With Britain still in lockdown, Marilyn continues to add a touch of glamour in our newspapers and magazines. In Sunday’s…
Cloris Leachman, Oscar-Winning Actress Who Partied With Marilyn, Dies at 94
Cloris Leachman was born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1926 (just a month before Marilyn Monroe.) Her father worked for…
Marilyn T-Shirts On Sale at Etam
These Marilyn-themed T shirts (priced at €19.99 each) are currently available as part of a ‘buy two, get one free’…
60 Years Ago: Marilyn’s Divorce and ‘Misfit’ Premiere
The last week of January 1961 was a busy time for Marilyn. While American eyes were on the inauguration of…
Marilyn Noir: From the Jungle to the Falls
With Marilyn prominently featured, vintage poster art for The Asphalt Jungle (1950) adorns the cover of film historian Robert Miklitsch’s…
Catching Up With Marilyn in the Year of ‘Blonde’
With the Netflix adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ controversial novel, Blonde, due for release later this year, Vogue has compiled…
Marilyn’s Last Screenwriter: Walter Bernstein Dies at 101
Screenwriter Walter Bernstein has died aged 101, the Hollywood Reporter announced today. Born in Brooklyn in 1919, he studied at…
Remembering Larry King (and Marilyn)
The legendary US cable television news interviewer Larry King has died aged 87, Vanity Fair reports. The CNN show Larry…
Movie Podcast Rewinds Marilyn’s Misfits
Marilyn’s last completed film, The Misfits, was released 60 years ago this month, and is featured in the latest episode…
Beauty Mark: A Verse Novel of Marilyn Monroe
You can read my review of Carole Boston Weatherford’s poetic take on Marilyn’s remarkable life, written for young adult readers,…