The final episodes of the CNN docuseries, Reframed: Marilyn Monroe, aired on Sunday – and thanks to Scott Fortner, fans … More
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The Story So Far – Fans Respond to ‘Reframed: Marilyn Monroe’
The first two episodes of CNN’s Reframed: Marilyn Monroe have been quite well-received by fans in the US, with the … More
Christina Newland: Why Women Still Love Marilyn
Film critic Christina Newland, who will appear on the new docuseries, Reframed: Marilyn Monroe, has penned an op-ed for CNN … More
Marilyn Brings the Holidays Home
In the earlier years of her career, Marilyn spent more time posing for pin-ups than she did making movies. It’s … More
Marilyn and Joe: A Retrospective
Marilyn’s marriage to Joe DiMaggio and its long aftermath is one of the most fabled, and frequently misunderstood aspects of … More
Misquoting Marilyn: A Lesson From History
If you’ve ever despaired over asinine quotes wrongly attributed to Marilyn – and what true fan hasn’t? – it may … More
Marlene to Marilyn: Eve Arnold’s Unretouched Women
Eve Arnold’s 1976 monograph, The Unretouched Woman – which featured this candid image of Marilyn during a promotional shoot for … More
Marilyn, Joan Crawford and the Dress That Sparked a ‘Golden’ Feud
On February 9, 1953, Marilyn arrived at the Beverly Hills Hotel for the Photoplay Awards, where she was named the … More
Marilyn Monroe Productions: The Final Audit
When Marilyn left her lucrative contract with Twentieth Century Fox behind to start an independent production company with Milton Greene … More
A Deeper Dive Into Marilyn’s ‘Unfinished Finale’
Rick Gould takes a measured view on the collapse of Marilyn’s last film, Something’s Got to Give, on his Rick’s … More