's in NYC - photo by Billy Bennight


Renee Taylor shares her memories of Marilyn Monroe at Lee Strasberg's classes in NY.  "She was perspiring so heavily that you could see every contour of her body under her dress..."   left to right: The El Portal's Jay Irwin, Renee Taylor, Sunny Thompson, Stanley Rubin & Kathleen Hughes...  photo by Billy Bennight

Kathleen Hughes, Stanley Rubin & Harrison Held arrive for a special screening of "River of No Return" at the Egyptian in honor of Marilyn Monroe's 50th Memorial - What A Nite - Stanley introduced the film & spoke about Marilyn & the making of the feature.  The character driven western directed by Otto Preminger played very well on the big screen & was very well received...    photo by Billy Bennight

Lois Banner signs copies of her new book "Marilyn : The Passion & the Paradox" for European MM lookalike Memory Monroe at the Egyptian.. photo by Billy Bennight


Legendary Photographer George Barris spoke at the memorial. Here he is featured in front of one of his most famous photos of Marilyn Monroe. Other speakers at the memorial included producer Stanley Rubin, actress Kathleen Hughes, actor George Chakiris, author Lois Banner, foster sister Nancy Jeffries, author James Spada,  German MM Collector Peter Schnug,  Manfred Strunk, Amy Greene, Josh Greene & agent Jay Kanter. Singer Sue Ann Pinner closed the event with her beautiful rendition of Greg Schreiner's "Do Not Stand At My Grave & Weep"... Photo credit: Harrison Held by permission only


Marilyn Remembered President Greg Shreineer & Producer Stanley Rubin before the screening of "River of No Return" at the Egyptian... Photo by Billy Bennight


Marilyn Monroe Historical 50th Anniversary Memorial... The beautifully produced & classy memorial was hosted by Marilyn Remembered's Greg Schreiner & Scott Fortner & was sponsored by  Heritage Auctions & the Hollywood Museum. Many fans helped to make the event a great success including Jill Kaiser Adams, Amy Condit & Jackie Craig & Leah Peterson...    photo courtesy Jackie Craig

The Beautiful Program for the 50th Marilyn Monroe Memorial Was Designed by Rick Carl & Michelle Justice

Amy Greene, wife of Marilyn's friend, photographer & business partner Milton Greene is joined at the podium by MM's agent Jay Kanter - standing behind her is her son Joshua Greene.  Jay Kanter also represented another beautiful blonde...  Grace Kelly who he shared was more decisive than Marilyn... photo by Leah Peterson


Fans from around the world visited the 20th Century Fox Lot for a special studio visit that included a VIP lunch in the commissary, seeing this famous mural in person & seeing the building where Marilyn once had her dressing room.... photo by Leah Peterson













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