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ALLAN Rupert
Born Rupert Mortimer Allan Jr.
Date of birth : October 25, 1912, Saint Louis (Missouri).
Date of death : August 24, 1991, Beverly Hills.
Addresses
*in 1950, 1137 Horn Avenue, Los Angeles (
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*in 1957, 449 South Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills
*in 1960, 1455 Seabright Place, Beverly Hills. Tel CR 1-3261.
Son bureau CR H 8471.
Profession : reporter them publicist.
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Student at the Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, he obtained the Rhodes Scholarship, which allowed him to study at Oxford University, in England.
Back to the USA, he became reporter for the St Louis Post-Dispatch.
During WW II, he worked as a political affairs officer for the State Department (
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Registration card 
It was at this era he met Frank Johnson Mc Carthy Jr (June 8, 1912, Richmond, Virginia-December 1, 1956,
Los Angeles)(
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He worked in Paris as a representative of the Motion Picture Association of America.
Back to the West Coast, he became the chief editor of Look magazine.
He was assistant of the photographer Earl Theisen (
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In 1955 he resigned as journalist and became a public relations agent. He worked as assistant direction of public relations for Universal Studios.
1955, with Grace Kelly at the Beverly Hilton Hotel 
November 25, 1955, premiere of "Oklahoma" 
In 1956 he was in charge of actress Grace Kelly's public relations (
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November 1956, aboard the SS Constitution 
As Princess of Monaco, she offered him to be the General Consul of Monaco in Los Angeles, which he accepted.
Letters from Grace Kelly 
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1980, with Grace Kelly at the Beverly Hilton Hotel 
agency in early 60's (
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In Paris Nadia M.LaCoste represented the agency; Chris Hofer in Roma; Phyllis Earl in London.
In 1989, Prince Rainier of Monaco made him Chevalier of the Order of Grimaldi, in honor of his service.
At the end of his professional life, he was the head of the Stone-Hallinan Associates agency.
Link with Marilyn
In September 1949, thanks to Johnny Hyde, Marilyn crossed the threshold of the opulent residence overhanging the Beverly Hills Canyon. This particular evening, Rupert Allan had put together a crew of new-yorker photographers and also a horde of starlets, in preparation for a photo session. It was this night that Marilyn met Milton Greene, aged 27. He made an impression on her; his enthusiasm, the passion he used to talk about his job, his original ideas captivated Marilyn. He compared photography with a "painting with a camera", a feminine beauty celebration. 1951, on the 20th Century-Fox lot
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In 1955, year of the creation of the Marilyn Monroe Productions, whose publicity was assured by the Arthur Jacobs agency, Rupert Allan dealt with Marilyn personal publicity.
On January 16, 1960, he attended the press conference given for the shooting of "Let's Make Love"
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and in June 1960, he was also there at Marilyn's birthday party
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He accompanied her at the Golden Globes Awards on March 8, 1960, at the Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel
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He soon became the official reporter of Marilyn, and remained there until 1960, time of shooting of "The Misfits"
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.In Monte Carlo, Grace Kelly had complained to Frank Sinatra about her press agents; Arthur Jacobs suggested her Rupert Allan who asked Pat Newcomb to replace him; Sinatra convinced Marilyn to hire her.
Becaming a princess, Grace Kelly (
) offered him to become the Monaco General Consul in Los Angeles, which he accepted.
Letter to James Roosevelt dated August 3, 1960 
Telegram to Marilyn dated February 10, 1961 
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