Look Through Your Window...
The Stone Guardian of Jasper, as seen from my room with a view.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Goodbye, Norma Jean:
Marilyn Monroe in Jasper National Park
The River of No Return
1953 B & W Photos by Ray O'Neil.
Copyright Keith Allen Photography, Jasper, Alberta
In 1953, Marilyn Monroe was in Jasper to film River of No Return, co-starring Robert Mitchum.
While Marilyn was here, Jasper photographer Ray O'Neil managed to get a photo shoot with her. The result was a series of classic photos, some of which can now be obtained in Jasper's stores, especially Jasper Photography.
But River of No Return wasn't the only drama during Marilyn's stay: She was "asked to leave" Jasper's most exclusive hotel because she was wearing "inappropriate attire" for a lady: she was wearing shorts.
Marilyn then moved into one of the better hotels in town, but ended up leaving there also, after a row in the lobby. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were called in to escort her from the hotel.
The Mounties arrived and made sure they got their woman.
Take a tour on the trail of Marilyn Monroe:
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Formosa Displayed: The Magnificent
Monuments of 'Chinese Taipei'
By Stephen A Nelson
The Brandon Sun
May 1, 2010
There is a new movie playing in Canada that's been drawing unexpectedly large audiences. There are no flying dragons or warring gods; but there is a story about Paradise Lost and the battle between good and evil.
The film is Formosa Betrayed, a story about Taiwan's dark days of martial law under the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang or KMT) of the late Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and his successor, Chiang Ching-kuo.
Visit Taiwan today and you can’t help asking questions that are at the heart of Formosa Betrayed.
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