The story of the night Marilyn Monroe’s white halter-top dress blew up was well known among Jules Schulback’s children, and even among his grandchildren. “He was a real raconteur,” said Ms. Siegler, a graphic designer who runs her own company, Eight and a Half. Mr. Schulback had a long, technicolorful life, one so filled with drama that his Monroe story sometimes seemed like a footnote. PhotoIn 1938, Jews immigrating to the United States needed a sponsor, someone to take financial responsibility for them. But Mr. Schulback, always a man of action, refused to let his wife die in the hospital and took her home.

Source: New York Times January 13, 2017 10:00 UTC