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Marylin Monroe

She started off doing nude calendar modelling - recall the famous images of her nude against a red background. How come this didnt preclude her from having a Hollywood career? I would have thought her nude modelling would make it unacceptable for her to be taken on as a starlet in 1950s morality. 78.147.27.15 (talk) 19:00, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

It had a lot to do with Marilyn's own PR abilities. Fox wanted her to deny. She chose to be honest and did not cancel a previously scheduled interview with UPI's Aline Mosby. She told Mosby the problems of her life and what she had to do to survive and make food and rent money. Mosby broke the story, and readers regarded Marilyn with sympathy. The following month she was on the front cover of Life in a Philippe Halsman photo, and the article had her jokes about the calendar ("I had the radio on.") Overnight, she was known throughout the world, and box office receipts on her films rose. Years later, she thanked Mosby for launching her career. Pepso2 (talk) 21:02, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

When did this happen? 78.147.4.30 (talk) 12:44, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

The Mosby article ran March 13, 1952. The Life cover story appeared April 7, 1952. Clash by Night was released June 16, followed by Don't Bother to Knock on July 18. She was on the cover of TV Guide January 23, 1953 (even though there was no article about her in that issue). Her TV debut was September 13, 1953, on The Jack Benny Show. The first issue of Playboy with the calendar photo inside was December 1953. Pepso2 (talk) 13:51, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

The article says the nude calendar photos were taken in 1949, but this is odd as she had already become a movie actress including having a starlet contract. Is there any explaination, or was she just an irresponsible exhibitionist? 78.151.156.193 (talk) 21:56, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

bourne identity

Why in the movie Bourne Identity do the characters keep mentioning Bourne as causing a disturbance at the American embassy in Switzerland, when in the movie, Bourne was in Zurich when he caused said disturbance and the embassy is in Bern? 65.121.141.34 (talk) 19:10, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Few people outside Europe would ever have heard of Berne, as few people (outside the respective country) may have heard about Ottawa, Canberra or Pretoria. Added to that, there is the confusion between the "Bourne Identity" and the " identity of Berne". --Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM (talk) 19:58, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

The U.S. does maintain a consulate in Zurich, however, and the difference between an Embassy and a Consulate is not readily apparent to most people. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 23:08, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Are you sure on that? There is not one listed on the List of diplomatic missions of the United States. 65.121.141.34 (talk) 13:34, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

It is listed at Switzerland – United States relations. The U.S. maintains one of the largest diplomatic corps in the world, I would expect that a financial center as important as Zurich warrents U.S. consular presence. --Jayron32.talk.contribs 16:26, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

Isnt it more likely that the scriptwriter was ignorant of the location of the embassy? 78.147.4.30 (talk) 12:45, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Or of the difference between an embassy and a consulate. As Jayron32 says, plenty of people don't know the difference. I think it is most likely a mistake rather than something intentional - they could have easily said "consulate", most people understand the term sufficiently for the purposes of the film, even if they don't know precisely what it means. --Tango (talk) 12:51, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Last name that sounds like crapoh

What is the name of a european (almost posotive shes european) supermodle with a last name that sounds like you are saying crap and oh in one word. If im correct her last name is spelled something like Kroupo. She has blonde hair. Does any one know what her first name is.--Sivad4991 (talk) 19:21, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Joanna Krupa? Dismas|^(talk) 20:07, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

While doing a Google search to make sure I had the spelling correct, I also found Joanne Krupa who is also a hottie but doesn't seem to be a model. edit: Okay, she does some modeling. Dismas|^(talk) 20:08, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Crapaud Mademoiselle? I knew a girl named Karen Crapaud once, its a real last name, and it's pronounced "crap-OH". --Jayron32.talk.contribs 23:05, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

I know of a better one - Lorraine Crapp. -- JackofOz (talk) 08:01, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

See fr:Crapaud, by the way. —Tamfang (talk) 05:57, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

Do you mean Cindy Crawford?? 117.194.231.171 (talk) 06:17, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

I knew a Mr Crépeau. —Tamfang (talk) 04:58, 16 May 2009 (UTC)