The latest edition of French e-zine Crazy for You traces Marilyn’s transition from pin-up to glamour puss via a series … More
Month: March 2022
The Other Woman: Miller’s Marilyn in ‘Wife of a Salesman’
It’s commonplace now to project Marilyn’s image onto Arthur Miller’s work, and successive productions have flirted with the connection. His … More
Why John Huston Gambled On Marilyn
It’s often said that careers are made by talent, hard work, and a little luck. Marilyn’s breakout role in The … More
Wicked Wit: Marilyn and Oscar Levant
The late American musician and raconteur, Oscar Levant, is the subject of a new play (starring Sean Hayes of Will … More
Judith Woodbury: Marilyn’s ‘Chorus Lady’ at 100
Judith ‘Judy’ Woodbury, who appeared in one of Marilyn’s earliest films, Ladies of the Chorus (1948), was born 100 years … More
Cornell Capa’s Marilyn at Magnum Photos
This Cornell Capa photo of Marilyn chatting with a young boy on a break from filming The Misfits in 1960 … More
Forever Young: Hayley Mills Remembers Eli Wallach (and Marilyn)
As Marilyn’s career wound down in the early 1960s, a generation of new faces emerged. Among them was English teenager … More
When Marilyn Was Banned in Kansas
In an article for SlashFilm, Danielle Moore looks back at Some Like It Hot‘s battle with the censors. “The movie … More
Remembering Joe DiMaggio at Isola delle Femminine
Marking 23 years since his death in 1999, the Casa Museo Joe Di Maggio in Isola delle Femminine, a town … More
‘Spread the Word’: Marilyn, Abbey Lincoln and a Lost Dress
Today, Marilyn’s movie costumes sell at auction for many thousands, sometimes millions. In her lifetime, however, they were studio property, … More