One of the best-selling vocalists in popular music history, Connie Francis died aged 87 on July 16, 2025. She was…
‘All About Eve’ at the Academy Museum
Ahead of its 75th anniversary next month, All About Eve is showing in a 35mm print at the Academy Museum…
Loni Anderson: The Star Who Stepped Into Marilyn’s Dress
Actress Loni Anderson, star of the TV sitcom WKRP In Cincinnati, died aged 79 on August 3, 2025. She was…
Spot the Difference: Marilyn’s Bridal Style
It should be easy to identify Marilyn’s wedding gowns. In the magazine cover shown above left, she’s wearing the dress…
Joan Mellen: Marilyn’s First Female Filmographer
Joan Mellen – the academic whose many books included the first female-authored (and feminist) critical biography of Marilyn Monroe, with…
Atomic Blondes: Marilyn and Kathleen Hughes
Kathleen Hughes, star of It Came From Outer Space, has died aged 96. As well as playing the ‘bad girl’…
Marilyn Brings Eve Arnold (and More) to Toronto
An Eve Arnold retrospective opens on September 19, at the Liss Gallery in Toronto, Canada with a private view of…
Michael Ochs: Photo Archivist to Marilyn and More
Michael Ochs – described by the Hollywood Reporter as ‘the pre-eminent photo archivist of pop culture’ – has died aged…
Blonde Playgirls: Marilyn and June Wilkinson
June Wilkinson, who has died aged 85, was a British-born showgirl who became a popular Playboy model and B-movie starlet…
‘For Men Only’: How Peter Phillips Brought Marilyn to British Pop Art
Peter Phillips – one of the first British artists to depict Marilyn in his work – died aged 86 on…
The Marilyn Report 