Not since the Coronation had Britain experienced such a fever-pitch of excitement. Marilyn was coming! For four months in 1956, the sexiest of all Hollywood stars would be ours — and the prospect seemed to drive people slightly crazy.Across the country, voice coaches were teaching women how to imitate Marilyn Monroe’s breathy delivery, while lookalike contests took place in every conceivable venue. In Airdrie, police had to be called to a Marilyn wiggle competition when hundreds rioted outside the North Lanarkshire town hall after failing to get in. At piers and other seaside venues, thousands queued to squeeze into wooden cut-outs of the star — to see if they shared the same curves as their idol.
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