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Celebrating Marilyn Monroe

Author: marina72

Writer and mother of two, living by the sea

When Gina Lollobrigida Met Marilyn

Gina Lollobrigida, an icon of Italian cinema and one of the great post-war sex symbols, died aged 95 on January … More

Gina Lollobrigida, Italy, Marilyn Monroe, Subway Scene, The Seven Year Itch

Casting Sugar: Marilyn Adds a Twist of Lemmon

Writing for Slash Film, Jeremy Smith explores the complex casting process for Some Like It Hot, noting that Jack Lemmon … More

Anthony Perkins, Billy Wilder, Danny Kaye, Frank Sinatra, Jack Lemmon, Jeremy Smith, Marilyn Monroe, Mitzi Gaynor, Some Like It Hot, Tony Curtis, United Artists

Pamela Anderson Gets ‘In the Pink’ With Marilyn

Pamela Anderson – who first found fame as a Playboy model, and then onscreen in TV’s Baywatch -has posed for … More

Bert Stern, Black Dress Sitting, Dylan Coulter, Marilyn Monroe, Pamela Anderson, Pink Scarf Sitting

How World War II Made a Model Girl of Marilyn

Writing for Den of Geek, David Crow looks at how World War II changed the life of young Norma Jeane … More

David Conover, David Crow, Jim Dougherty, Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jeane, Radioplane, Ronald Reagan, World War II

That Magic Click: Douglas Kirkland and Marilyn

You can read my tribute to photographer Douglas Kirkland, who died aged 88 on October 2, 2022, here.

An Evening With Marilyn, Douglas Kirkland, Look Magazine, Marilyn Monroe

Stanley Flink, Who Penned Marilyn’s First ‘LIFE’ Story, Dies at 98

Stanley E. Flink, the journalist and professor who interviewed Marilyn for her first LIFE cover story in 1952, died aged … More

Marilyn Monroe, Nude Calendar, Sidney Skolsky, Chanel No. 5, Joe DiMaggio, Quotes, Philippe Halsman, LIFE, Stanley E. Flink

Marilyn’s Midnight Spot on TCM’s ‘Noir Alley’

US fans, take note: Don’t Bother to Knock will be screened tonight at midnight (Eastern Time) on Turner Classic Movies. … More

Anne Bancroft, Bosley Crowther, Don't Bother to Knock, Eddie Muller, Film Noir, Karen Burroughs Hannsberry, Marilyn Monroe, Noir Alley, Shadows and Satin, TCM, Turner Classic Movies

Blonde Sedition: Vivienne Westwood and Marilyn

The flamboyant English fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood, died on December 29, 2022. She was born in Tintwistle, a village in … More

Bus Stop, Marilyn Monroe, Peter Blake, Philippe Halsman, Pop Art, Punk, Sara Stockbridge, T-Shirts, There's No Business Like Show Business, Travilla, Vivienne Westwood

Tony Vaccaro: the War Hero Who Photographed Marilyn in Canada

The American photographer Tony Vaccaro died on December 28, 2022, aged 100. Born to Italian immigrant parents in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, … More

Banff, Canada, John Vachon, Marilyn Monroe, River Of No Return, Tony Vaccaro

Dressing Marilyn in Satin and Lamé

The December 2022 issue of French e-zine Crazy for You focuses on two of Marilyn’s glamour shoots from 1952. Among … More

As Young As You Feel, Brooches, Constance Bennett, Crazy for Marilyn, Debra Paget, Frank Powolny, Gene Tierney, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Gold Lamé Dress, Jewellery, Look Magazine, Marilyn Monroe, On the Riviera, Princess of the Nile, Travilla

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