The Mirror has published a special issue for Marilyn’s centenary, with the (colourised) Gene Kornman photo which inspired Andy Warhol on the cover, and text by Sue Lee. Marilyn @100 is available from UK newsagents, and can be ordered online via Reach or Newsstand.
“Marilyn’s legacy isn’t only about Hollywood gloss. Her name remains synonymous with beauty and vulnerability — with ambition, and with exploitation. She was celebrated, controlled, adored, misunderstood, and relentlessly consumed by the culture around her. That tension is part of why her story still compels: the skinny kid from a troubled background who turned herself into Marilyn Monroe — and paid a price for becoming the most famous woman on earth.
Inside this special edition, we trawl the archives to unearth stunning images that help tell the story of an extraordinary life, revisit the films that shot her to stardom, and explore what made her the icon she became — and why her image endures.”
Meanwhile, the June issue of Yours Retro (#101), includes a six-page feature on The Misfits by Monroe biographer Michelle Morgan, as Marilyn’s last complete film enjoys a UK re-release.
And don’t forget, a centennial special edition, Marilyn: A Celebration, is also available.
Finally, Marilyn has recently appeared in two of Britain’s oldest magazines: My Weekly (May 26) and The People’s Friend (June 2.)
Thanks to Fraser Penney and Divine Marilyn
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