My journey ends here...
MORIARTY Evelyn
Evelyn Lucille Moriarty.
Date of birth: November 16th 1926, Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Date of death
Practise: Marilyn's stand-in.
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Story
Director George Cukor had noticed her, among other dancers, in Earl Carroll's night-club. He engaged her as Marilyn's stand-in "Let's Make Love" (1960).
She was also her stand-in in "The Misfits" (1961) (
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A reporter who interviewed her in 1987,
noticed her "tendency to take Marilyn's manners, she had learned
firsthand - the pout, the eylashes fluttering and the silky whisper of
her voice".
She told about Marilyn as a nice person, generous and faithful, who loved the animals and took care of them. She easily helped the others; on the set of "Let's Make Love", she did a 1 000$ anonymous donation to fund the funeral of one of the crew member's wife.
The last time she saw Marilyn was on June 1st 1962, the day of Marilyn's 36th birthday, which was also the last day of the shooting of "Something's Got to Give", before the studios decided the movie break. Having gone around the crew, she collected some money to buy a birthday cake. One of the studios head suggested then to take the expense in charge, and she reimbursed the money she had gathered. A car from the Fox took her at Humphrey’s Bakery, a Farmer's Market pastry shop.Marilyn had been delighted by this impromptu party:
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Since Marilyn's death, she had always paid tribute to her at the Westwood
Memorial Park Cemetery, the day of her birthday.
She played in many documentaries about Marilyn and couldn't stop raving about her.
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