About this episode
The episode explores the friendship between Marilyn Monroe and Ella Fitzgerald, highlighting a pivotal phone call that helped elevate Fitzgerald's career.
The unlikely friendship of Marilyn Monroe and Ella Fitzgerald, and the phone call that helped quietly boost one of the greatest careers in music history! We're covering one of my favorite Marilyn stories after last week's episode - the story of her calling up Hollywood's Mocambo night club to lobby on behalf of Ella Fitzgerald's residency, and how Ella Fitzgerald credits Marilyn to her "never playing a small club again." Find me everywhere: linktr.ee/literallylaurad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Topics covered
- friendship
- music history
- Hollywood
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Marilyn Monroe
- night clubs
Keywords
- Marilyn Monroe
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Mocambo
- friendship
- music career
- Hollywood
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mocambo
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