Years after the Elvis Presley and Tupac Shakur holograms, another celebrity is being brought back from the dead — this time, through artificial intelligence.
Soul Machines, the company behind AI-powered “digital people,” unveiled its partnership with Authentic Brands Group on Friday for Digital Marilyn, which uses Marilyn Monroe’s likeness to offer “both fans and brands a unique and personalized engagement opportunity.”
Authentic acquired the intellectual property of Monroe in 2011 after it was sold by Anna Strasberg, wife of Monroe’s late acting teacher Lee Strasberg. Monroe had left most of her estate to Lee in her will.
Digital Marilyn is said to “interact with fans in real-time using advanced natural language processing, deep learning and Gpt 3.5.” It replies in Marilyn’s voice and affectations, shares anecdotes from the late star and “even delivers personalized greetings.”
“This collaboration exemplifies the transformative power of AI in connecting brands and consumers,” Soul Machines...
Soul Machines, the company behind AI-powered “digital people,” unveiled its partnership with Authentic Brands Group on Friday for Digital Marilyn, which uses Marilyn Monroe’s likeness to offer “both fans and brands a unique and personalized engagement opportunity.”
Authentic acquired the intellectual property of Monroe in 2011 after it was sold by Anna Strasberg, wife of Monroe’s late acting teacher Lee Strasberg. Monroe had left most of her estate to Lee in her will.
Digital Marilyn is said to “interact with fans in real-time using advanced natural language processing, deep learning and Gpt 3.5.” It replies in Marilyn’s voice and affectations, shares anecdotes from the late star and “even delivers personalized greetings.”
“This collaboration exemplifies the transformative power of AI in connecting brands and consumers,” Soul Machines...
- 3/8/2024
- by Tatiana Tenreyro
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Anna Strasberg, an actress and the widow of famed acting coach Lee Strasberg who wound up inheriting the bulk of Marilyn Monroe’s estate, has died. She was 84.
Strasberg died Saturday in New York City of natural causes, a publicist for The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute told The Hollywood Reporter. She co-founded the institute and served as artistic director and “visionary leader” at the home of the Method acting approach.
“Anna ensured that The Institute became a beacon for aspiring actors and remains a cherished space for artistic exploration and growth,” a statement said. “Her lifelong commitment to The Method and unwavering devotion to The Institute have left an indelible mark on the world of acting and the countless talented people she inspired.
“Her presence will be dearly missed, but her legacy lives on through The Method and every class of passionate students.”
Monroe died at age 36 on Aug.
Strasberg died Saturday in New York City of natural causes, a publicist for The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute told The Hollywood Reporter. She co-founded the institute and served as artistic director and “visionary leader” at the home of the Method acting approach.
“Anna ensured that The Institute became a beacon for aspiring actors and remains a cherished space for artistic exploration and growth,” a statement said. “Her lifelong commitment to The Method and unwavering devotion to The Institute have left an indelible mark on the world of acting and the countless talented people she inspired.
“Her presence will be dearly missed, but her legacy lives on through The Method and every class of passionate students.”
Monroe died at age 36 on Aug.
- 1/9/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Julien's Auction House of Los Angeles will auction off Marilyn Monroe's personal items from the estate of her acting teacher Lee Strasberg, the auction house announced on Tuesday. It will include everything from a fur coat and fur stoles, to a ladies' platinum-and-diamond cocktail watch and a minaudiere purse with three compartments for powder, Phillip Morris cigarettes and a tube of her used Revlon "Bachelor's Carnation" lipstick from 1947. Many personal letters will also be for sale. The auction, which will be held on Nov. 19 and 20 in Los Angeles, also includes Monroe's 1950s brown alligator handbag from I. Magnin department store,...
- 5/10/2016
- by Liz McNeil,@lizmcneil
- PEOPLE.com
Julien's Auction House of Los Angeles will auction off Marilyn Monroe's personal items from the estate of her acting teacher Lee Strasberg, the auction house announced on Tuesday. It will include everything from a fur coat and fur stoles, to a ladies' platinum-and-diamond cocktail watch and a minaudiere purse with three compartments for powder, Phillip Morris cigarettes and a tube of her used Revlon "Bachelor's Carnation" lipstick from 1947. Many personal letters will also be for sale. The auction, which will be held on Nov. 19 and 20 in Los Angeles, also includes Monroe's 1950s brown alligator handbag from I. Magnin department store,...
- 5/10/2016
- by Liz McNeil,@lizmcneil
- PEOPLE.com
A Us business has bought up Monroe's brand rights in the hope of reviving her via Tron: Legacy-style technology. Will it work?
"Death," purred Gandalf, back in The Lord of the Rings, "is not the end. Death is just another path – one that we must all take." The wizard may have said these words trying to console a scared hobbit, but he could have easily been describing a tentatively emerging Hollywood philosophy.
Toronto businessman Jamie Salter recently announced his intention to cast Marilyn Monroe in a movie. This, you may think, causes something of problem: the Hollywood icon's last completed film, The Misfits, was a flop; its star has been dead some 49 years. Yet if Slater's intentions are true, it's perhaps the first issue that matters much more than the latter.
Gandalf only got it half right. If you're jobbing Vin Diesel, life probably does end with The Fast and the Furious...
"Death," purred Gandalf, back in The Lord of the Rings, "is not the end. Death is just another path – one that we must all take." The wizard may have said these words trying to console a scared hobbit, but he could have easily been describing a tentatively emerging Hollywood philosophy.
Toronto businessman Jamie Salter recently announced his intention to cast Marilyn Monroe in a movie. This, you may think, causes something of problem: the Hollywood icon's last completed film, The Misfits, was a flop; its star has been dead some 49 years. Yet if Slater's intentions are true, it's perhaps the first issue that matters much more than the latter.
Gandalf only got it half right. If you're jobbing Vin Diesel, life probably does end with The Fast and the Furious...
- 2/4/2011
- by James McMahon
- The Guardian - Film News
Marilyn Monroe looks set to make a screen comeback from beyond the grave after the rights to her image were snapped up by a branding expert. Jamie Salter plans to use high-tech imaging technology to revive the tragic actress on the big screen after purchasing her "name and likeness" in a multi-million dollar deal last week.
According to Britain's Independent newspaper, Salter bought the rights from Anna Strasberg, whose late husband, actor Lee Strasberg, was Monroe's acting teacher and beneficiary of her will. The exact sum he paid has not been disclosed.
Salter, who also manages Bob Marley's image through his Authentic Brands firm, is convinced he can make the "Some Like It Hot" star more popular than ever. He says, "Why does Lindsay Lohan aspire to be Marilyn Monroe? Why does Lady GaGa aspire to be Marilyn Monroe? The reason is that she is an iconic personality, she has great style,...
According to Britain's Independent newspaper, Salter bought the rights from Anna Strasberg, whose late husband, actor Lee Strasberg, was Monroe's acting teacher and beneficiary of her will. The exact sum he paid has not been disclosed.
Salter, who also manages Bob Marley's image through his Authentic Brands firm, is convinced he can make the "Some Like It Hot" star more popular than ever. He says, "Why does Lindsay Lohan aspire to be Marilyn Monroe? Why does Lady GaGa aspire to be Marilyn Monroe? The reason is that she is an iconic personality, she has great style,...
- 1/14/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Marilyn Monroe looks set to make a screen comeback from beyond the grave after the rights to her image were snapped up by a branding expert.
Jamie Salter plans to use high-tech imaging technology to revive the tragic actress on the big screen after purchasing her "name and likeness" in a multi-million dollar deal last week (ends09Jan11).
According to Britain's Independent newspaper, Salter bought the rights from Anna Strasberg, whose late husband, actor Lee Strasberg, was Monroe's acting teacher and beneficiary of her will. The exact sum he paid has not been disclosed.
Salter, who also manages Bob Marley's image through his Authentic Brands firm, is convinced he can make the Some Like It Hot star more popular than ever.
He says, "Why does Lindsay Lohan aspire to be Marilyn Monroe? Why does Lady Gaga aspire to be Marilyn Monroe? The reason is that she is an iconic personality, she has great style, she is just simply elegant. She stands for glamour, and sex appeal, and - remember this - she proves that size doesn't matter. She is voluptuous, a real woman.
"The younger generation will fall in love with her the way we fell in love."
Monroe died in 1962 at the age of 36.
Jamie Salter plans to use high-tech imaging technology to revive the tragic actress on the big screen after purchasing her "name and likeness" in a multi-million dollar deal last week (ends09Jan11).
According to Britain's Independent newspaper, Salter bought the rights from Anna Strasberg, whose late husband, actor Lee Strasberg, was Monroe's acting teacher and beneficiary of her will. The exact sum he paid has not been disclosed.
Salter, who also manages Bob Marley's image through his Authentic Brands firm, is convinced he can make the Some Like It Hot star more popular than ever.
He says, "Why does Lindsay Lohan aspire to be Marilyn Monroe? Why does Lady Gaga aspire to be Marilyn Monroe? The reason is that she is an iconic personality, she has great style, she is just simply elegant. She stands for glamour, and sex appeal, and - remember this - she proves that size doesn't matter. She is voluptuous, a real woman.
"The younger generation will fall in love with her the way we fell in love."
Monroe died in 1962 at the age of 36.
- 1/14/2011
- WENN
Unseen diary entries show tragic Hollywood star's intellectual side, not least her thoughts on Italian renaissance art
Her platinum hair, perfect pout and hourglass silhouette made her one of the most recognisable but one-dimensional public figures of the 20th century. Now, as they prepare to bring out a collection of Marilyn Monroe's private writing, publishers hope to reveal the intellectual and emotional depths of the cinematic icon.
The previously unseen diary entries, musings and poems penned by the actor from her late teens until she apparently took her own life in 1962 at the age of 36, were first bequeathed to Monroe's friend and acting teacher Lee Strasberg. He left them to his wife, Anna, when he died in 1982.
Fragments, the title of the volume due to appear on bookshelves in October, will be published jointly by the Editions du Seuil in France and Farrar, Straus and Giroux in the United States.
Her platinum hair, perfect pout and hourglass silhouette made her one of the most recognisable but one-dimensional public figures of the 20th century. Now, as they prepare to bring out a collection of Marilyn Monroe's private writing, publishers hope to reveal the intellectual and emotional depths of the cinematic icon.
The previously unseen diary entries, musings and poems penned by the actor from her late teens until she apparently took her own life in 1962 at the age of 36, were first bequeathed to Monroe's friend and acting teacher Lee Strasberg. He left them to his wife, Anna, when he died in 1982.
Fragments, the title of the volume due to appear on bookshelves in October, will be published jointly by the Editions du Seuil in France and Farrar, Straus and Giroux in the United States.
- 4/29/2010
- by Lizzy Davies
- The Guardian - Film News
It's 6:45 on a Monday evening in Los Angeles, and while many Angelenos are arriving home and unwinding after a day of work, at the intersection of Santa Monica and Hayworth, the work is just beginning. There is nothing particularly notable about this West Hollywood corner, but as the clock inches toward 7, a small, lively group is gathering here. Some polish off cigarettes; others grab snacks at the 7-Eleven across the street. Some are busily discussing the work at hand. These engaged, motivated individuals—mostly young, many from other countries—are students at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute.Dedicated thespians have gathered like this for decades, before class, on East 15th Street in New York City, where the institute was founded, and here in Los Angeles, where its West Coast branch opened shortly thereafter. Styles have changed. Social behaviors have changed. Wars and regimes and inventions and lives have come and gone.
- 1/27/2010
- backstage.com
As a child star, Brooke Shields was always watched over by Teri Shields, a stage mom known for her tenacity. And now that her mother has been diagnosed with dementia and is living in an assisted living facility, it's Brooke who watches over Teri, say friends of the star. "Her devotion is very apparent,” says longtime pal Anna Strasberg. "Brooke takes care of Teri. There's a bond there. It's not a public thing for show. It's very deeply personal." When New Jersey police informed Shields, 43, that a reporter and a photographer had checked her mother out of her assisted living...
- 5/21/2009
- by Liz McNeil
- PEOPLE.com
The estate of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe has lost its battle for licensing rights to an iconic set of photos of the star.
Photographer Sam Shaw captured the memorable Monroe photos, which include the infamous image of the actress standing over a New York subway grate as her white dress billows around her waist, in 1955.
The dispute between the late photographer's family and the conservators of Monroe's estate was settled by a Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday, who determined the bosses of Shaw Family Archives Ltd. would have approval of all of the images sold and get a cut of the proceeds.
According to Judge Colleen McMahon, because Monroe died a New Yorker, the Shaw Family Archives benefits from state laws that prevent anyone from licensing the rights to dead celebrities.
The ruling overturns a suit filed by Monroe's estate manager Anna Strasberg, widow of her acting coach Lee Strasberg, who sued Shaw's heirs for selling T-shirts emblazoned with their copyrighted pictures of the star.
Shaw family lawyer David Marcus says: "They (Monroe's estate) don't own the rights to publicise (Monroe), and the family business can move forward."
But Monroe estate lawyer Martin Pollner disagrees. He says: "Without this protection, irresponsible opportunists can continue to exploit the names and reputations of deceased New York celebrities for their personal gain."...
Photographer Sam Shaw captured the memorable Monroe photos, which include the infamous image of the actress standing over a New York subway grate as her white dress billows around her waist, in 1955.
The dispute between the late photographer's family and the conservators of Monroe's estate was settled by a Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday, who determined the bosses of Shaw Family Archives Ltd. would have approval of all of the images sold and get a cut of the proceeds.
According to Judge Colleen McMahon, because Monroe died a New Yorker, the Shaw Family Archives benefits from state laws that prevent anyone from licensing the rights to dead celebrities.
The ruling overturns a suit filed by Monroe's estate manager Anna Strasberg, widow of her acting coach Lee Strasberg, who sued Shaw's heirs for selling T-shirts emblazoned with their copyrighted pictures of the star.
Shaw family lawyer David Marcus says: "They (Monroe's estate) don't own the rights to publicise (Monroe), and the family business can move forward."
But Monroe estate lawyer Martin Pollner disagrees. He says: "Without this protection, irresponsible opportunists can continue to exploit the names and reputations of deceased New York celebrities for their personal gain."...
- 9/4/2008
- WENN
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