‘Merry, Merry Marilyn’: The Legend and the Truth

Ahead of Merry Merry Marilyn, today’s online event at Julien’s Auctions, I’m looking at items that defined her legacy – … More

More of ‘Merry Merry Marilyn’ at Julien’s Auctions

Merry Merry Marilyn is an online event at Julien’s Auctions, with bids closing on Tuesday, January 6. In my second … More

Dynamic Duo: Marilyn and Jane Russell in Australia

Marilyn and her Gentlemen Prefer Blondes co-star Jane Russell are featured in the latest issue of Australian Women’s Weekly Icons … More

‘Look Closer’: Holiday Reading With Marilyn, Eve, and Joyce

Eve Arnold’s portrait of Marilyn reading graces the cover of a new book, Look Closer: How to Get More Out … More

Marilyn Brings Al Hirschfeld to Julien’s Auctions

A signed print by Al Hirschfeld, longtime caricaturist for the New York Times, sold for $6,400 yesterday, making it the … More

Marilyn at Julien’s: Outlines of a Hollywood Legend

In my second post on the Hollywood Legends event at Julien’s Auctions, I’m looking at some of the items going … More

Desert Noir: Marilyn in the Inland Empire

Gene Kornman’s classic 1953 photo of Marilyn in her gold lamé dress from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes graces the cover of … More

Marilyn’s Hollywood Haunts (and More) in ‘Yours Retro’

While Elvis Presley is the cover star of UK nostalgia mag Yours Retro‘s October issue (#93), a smaller 1953 photo … More

American Greats: Marilyn Brings Hollywood to Christie’s

A set of ten snapshots from Marilyn’s Korea trip was sold at Christie’s last week as part of American Greats, … More

Why Marilyn’s Old Hollywood Glam is Still in Vogue (and Cosmo)

“Celebrities have always been the ultimate beauty blueprint,” Jasmine Hyman writes for Cosmopolitan. “From the hairstyles and haircuts that we … More