Modesto ‘Bob’ Medina, archivist at the New York Times news ‘morgue’ and photo library for over 40 years, died aged … More
Category: Politics
Marilyn Brings ‘Here in America’ to London
Here in America, a new play about the Red Scare – seen through the prism of Arthur Miller and Elia … More
Wartime Blues: Marilyn, Arthur Miller and ‘All My Sons’
When America entered World War II in 1941, Norma Jeane Baker was a high school student in Los Angeles. Shortly … 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
Hollywood Historian Cari Beauchamp Has Died
Cari Beauchamp, the author and film historian, has died aged 74. Born in Berkeley, California, she began her career as … More
‘Becoming Herself’: Finding Marilyn’s Feminine Power
The queer feminist academic Sophie Lewis has written a very personal tribute to Marilyn for the November issue of literary … More
Government Gossip: Marilyn’s FBI Files
Writing for the Daily Beast, Adam Manno examines Marilyn’s over-hyped, yet mostly insubstantial FBI files, which cover her liberal politics, … More
Marilyn’s ‘Power Lunch’ With Khrushchev
Writing for the Hollywood Reporter, Scott Feinberg looks back on ‘the most epic Hollywood lunch of all time’ – when … More
66 Years Ago: Arthur Miller to Wed Marilyn
On June 22, 1956, the Wilmington Morning News reported on Arthur Miller’s plans to marry Marilyn amid his court battle … More
Marilyn Lookalikes Call for ‘Climate Action, Mr. President’
A group of activist drag queens dressed as Marilyn – and one Eva Peron – joined the climate struggle this … More