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Marilyn at 80: some still like it hot: a series of unique photo exhibitions of America's former--but still foremost--sex symbol could help save a historic California theatre built during the Roaring Twenties, with a storied past of performing arts, vaudeville, and motion picture presentations.

Publication: USA Today (Magazine)
Publication Date: 01-NOV-06 		Format: Online - approximately 1083 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Marilyn at 80: some still like it hot: a series of unique photo exhibitions of America's former--but still foremost--sex symbol could help save a historic California theatre built during the Roaring Twenties, with a storied past of performing arts, vaudeville, and motion picture presentations.(Marilyn Monroe's photographs exhibited at Balboa Theatre Foundation)

Article Excerpt
JUNE 1 WOULD HAVE BEEN Marilyn Monroe's 80th birthday. From her classically funny film "Some Like It Hot" to her racy barely-there stills, the iconic cherry-lipped platinum blonde's life always has been told through the lens of a camera. At long last, her countless fans in pursuit of a piece of her photographic history have a rare opportunity to see and be seen, and take home a piece of her legend. The Balboa Theatre Foundation in San Diego has been granted sole access to the Edward Weston Collection of Monroe photographs to be exhibited and auctioned off online and in a series of events called "Marilyn At 80: Some Still Like It Hot."

Buried under scaffolding and protective plywood hides the illustrious Balboa Theatre, now fused with one of San Diego's downtown shopping centers. Behind this ruckus lays the beginning of a multi-million dollar renovation project to rebirth the historic theatre into its original 1924 allure.

After a thriving history of...

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