2022 Marks the 40th Anniversary of the Marilyn Remembered Fan Club By Greg Schreiner
2022 Marks the 40th Anniversary of the Marilyn Remembered Fan Club. We are the longest running Marilyn Monroe fan club in existence today. Marilyn Remembered was founded by Greg Schreiner, Teresa Seeger, Catherine Seeger, and Anthony Cordova. These four lifelong Marilyn Monroe fans met by chance on August 5 at Marilyn’s grave at Westwood Village Memorial Park. They had come to remember Marilyn on the anniversary of her passing. While at Westwood they discussed the fact there were no fan clubs for Marilyn at that time, and also no formal memorial service, and thus the Marilyn Remembered Fan Club was born. Their mission: To preserve the memory of Marilyn Monroe with dignity and grace. Word about our club spread quickly through friends and the media. Soon, monthly meetings were held at Greg’s home and we started hosting a memorial service for Marilyn every year. The memorial service is held each year in the actual chapel where Marilyn’s service was held in 1962. Before the Internet and email, Greg would call fan club members individually to let them know about the next meeting. He started to reach out to people who were directly associated with Marilyn, asking them to speak at meetings and the memorial service.
Over the years, we have hosted countless people who knew Marilyn personally and worked with her professionally. Speakers at our events have included award winning actors, film industry professionals, studio executives, Marilyn’s photographers and hairdressers, and even her first husband and foster family members. We’ve also hosted a number of topnotch book authors. Initially, Marilyn Remembered was primarily a Los Angeles based club. Today, due to the Internet and social media, the club consists of thousands of Marilyn fans from around the world. Thanks to modern technology, we are able to live stream our events, including the annual Marilyn Monroe memorial and birthday party, which provides fans everywhere the opportunity to observe and participate. Marilyn Remembered also contributed a bench that sits next to her crypt for fans to sit on as they honor and contemplate Marilyn.
Through the years, Marilyn Remembered has been recognized for its expertise and knowledge of Marilyn Monroe. The club and its members were featured in the documentary film “With Her,” and we are frequently contacted by the media, authors and industry professionals for our views and opinions on Marilyn’s personal life, and her professional acting and modeling career, and for authentication of items from her personal estate.
This year also marks for the 60 anniversary year of the passing of Marilyn Monroe and Marilyn Remembered is planning several events during the memorial week to celebrate her life.
Greg Schreiner speaking at Memorial
Wednesday, 8/3, 6:00 PM
Dinner at El Coyote Restaurant
Dinner at the El Coyote. A social get-together to kick off memorial week events and festivities. Guests orders will be billed separately. We will need a total count of guests.
If you plan to attend, please complete our RSVP form here.
Thursday, 8/4, 12:00 PM
Lunch at the Rainbow Bar & Grill, followed by a visit to the Academy Museum
Lunch at the Rainbow Bar & Grill (formerly the Villa Nova Restaurant, site of Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio’s first date) and then a visit to the Academy Museum. Seating is limited to 35 guests, and lunch will be $25 per person.
Tickets for lunch will be available starting July 15. To purchase yours, click here.
Academy Museum tickets can be purchased in advance here.
Friday, 8/5, 5:30 PM
The 60th Anniversary Marilyn Monroe Memorial and Reception
As always, the service will be held at Westwood Village Memorial Park.
Advance tickets to ensure a seat in the chapel will be available starting July 15. To purchase advance tickets, click here.
Saturday, 8/6, Time TBD
Events at the TLC Chinese Theater
An afternoon or evening Marilyn film and other events including a private reception and panel discussion. Details and ticket purchase information will be announced soon.
For more information on these events or to join Marilyn Remembered (no charge) , go to www.marilynrememberedfanclub.com.
Please visit Hollywood Revisited - A Tribute in Costume and Song
I own a huge collection of over 500 movie costumes worn by the great stars of the golden age Hollywood and have been asked to feature something special befitting the month of September. I also utilize my costumes in a show, Hollywood Revisited (www.hollywoodrevisited.com).
Photos of costumes above courtesy of Greg Schreiner. Greg Schreiner is the pianist, narrator and producer of Hollywood Revisited. He has appeared on numerous television programs including AMC's Hollywood Fashion Machine, A&E's The Incurable Collector, Entertainment Tonight, Hard Copy and The Montel Williams Show. All have featured various movie costumes from his vast personal collection. Some of these costumes are on display at the new Hollywood Museum in Hollywood, California. Mr. Schreiner serves on the piano faculty at Cerritos College and Santa Monica College, has several recordings in release and was composer/performer for the educational television series Masters of the Silent Screen. Greg also is an active participant in the music community of Southern California as the accompanist for the Mansfield Chamber Singers of Beverly Hills. He is also the president of Marilyn Remembered, a club devoted to preserving the memory of Marilyn Monroe. Greg Schreiner is truly a renaissance man!
