Cloris Leachman was born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1926 (just a month before Marilyn Monroe.) Her father worked for … More
Category: Mysteries and Rumours
Marilyn Holds a ‘Mirror’ to the Sixties
Marilyn’s death in 1962 was one of the first shockwaves in a tumultuous decade, and is featured as part of … More
Movie Mogul’s Estate (and Marilyn’s Haven) Sells for $88 Million
The Owlwood Estate on South Carolwood Drive in Holmby Hills, formerly the home of movie mogul Joe Schenck, has been … More
‘To Joe’: Marilyn’s Signed Photo for Sale
An 11 x 14-inch classic publicity shot of MM, inscribed ‘To Joe, Love + Kisses, Marilyn Monroe,’ will go under … More
Jackie, Marilyn … and a Hatful of Truman
Photographer turned film producer Tony McGee is developing a film about Marilyn and Jackie Kennedy for his McGee Films company, … More
When Robert Mitchum First Met Marilyn
Today’s Irish Times includes a fascinating article about Robert Mitchum’s time in Dingle while filming Ryan’s Daughter in 1969. One … More
Retracing Marilyn’s Sky Harbor Detour
In an article for AZ Central, Douglas C. Towne looks at the history of Sky Harbor International Airport’s first terminal … More
Marilyn at Julien’s: Friends and Family
Continuing a series on the Hollywood: Legends and Explorers event at Julien’s Auctions on July 17, I’m looking at notes, … More
Marilyn Helps to Save Paris Theatre
A Parisian theatre has repaid its lockdown debts by selling a handkerchief said to have been owned by Marilyn, the … More