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Marilyn and Ella is a 2008 play by Bonnie Greer.^[1] It is a musical drama about Marilyn Monroe and Ella Fitzgerald.^[2]^[3]

Background

On March 15, 1955^[4] Ella Fitzgerald opened her initial engagement at the Mocambo nightclub in Hollywood,^[5] after Marilyn Monroe lobbied the owner for the booking.^[6] The booking was instrumental in Fitzgerald's career. Bonnie Greer dramatized the incident as the musical drama, Marilyn and Ella, in 2008.

It has been widely reported that Fitzgerald was the first Black performer to play the Mocambo, following Monroe's intervention, but this is not true. African-American singers Herb Jefferies,^[7] Eartha Kitt,^[8] and Joyce Bryant^[9] all played the Mocambo in 1952 and 1953, according to stories published at the time in Jet magazine and Billboard.

References

^ Byrne, Ciar (2008-02-13). "Marilyn and Ella: The meeting of the misfits". The Independent. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
^ Charles Spencer (2008-02-25). "Marilyn and Ella: Cut the monologues and let the songs do the talking". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
^ Michael Billington (2008-02-23). "Theatre review: Marilyn and Ella / Theatre Royal Stratford East, London". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (March 12, 1955). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 24. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 16, 2013. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ Johnson Publishing Company (April 7, 1955). Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. ISSN 0021-5996. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
^ Nicholson, Stuart (1993). Ella Fitzgerald: A Biography of the First Lady of Jazz. Da Capo Press. p. 149. ISBN 0-306-80642-8.
^ Johnson Publishing Company (August 13, 1953). Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. p. 60. ISSN 0021-5996. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
^ Johnson Publishing Company (December 10, 1953). Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. ISSN 0021-5996. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
^ Johnson Publishing Company (November 12, 1953). Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. ISSN 0021-5996. Retrieved August 16, 2013.

v t e Ella Fitzgerald
Discography Awards
Studio albums	Ella Sings Gershwin Songs in a Mellow Mood Lullabies of Birdland For Sentimental Reasons Miss Ella Fitzgerald & Mr Gordon Jenkins Invite You to Listen and Relax Sweet and Hot Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book Ella and Louis Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book Ella and Louis Again Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book Like Someone in Love Ella Swings Lightly Porgy and Bess Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book Get Happy! Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas Hello, Love Ella Fitzgerald Sings Songs from "Let No Man Write My Epitaph" Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! Rhythm Is My Business Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson Ella Swings Gently with Nelson Ella Sings Broadway Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book Ella and Basie! These Are the Blues Hello, Dolly! Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book Ella at Duke's Place Whisper Not Brighten the Corner Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas 30 by Ella Misty Blue Ella Things Ain't What They Used to Be (And You Better Believe It) Ella Loves Cole Take Love Easy Fine and Mellow Ella and Oscar Fitzgerald and Pass... Again Lady Time Dream Dancing A Classy Pair Ella Abraça Jobim The Best Is Yet to Come Speak Love Nice Work If You Can Get It Easy Living All That Jazz
Live albums	At the Opera House Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert Ella Fitzgerald Live at Mister Kelly's Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife Ella in Hollywood Ella Returns to Berlin Twelve Nights in Hollywood Ella at Juan-Les-Pins Ella in Hamburg Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur Sunshine of Your Love Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall The Stockholm Concert, 1966 Ella in Budapest Ella à Nice Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72 Ella in London Montreux '75 Montreux '77 Digital III at Montreux A Perfect Match Sophisticated Lady
Other albums	Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues One O'Clock Jump Back on the Block The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books Pure Ella The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong on Verve Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles, Vol. 1 Gold
Tribute albums	Dear Ella To Ella We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song
Filmography	Ride 'Em Cowboy Pete Kelly's Blues St. Louis Blues
Related	Ray Brown (second husband) Ray Brown Jr. (son) Louis Armstrong collaborations A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim Marilyn and Ella (2008 play)
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v t e Marilyn Monroe
Performances and accolades Death
Songs	"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" "Heat Wave" "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" "That Old Black Magic" "You'd Be Surprised"
Clothes	Pink dress White dress John F. Kennedy birthday dress
Popular culture	Marilyn Diptych (1962 painting) Gold Marilyn Monroe (1962 painting) Marilyn (1963 documentary) Shot Marilyns (1964 paintings) The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1966 documentary) Marilyn Monroe portfolio (1967 prints) "Candle in the Wind" (1973 song) Goodbye, Norma Jean (1976 film) Marilyn (1980 opera) This Year's Blonde (1980 film) Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980 film) Insignificance (1985 film) Taxi (1988 pinball machine) Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn (1989 film) Marilyn and Me (1991 film) Calendar Girl (1993 film) Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996 film) Blonde (2001 film) Marilyn Forever Blonde (2007 play) Marilyn and Ella (2008 play) Forever Marilyn (2011 statue) My Week with Marilyn (2011 film) Love, Marilyn (2012 documentary) "Marilyn Monroe" (2012 song) The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe (2015 film) Norma Jeane Baker of Troy (2019 play) Blonde (2022 film) "Nxde" (2022 song)
Related	James Dougherty (first husband) Joe DiMaggio (second husband) Arthur Miller (third husband) Gladys Pearl Baker (mother) Berniece Baker Miracle (sister) John F. Kennedy document hoax The Last Sitting 12305 Fifth Helena Drive

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