Some Like It Hot: The Musical has opened on Broadway to mostly positive reviews – you can read a selection … More
Category: Tributes
Lil Nas X Follows Marilyn’s ‘Monteroe’ Star
Rapper Lil Nas X pays homage to Marilyn in a new commercial, Queerty reports. In a recent tweet, Nas dubbed … 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
70 Years Ago: The ‘My Marilyn’ Party
1952 was a turning point in Marilyn’s career. After years of pin-ups and B-movies, she had survived the ‘scandal’ of … More
What Marilyn Means to Lena Dunham
Lena Dunham, the multi-talented (and often controversial) creator of HBO’s Girls, has paid tribute to Marilyn in an essay for … More
Marilyn Quoted in ‘Compartment No. 6’
You wouldn’t expect Marilyn to be found anywhere in Compartment No. 6, a Finnish movie about a young student forced … More
Memorial 2022: Marilyn Remembered at Westwood
A service commemorating the 60th anniversary of Marilyn’s death was held at Westwood Memorial Park on August 5, 2022. Hosted … More
Marilyn ‘Returns’ to Lexington Avenue
A waxwork statue of Marilyn in her ‘subway grate’ pose from The Seven Year Itch (on loan from Madame Tussaud’s) … More
60 Years Later: Marilyn Remembered in California
In a photo essay for the Los Angeles Times, Amy Gaskin explores how fans remember Marilyn in her hometown and … More
Marilyn’s 60th Anniversary Movie Double Bill in Charlottetown
Canadian fans, take note: two of Marilyn’s finest movies will be screened at the City Cinema in Charlottetown on Prince … More