Marilyn’s Family Secrets in ‘Yours Retro’

Marilyn graces the cover of the July issue of UK nostalgia mag Yours Retro, with a photo taken by Sam … More

Marilyn’s ‘Bus Stop’ Costume – and More – at Heritage Auctions

The green lacy blouse and black pencil skirt ensemble by Marilyn in Bus Stop (1956) will go under the hammer … More

Marilyn, Arthur and the Roxbury Writing Sheds

The former home of Arthur Miller – at 153 Tophet Road in Roxbury, Connecticut – is now occupied by another … More

Rockhaven, Home to Marilyn’s Mother, is Saved

After years of campaigning, Rockhaven – the former women’s sanatarium in Glendale, California, where Marilyn’s mother lived for more than … 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

Jack Cole: Marilyn’s Hidden Hero

From Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) to Let’s Make Love (1960, pictured), Jack Cole was Marilyn’s choreographer of choice, and they … More

Setting Sail With Marilyn and ‘Joltin’ Joe’

Joe DiMaggio was born into an Italian immigrant family in 1915. His father was a fisherman in Martinez, California, in … More

Marilyn Plays the Money Game for ‘Yours Retro’

Marilyn makes a splash in the latest issue of UK nostalgia mag Yours Retro (#39, with Deborah Kerr on the … More

65 Years Ago: Marilyn, Arthur and Paris Match

On June 22, 1956 – sixty-five years ago this week – Marilyn and Arthur Miller posed for reporters outside her … More

Revisiting Norma Jeane’s Catalina Days

In September 1943, 22-year-old Jim Dougherty and his 17-year-old wife Norma Jeane moved to Catalina Island (27 miles outside Los … More