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ALLAN Rupert

Date of birth : October 25, 1912, Saint Louis (Missouri). Raised in England. 

Date of death: August 24, 1991, Beverly Hills.

Place of living : at Seabright Place, in the heights of Beverly Hills (in 1960).

Practise :

He studied his higher education in Oxford, England.
Reporter for Look magazine, he would later become editor on the West Coast of the USA.

He worked at Arthur Jacob's company and was in charge of the public relations of movie stars wioth the media; he knew everythong and everyon ein Hollywood, and everybody loved him because he was well-appreciated for his journalist talent.

He was the press agant of Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis, Gregory Peck, Deborah Kerr and Grace Kelly.

Story :

In 1949, he was editor of Look magazine; at that time, he was known to be one of the most educated and spiritual man in Los Angeles.

In the Hollywood jet-set, an invitation to his house was a great honor.

Link with Marilyn :

In September 1949, thanks to Johnny Hyde, Marilyn crossed the threshold of the opulent residence overhanging the Bevenry Hills canyon. This particular evenng, Rupert aAllan 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 Marilyn; his enthusiasm, the passion he used to talk about his job, his original ideas captiovated Marilyn. He compared photogtraphy with a "painting with a camera", a  feminine beauty celebration.

Los Angeles, September 1953 : ,.

In 1955, year of the creation of the Marilyn Monroe Productions, whose publicity was assured by Arthur Jacobs, Rupert Allan dealt with Marilyn personnal publicity.

He accompanied her at the Golden Globes Awards on March 8, 1960, at the Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel :

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Soon, he became the official reporter of Marilyn and remained there until 1960, time of shooting of "The Misfits"
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Marilyn arriving in Reno for the shooting of "The Misfits", on July 20, 1960 : 

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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; Frank Sinatra convinced Marilyn to hire Pat Newcomb.

Becaming a princess, Grace Kelly offered him to become  Consul General in Monaco, which he accepted.

 Letter to James Roosevelt dated August 3, 1960 :.

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