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FLANAGAN Agnes

Born Agnes Margaret McKay

Date of birth : December 23, 1902, Minville, New Jersey.

Date of death : April 5, 1985, Woodland Hills, California.

Profession hairdresser at the Fox and Marilyn's personal hairdresser during more than 10 years.

 

Addresses 

* 1954 10938 Moorpark Street, North Hollywood

* 11972 Sunshine Terrace, Studio City, California.

 

Story

She met Marilyn in 1950 on the set of Fox's "The Fireball".

She worked with Marilyn on "Some Like It Hot" (1959), "Let's Make Love" (1960), "The Misfits" (1961) and

"Something's Got To Give" (1962).

 

"Some Like It Hot" 

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"Let's Make Love" 

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"The Misfits" 

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"Something's Got to Give" 

shooting 

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Marilyn's birthday ,

She was doing Marilyn's hair for outings, photo sessions and  business appointments, and became friend with Marilyn, belonging to the group of people upon who Marilyn knew she could rely on.

In Marilyn's dressing-room, October 29, 1960 ,,

Marilyn often visited her and played the aunt for the 2 children of Flanagan.

She just had to admire an article of clothing and Marilyn immediatly offered it to her.

Invoice for a Chanel n° 5 bottle Marilyn bought for Agnes for Christmas 1959 :.

Her generosity continued until 1962, when Marilyn made her deliver a garden swing in front of which Agnes

had found ecstatically few days before.

Summer 1962 

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She brushed Marilyn's hair for her funeral, to which she attended, on August 8, 1962 

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Letter of advices from one of Marilyn's hairdresser to Agnes Flanagan, dated from November 20, 1959 

Invoice 

She was also the hairdresser of Bette Davis and Elizabeth Taylor (); with her husband Frank

M.Flanagan (1904, New Jersey-February 27, 1967, London), they even had a small part in "Who's Afraid of

Virginia Woolf" (1966") : ,,.

1969, on the set of "The April Fools"

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