METICULOUS MARILYN LOCAL ACTRESS MAKES A LIVING PAINSTAKINGLY RE-CREATING SEX GODDESS.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer STUDIO CITY - Holly Beavon spends hours weaving white hairs into mesh to make a light platinum gold wig, the palest gold blond you can get. She studies photographs to make sure her makeup shading is just right. She's spent thousands of dollars on clothing and other accessories - up to 30 wigs and 200 pairs of shoes. And when she sits down in front of the mirror each morning, it takes two hours to transform herself into her alter ego A doctrine used by the courts to ignore the corporate status of a group of stockholders, officers, and directors of a corporation in reference to their limited liability so that they may be held personally liable for their actions when they have acted fraudulently or unjustly or when - Marilyn Monroe. ``I just try to sculpt sculpt v. sculpt·ed, sculpt·ing, sculpts v.tr. 1. To sculpture (an object). 2. To shape, mold, or fashion especially with artistry or precision: and mold and shade and pay attention to the little nuances that make the makeup,'' said Beavon. ``I'm such a perfectionist per·fec·tion·ism n. 1. A propensity for being displeased with anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. 2. at this stuff.'' Being Marilyn Monroe is a full-time job for Beavon, the reigning queen of look-alikes for America's pre-eminent sex symbol whose death 39 years ago will be honored at a memorial service Sunday in Westwood. Beavon probably won't be there. She's got a gig as Marilyn. ``The simple fact that Marilyn is still so popular to this day is that she meant so many things to so many people,'' said Gregory Domenicali of Burbank, a Monroe memorabilia collector and member of Marilyn Remembered, a fan club. ``To some it was her sex appeal. To others it was her innocence. To others it was her sheer determination to make it no matter what it took. ``I'm sure her early death and the mystery behind it was intriguing to many people, too.'' Beavon thanks Monroe every day. She recently took top honors for her impersonation Impersonation Patroclus wore the armor of Achilles against the Trojans to encourage the disheartened Greeks. [Gk. Lit.: Iliad] Prisoner of Zenda, The at the Reel Awards, an annual event sponsored by International Celebrity Images, a local look-alike agency. She also won a competition sponsored by the Hollywood Entertainment Museum. She appears as Marilyn at everything from meet-and-greet events to corporate functions, trade shows to movie premiers. ``You name it, I've done it,'' she said. Beavon will appear as Monroe in the TNT TNT: see trinitrotoluene. TNT in full trinitrotoluene Pale yellow, solid organic compound made by adding nitrate (−NO2) groups to toluene. television movie ``James Dean Noun 1. James Dean - United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955) James Byron Dean, Dean , an Invented Life,'' which will air Sunday. In the show, Beavon appears briefly during the movie premiere of the 1955 classic film adaptation of ``East of Eden East of Eden is a novel by Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck, published in September 1952. Often described as Steinbeck's most ambitious novel, East of Eden ,'' in which Dean starred. Beavon looks at these roles as ways to elevate her acting skills and tries to put aside the stigma attached to impersonators. ``This whole culture thing ... let's face it, it's kinda Adv. 1. kinda - to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy" kind of, sort of, rather cheesy cheesy (che´ze) caseous. . Sometimes I look at myself, and I'm like, 'Oh, my God, I'm such a cheeseball. Look at what I'm doing.' ``But I'm good at it, and I make money doing it, and I have so much fun with it, and I make people so happy doing it. ``So what? It's cheesy.'' Beavon grew up shy and bookish book·ish adj. 1. Of, relating to, or resembling a book. 2. Fond of books; studious. 3. Relying chiefly on book learning: in Indianapolis in what she described as a ``repressive, right-wing Christian home.'' She was thrown into a mandatory acting class when she was 13. ``I was terrified ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. of acting,'' she said. But she changed her mind when fear quickly turned to fun and by the time she graduated from high school, her voice and the wiggle in her walk got her nicknamed Marilyn. People also saw a lot of Madonna in her and her look-alike looks helped her get some small roles. ``It totally sickened me,'' she said with a laugh. ``These two little icons were always sitting here on my shoulders perched like monkeys. It got on my nerves.'' But she was hooked on acting, so she studied theater in college, lived in rehearsal halls, and took dance and voice classes. ``I really trained,'' she said. ``I felt like I needed to catch up some because in high school my parents weren't that supportive.'' Beavon hopes her impersonation skills will propel her into strong film roles. She buttresses her look-alike gigs with acting classes at a school founded by Lewis Smith, a prolific actor probably best known for his role as Wyatt Earp's nemesis Nemesis (nĕm`ĭsĭs), in Greek religion and mythology, personification of the gods' retribution for violation of sacred law; the avenger. Sometimes she was said to be the goddess of good and ill fortune. , Curly Bill Brocious, in the 1994 film ``Wyatt Earp The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp ,'' starring Kevin Costner. ``The uniqueness about Holly is that she captures the spirit of a person rather than really living it out herself,'' Smith said. ``She works hard at the science of being an entertainer.'' Beavon's already branching out with other gigs. She will appear as Bette Davis in a British film about her life to be shot this fall. Still, until the day she's made a career out of non-Monroe parts, she's happy to have her alter ego. ``I could be Marilyn for days on end, if that's necessary, because I know the character so well,'' Beavon said. ``I'm an actress.'' MARILYN MONROE MEMORIAL A few hundred people are expected for a memorial service Sunday to celebrate Marilyn Monroe's life at Pierce Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Westwood Memorial Park, 1218 Glendon Ave. The event will begin at 2 p.m. CAPTION(S): 8 photos, box Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) Actress Holly Beavon, above, views images of her alter ego, Marilyn Monroe, on display at the Hollywood Entertainment Museum. At left, Beavon applies the trademark Monroe beauty mark to her cheek in preparation for a public appearance. (3 -- 6 -- color) Clockwise from top left, Holly Beavon takes a phone call, secures a wig, irons a pink satin gown and dons glamorous gloves as she transforms herself into Marilyn Monroe. (7 -- 8 -- color) Holly Beavon, above, eats pizza after winning a Marilyn Monroe look-alike competition. At left, rivals for a look-alike prize pose before judges in a contest at Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum in Hollywood. David Sprague/Staff Photographer Box: MARILYN MONROE MEMORIAL (see text) |
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