Marilyn’s Last Sessions: A Graphic Novel

Marilyn’s Last Sessions – a novel reimagining her relationship with psychiatrist Dr. Ralph Greenson – earned French author Michel Schneider … More

‘Blowtorch Blonde’: Marilyn’s Hard-Won Resilience

Marilyn’s personal struggles and traumatic experiences are well-known (and exploited to the hilt in Netflix’s Blonde.) On the other hand, … More

Al Guastafeste: Marilyn’s Bandleader Plays On

At 90, Al Guastafeste – the pianist who served as Marilyn’s bandleader during her 1954 tour of US military bases … More

Milton’s Marilyn Covers ‘Madame’ in Germany

This sidelong shot from Marilyn’s 1954 ‘ballerina sitting’ with Milton Greene graces the cover of German magazine Madame‘s October issue. … More

Anne Savelli Visits the ‘Musée Marilyn’

Musée Marilyn is a new book by French author Anne Savelli, examining Marilyn’s many photo sessions in detail. (However, it … More

Poet Launches Expanded Marilyn Collection

Marilyn: Essays & Poems, a special edition commemorating the 60th anniversary of her death (with a cover photo by Sam … More

Marilyn Quoted in ‘Compartment No. 6’

You wouldn’t expect Marilyn to be found anywhere in Compartment No. 6, a Finnish movie about a young student forced … More

‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ on the Page, Stage and Screen

Classic film fan Angela compares Gentlemen Prefer Blondes to Anita Loos’ 1926 novel on her Hollywood Revue blog, as part … More

American Dreamers: Marilyn and Sylvia Plath

“Sylvia Plath was the Marilyn Monroe of modern literature,” Carl Rollyson wrote in American Isis, his biography of the poet. … More

Why Marilyn’s Iconic Style Still Fascinates

Italian author Massimilano Capello’s 2019 book, Iconic Marilyn, has now been published in Germany under a new title, Fascination Marilyn … More