‘Widespread Panic’: Marilyn, Fred Otash and the Making of a Modern Myth

Widespread Panic is the latest offering from crime novelist James Ellroy – author of The Black Dahlia and LA Confidential … More

Detective Pens Book on Marilyn’s ‘Bombshell’ Diary

Among the slew of books purporting to solve the ‘mystery’ of Marilyn’s untimely death, only a few are worth the … More

Remembering Jane Russell at 100

Jane Russell was born 100 years ago this month, on June 21st, 1921. She grew up in the San Fernando … More

Time Travelling With Peter Blake (and Marilyn)

The British pop artist Peter Blake is perhaps best-known for his cover art for Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, … More

‘The Seven Year Itch’: Marilyn’s Summer Movie

Summer Movies: 30 Sun-Drenched Classics, a new, illustrated TCM book by John Malahy, includes a full chapter on The Seven … More

A Poetic ‘Slumber Party’ With Marilyn

A gifted amateur poet in her own right, Marilyn counted poets like Norman Rosten, Carl Sandburg and Edith Sitwell among … More

Joe E. Brown: Marilyn’s ‘Perfect’ Co-Star

One of the many pleasures to be found in Some Like It Hot is Joe E. Brown’s performance as Osgood … More

Cooking Up a Treat With Marilyn

Marilyn’s personal cookbooks, with notes and a typewritten diet schedule, will go under the hammer at Siegel Auction Galleries on … More

Sinatra, Marilyn and the Kennedy Rumour Mill

Tony Oppedisano, once a road manager to Frank Sinatra, has written a memoir, Sinatra and Me: In the Wee Small … More

Douglas Kirkland’s Marilyn Poster Tops Bids at Julien’s

Rather surprisingly, this Douglas Kirkland poster was the top-selling item – with a single bid of $3,520 – in this … More