If you look carefully, Marilyn can be spotted on the cover of British journalist Helen O’Hara’s new book, Women Vs. … More
Category: Books
Spanish Artist Reimagines Marilyn’s Life in Graphic Novel
Marilyn: Una Biografía is a new illustrated biography by Spanish artist Maria Hesse, who has already published titles about Frida … More
Remembering Marilyn’s Day-Glo Trip
Day-Glo, the fluorescent paint that seems to glow in daylight, was invented by two teenage brothers in their mother’s kitchen … More
Marilyn’s Biographer Plans Book on Her Time in England
Author Michelle Morgan has announced that her seventh book on MM, When Marilyn Met the Queen: Marilyn Monroe’s Life in … More
Chameleon Child: Avedon’s Marilyn Meets Capote
This 1957 photo of Marilyn by Richard Avedon – an outtake from their Life magazine shoot, which also featured Arthur … More
Hollywood Legends: Cary Grant and Marilyn
Cary Grant is one of the few stars from Hollywood’s golden era whose enduring popularity comes close to Marilyn’s – … More
Marilyn Noir: From the Jungle to the Falls
With Marilyn prominently featured, vintage poster art for The Asphalt Jungle (1950) adorns the cover of film historian Robert Miklitsch’s … More
Catching Up With Marilyn in the Year of ‘Blonde’
With the Netflix adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ controversial novel, Blonde, due for release later this year, Vogue has compiled … More
Beauty Mark: A Verse Novel of Marilyn Monroe
You can read my review of Carole Boston Weatherford’s poetic take on Marilyn’s remarkable life, written for young adult readers, … More
Marilyn’s Film Noir Style
Marilyn’s breakthrough movie, The Asphalt Jungle, is featured in Kimberly Truhler’s new coffee-table book, Film Noir Style: The Killer 1940s. … More