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

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

When Arthur Miller’s first play in eight years, After the Fall, opened in 1964, many were outraged by his harsh … More

Silvia Casanova’s article about the Monroe-Montand affair, first seen in Gente magazine, has been republished on Elle‘s Italian website. 2021 … More

Continuing a series of posts on the 80 Marilyn-related items in the Legends & Luminaries sale at Julien’s Auctions on … More

The Monroe-Montand affair is a perennial favourite topic in European media, with a Paris Match cover story and a Yours … More

The latest issue of French e-zine Crazy For You looks at As Young As You Feel, which commenced filming in … More

Marilyn’s explosive affair with Yves Montand rocked both their marriages and was the talk of the movie capital. Sixty years … More

An intimate letter of apology, written by Marilyn to Joe DiMaggio during their short-lived marriage (and later found in his … More

The latest issue of French e-zine Crazy for You looks back at a sad anniversary: the announcement of Marilyn’s separation … More