Bernard of Hollywood’s Marilyn Monroe

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by Gloria Stern

As a posthumous tribute to her father, Susan Bernard, daughter of

Bernard of Hollywood, the photographer who “discovered” Marilyn Monroe,

and inheritor of reams of pictures taken of the sex goddess during her

movie career, has created a CD highlighting the life of this tragic

figure. It is available in German and English and includes a screen saver.

Marilyn Monroe, waif, starlet, star and sex goddess, first came to Bernard

asking him to picture her sexy. He did that and it led to a fabulous

legendary career. Enchanted by the woman-child, Bernard retained his

mentor relationship with her throughout her several marriages and more

than two dozen films. Being a fan of Marilyn Monroe will help to

appreciate this historic compact disc.

The interactivity features

pictures, of course, including that one burned in our consciousness as the

air from the subway buoys her white pleated skirt revealing her sensuous

thighs and transparent undergarments. Ranging from early pictures created

for print model assignments to the tragic scene as she announced her

second divorce to the public, the pictorial report is accompanied by music

and voice over journal entries.

Consisting in linear leaves with pages of

text along side the photographs, the CD neglects to make use of the CD

format. Interaction is limited to a choice of one of four threads:

pictures, (some video), journal entries (accompanying text), timeline

(complete with distorted icons) and trivia. The sound volume can be

adjusted to feature either the music track or a voice over reading the

journal pages.

Marilyn’s life is handled with a reverent hand. You get a

keen sense of this icon’s disturbed career in phases of her life; Norma

Jean; The Birth Of Marilyn Monroe; The Goddess; Persona; Renaissance and

The Legacy. Details concerning her three marriages and her tragic

miscarriage, however, are omitted. Having been close by her side through

this entire period, Bernard watched the orphan beauty rise to become the

highest paid star in Hollywood.

Once Marilyn’s suicide is revealed, Susan

Bernard relates the parallel story of her orphan father and his equally

sad end.

Multimedia Cafe Scorecard

Product:	Bernard of Hollywood’s Marilyn Monroe
Company:	Corel Corporation P.O. Box 3595 Salinas, California 93912-3595
Cost:	n/a

System Requirements:

386 or better, CPU Windows 3.1, MS-DOS 5.0 or better,
4 MB RAM, SVGA Display, 2xCD-ROM Drive,
Video adaptor 256 colors, 3 MB Hard drive space,
Sound Blaster and Mouse

Macintosh:
Mac system 7 or better, 4MB, 2xCD-ROM
SVGA Video adaptor , 256 colors,
3 MB Hard drive space, Sound Blaster and Mouse.

Breakdown:

Ease Of Use 5
Learning Value 3
Entertainment Value 4
Graphics 3
Sound 3

Overall Score: