Marie Irvine, who worked as a make-up artist to Marilyn on photo shoots with Richard Avedon and for her iconic … More
Category: Memories and Anecdotes
Marvin Scott Remembers Marilyn at the Circus
On PIX11 News, Marvin Scott, a veteran TV news journalist, recalls photographing Marilyn as a teenager at the Ringling Brothers … More
Children of Hollywood: Marilyn and Diana Herbert
Actress Diana Herbert was the daughter of writer-director F. Hugh Herbert, and in 1947, she met Marilyn on the set … More
Forever Young: Russ Tamblyn Remembers Marilyn
Although it would probably have been forgotten without Marilyn’s minor role, As Young as You Feel is a likable, well-acted … More
Barbara Rush: Marilyn’s Studio Club Neighbour Dies at 97
Actress Barbara Rush has died aged 97, Fox News Digital reports. She was born in Denver in 1927, and raised … More
Remembering Louis Gossett Jr.: From Marilyn to the Oscars
The Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr has died aged 87. Born in Coney Island in 1936, his father was a … More
Running Wild: Marilyn and Billie Holiday
Marilyn’s friendship with Ella Fitzgerald is often cited (and exaggerated), but what about that other great jazz diva, Billie Holiday? … More
70 Years Later: Jerry Lavigne Remembers Marilyn in Korea
Korean War veteran Jerome ‘Jerry’ Lavigne has been honoured in New Hampshire, as Ray Duckler reports for the Concord Monitor. … More
70 Years Later: Leroy Van Dyke Remembers Marilyn in Korea
On February 16, 1954 – 70 years ago – Marilyn began her whistle-stop tour of U.S. Army bases across South … More
Surviving the Blacklist: When Norma Barzman Met Marilyn
Screenwriter Norma Barzman – the oldest survivor of the Hollywood blacklist (with an intriguing connection to Marilyn) – died aged … More