Norma Jeane Mortenson was born on June 1st, 1926, in the charity ward of Los Angeles General Hospital. At 24,…
Marilyn’s Movie Double in Plymouth
Some Like It Hot is coming to Plymouth Arts Cinema on Saturday, July 11, at 2:30 pm. It’s a ‘Knitflix’…
Cineaste’s Delight: Marilyn and the Art of Performance
Marilyn graces the latest cover of US film journal Cineaste, with a colourised image showing her modelling the famous Moon…
‘Marilyn Monroe: The Defining Roles’ at Hotel Del Coronado
A new exhibition, Marilyn Monroe: Defining Roles, is open until July 31 at the Hotel Del Coronado across the San…
‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ in Toronto
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is showing at the Revue Cinema in Toronto on Monday, July 6, at 7pm. “‘A landmark encounter…
‘Self-Made Star’: Marilyn Vs. the Studio System
In the July edition of UK news monthly Prospect, David Allen Green offers a lawyer’s perspective on Marilyn’s legal battle…
Hollywood Misfit: Marilyn and the ‘Dumb Blonde’ Curse
Writing for UK news weekly The New Statesman (June 26-July 2 edition), Ella Dorn argues that ‘Hollywood failed Marilyn Monroe.’…
‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ in Austria
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes gets an outdoor screening at Kino im Kesselhaus in Krems an der Donau, Austria on Friday, July…
Monroe 100: Marilyn at the Movies in Australia
Monroe 100, a 10-week retrospective, is coming to the Palace Cinemas chain in Australia from Saturday, July 4th. “Mark Marilyn…
Best of British: Our Summer With Marilyn
In the July 2026 issue of UK nostalgia magazine Best of British, Claire Saul turns the clock back to our…
Marilyn, Eve Arnold, and a Century of Photography
Marilyn covers the latest issue of Professional Photo Online – although sadly this UK monthly magazine no longer has a…