All ‘About Marilyn’ in Spain

Spanish fans are in for a treat with this new, bumper anthology from Cult Books (who previously reissued Maurice Zolotow’s … More

Bert Stern, Norman Mailer, and Marilyn’s ‘Fragments’

The 2012 art book, Norman Mailer. Bert Stern. Marilyn Monroe. has been reissued by Taschen for £80. Over 276 pages, … More

Carl Perutz’s Marilyn Tops Bids at Julien’s Birthday Sale

This 1970s print by Carl Perutz (at left) was the top seller at yesterday’s Julien’s Auctions online sale of memorabilia … More

Julien’s Auctions to Celebrate Marilyn’s 96th Birthday

Julien’s Auctions is hosting an online sale of photographs and memorabilia next week, celebrating what would be Marilyn’s 96th birthday. … More

Patricia Rosten Remembers Marilyn

Following the recent French reissue of Norman Rosten’s memoir of Marilyn (see here), his daughter Patricia has given a rare … More

Reading With Marilyn in ‘Yours Retro’

The latest issue of UK nostalgia mag Yours Retro (#49, with Gary Cooper on the cover) includes a feature on … More

Marilyn Takes a Jubilee ‘Express’ to the USA

When Marilyn Met the Queen, Michelle Morgan’s wonderful book about Marilyn’s time in England, will be released in the USA … More

‘Glamour Killed Her’: Joyce Carol Oates On Marilyn

Joyce Carol Oates has spoken about Marilyn and Blonde, the upcoming movie based on her 2000 novel, in a cover … More

Norman Rosten’s ‘Marilyn: Shadow and Light’ in France

One of the best books ever written about Marilyn is Marilyn: The Untold Story (aka Marilyn: A Very Personal Story), … More

Method or Madness: Marilyn at the Actors Studio

In my second post on Isaac Butler’s new book, The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act, I look … More