Marilyn’s Aquarius Moon and the Road to Divorce

While Marilyn was born under Gemini, her moon was in Aquarius. Writing for the New York Post, astrologer Reda Wigle … More

Marilyn Celebrates 100 Years of Hollywood

UK fans, take note: today’s Sunday Mirror includes a supplement celebrating 100 Years of Hollywood. Marilyn graces the cover (in … More

‘What Killed Marilyn’: Biographer Concludes Investigation

The concluding volume in Gary Vitacco-Robles’ two-part series, Icon: What Killed Marilyn Monroe, is available now in hardcover, paperback and … More

Glimpses of Marilyn’s Private World at Julien’s Auctions

Over 100 Marilyn-related lots went under the hammer this weekend, as part of the Hollywood Classic & Contemporary event at … More

Marilyn’s Very ‘Retro’ New Year, and the Story of a Dress

Marilyn is featured twice in the December 2022 issue of UK nostalgia mag Yours Retro (#57, with Tony Curtis on … More

The Private Side of Marilyn at Julien’s Auctions

Continuing my series of posts on the Icons and Idols event at Julien’s Auctions this Saturday, December 17, today I’m … More

America’s Favourite Cliché: Marilyn and the Myth of Norma Jeane

In an excellent article for The Atlantic, Sarah Churchwell (author of The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe) deconstructs the pernicious … More

Michel Schneider’s Last Words on Marilyn

Michel Schneider, author of Marilyn’s Last Sessions – a novel reimagining her relationship with psychiatrist Dr. Ralph Greenson – died … More

‘To Love Bravely’: Finding Marilyn in Her Poetry

Writing for Vulture, Marya E. Gates argues that ‘Marilyn’s truth was in her poetry’ (as collected in the 2010 book, … More

Marilyn’s Last Sessions: A Graphic Novel

Marilyn’s Last Sessions – a novel reimagining her relationship with psychiatrist Dr. Ralph Greenson – earned French author Michel Schneider … More