Newspaper Obituary Context Flashcards
Who was Marilyn Monroe?
An American actress and model- throughout her career she was highly sexualised and harassed by paparazzi.
What was Marilyn Monroe known for?
Playing comic “blonde bombshell” characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950’s and early 1960’s.
Name Marilyn Monroe’s 3 spouses/ex-spouses.
Arthur Asher Miller (an American playwright, essayist, and screenwriter)- Married for 5 years
Joseph Paul DiMaggio (a famous American baseball player)
James Dougherty (an American police officer).
Which 2 ex-husbands did Marilyn have very publicised divorces with?
Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller.
What was Marilyn’s home life like?
She was brought up by Christian foster parents seeing as her mother Gladys was mentally unable to raise a child. Later she became a ward of the state, living with allegedly abusive family friends, and then in an orphanage.
Who is Alistair Cooke?
A British-American journalist who emigrated to the US.
What is the difference between tabloids and broadsheets?
Tabloids are sensationalised whereas broadsheets are more informational/ethical.
Is the Guardian is a tabloid or a broadsheet?
A broadsheet.
What is the genre?
A newspaper.
What is the mode?
Written
Is it planned/edited?
This would be planned and highly edited.
What is the intended audience?
Traditionally left-wing middle-class older British people seeing as its published by the Guardian.
What is the purpose?
To be an Obituary (inform, highlight accomplishments and commemorate), but he uses Monroes life and death to criticise Americans obsession with fame and Monroe.
