Joe DiMaggio was born into an Italian immigrant family in 1915. His father was a fisherman in Martinez, California, in … More
Category: Relationships
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
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
Miller, Marilyn, and James Baldwin’s ‘After the Fall’ Backlash
When Arthur Miller’s first play in eight years, After the Fall, opened in 1964, many were outraged by his harsh … More
Dangerous Triangle: Yves, Simone and Marilyn
Silvia Casanova’s article about the Monroe-Montand affair, first seen in Gente magazine, has been republished on Elle‘s Italian website. 2021 … More
Marilyn at Julien’s: Love and Friendship
Continuing a series of posts on the 80 Marilyn-related items in the Legends & Luminaries sale at Julien’s Auctions on … More
In the Press: Marilyn’s Leading Men, Beauty Secrets
The Monroe-Montand affair is a perennial favourite topic in European media, with a Paris Match cover story and a Yours … More
70 Years Ago: Marilyn in ‘As Young As You Feel’
The latest issue of French e-zine Crazy For You looks at As Young As You Feel, which commenced filming in … More
60 Years Ago: Marilyn and Yves on French TV
Marilyn’s explosive affair with Yves Montand rocked both their marriages and was the talk of the movie capital. Sixty years … More
The Marilyn Report 