“Sylvia Plath was the Marilyn Monroe of modern literature,” Carl Rollyson wrote in American Isis, his biography of the poet. … More
Category: Books
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
‘The Beauty of Marilyn’ in Italy
In addition to the Forever Marilyn exhibition in Turin and her recent LINUS cover story, Marilyn is celebrated in a … More
Maria Hesse’s ‘Marilyn’ in Germany
First published in Spanish, Maria Hesse’s graphic novel retelling Marilyn’s life story is now available with a gorgeous new cover, … More
Book Vs. Movie: ‘Don’t Bother to Knock’
Did you know that Don’t Bother to Knock was based on Mischief, a 1951 novel by crime writer Charlotte Armstrong? … More
Marilyn and the Women Artists of 1950s New York
In 2018, the feminist art historian Griselda Pollock gave a lecture on Marilyn at the Caixi Forum in Madrid. Despite … More
Anthony Summers Responds to ‘Blonde’
In The Guardian today, Monroe biographer Anthony Summers – author of Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe (1985), and … More
Nicky Haslam’s ‘Requiem’ for Marilyn
Marilyn graces the cover of UK magazine The Oldie‘s August issue (which you can order here.) Inside, socialite and interior … More
Mailer, Stern and Marilyn in Austria’s ‘Ray’
The latest edition of Norman Mailer’s ‘factoid biography’ of Marilyn – with photos by Bert Stern – is featured in … More
Marilyn the Poet … in ‘Fragments’
On the Paris Review website today, Elisa Gonzalez explores Marilyn’s poetry (collected in the 2010 book, Fragments.) “Marilyn’s poems are, … More
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