The green lacy blouse and black pencil skirt ensemble by Marilyn in Bus Stop (1956) will go under the hammer … More
Category: Awards and Polls
Marilyn and the Curse of the Golden Globes
In recent months, the Golden Globes have been mired in controversy, with even the likes of Tom Cruise handing back … More
How Billy Wilder (and Marilyn) Reinvented ‘Some Like It Hot’
Some Like It Hot is included in Swapnil Dhruv Bose’s list of Six Definitive Billy Wilder Films for Far Out … More
70 Years Ago: Marilyn at the Oscars
On March 29, 1951, Marilyn made her first (and only) appearance at the Academy Awards, presenting the Oscar for Best … More
Overlooked by Oscar: Marilyn in ‘Some Like It Hot’
With this year’s nominations set to be announced next week, Marilyn’s role in Some Like It Hot is singled out … More
Norman Norell: Marilyn’s Red Carpet Designer
As this year’s (rather subdued) awards season looms, Christian Allaire looks back to Marilyn’s sensational – and as it turned … More
Marilyn Leads Female Front in Hollywood’s Top 75
Marilyn hits the ground running as the highest-placed woman (and fifth overall) in her first poll of 2021, ranking the … More
Marilyn’s Legacy Nets $8 Million in 2020
With net earnings of $8 million this year, Marilyn holds on in 13th place in Forbes magazine’s annual ranking of … More
Revisiting Marilyn’s Salinas
YouTuber Stanley Foss has revisited Marilyn’s February 1948 trip to Salinas, California. The Hotel Jeffrey on Main Street, where Marilyn … More
Marilyn at Julien’s: Business and Career
In the third of a series about the Hollywood: Legends and Explorers event at Julien’s Auctions on July 17, a … More