90 seconds of rare footage shot on location for Some Like It Hot at the Hotel Del Coronado on Coronado … More
Category: Movies
70 Years Ago: Marilyn in ‘Let’s Make It Legal’
Marilyn spends only a few minutes onscreen in the 1951 romantic comedy, Let’s Make It Legal – one of my … More
Ford’s ‘Skirt-Blowing’ Car Ad Flops in China
An online commercial for Changan Ford, inspired by Marilyn’s ‘skirt-blowing scene’ from The Seven Year Itch, has been pulled after … More
Marilyn Monroe: The Classic Performances
You can read my review of this new book here.
Marilyn On Location … in Phoenix, Arizona
On March 15, 1956, Marilyn arrived in Phoenix, Arizona to film scenes for Bus Stop. In a recent article, the … More
Marilyn as Holly: Through the Looking Glass
Perhaps the most famous role that Marilyn rejected heads up Geoffrey McNab’s list of alternate casting possibilities over at The … More
70 Years Ago: Marilyn in the ‘Love Nest’
The latest, extended issue of French e-zine Crazy For You is devoted to Marilyn’s twelfth movie, Love Nest (1951.) She … More
From Berlin to Marilyn: Billy Wilder On Assignment
Billy Wilder On Assignment is a new collection of the Austrian-born filmmaker’s early journalism, and as Donna Ferguson writes in … More
‘Some Like It Hot’ in Newtown, PA
As cinemas reopen across the U.S., Some Like It Hot makes a welcome return to the big screen next Friday, … More
Lee Aaker: Marilyn’s ‘Full House’ Co-Star Dies at 77
Lee Aaker, the former child actor who starred in O. Henry’s Full House (1952), has died aged 77, according to … More
The Marilyn Report 