Singer Ava Max drops a lyrical nod to Marilyn in her latest single, ‘Salt.’ “I got my thigh highs on,…
Marilyn to ‘Mark-It Smart’ in 2021
Marilyn-themed slot machines are already a familiar sight in casinos and amusement arcades (see here.) And as License Global reports,…
How Hollywood Sold Marilyn’s ‘Relatable’ Glamour
This image of Marilyn with her pet chihuahua Josefa, taken by Earl Leaf in 1950 at the home of her…
Xavier Loyá: Marilyn’s Mexican Actor Friend
Actor Xavier Loyá has died aged 92, Infobae reports. He was born in Mexico City in 1927, and raised in…
Juliette Gréco: Zanuck’s Parisian Muse
With her long, dark fringed hair, black turtle-necks and a cigarette always at hand, the legendary French torch singer Juliette…
Billy Wilder’s Marilyn in Italy
Marilyn, as photographed by Richard Avedon for Some Like It Hot, graces the cover of Italy’s FilmTV magazine this week,…
Marilyn’s Method in ‘Yours Retro’
Marilyn is featured in a 5-page article by Chris Hallam about method acting in the movies for Issue #30 of…
In Marilyn’s Shadow: Arthur Miller Onscreen
Over at Alt Film Guide, Andre Soares looks at Arthur Miller’s mixed fortunes in adapting his plays for the screen…
Marilyn Redux in ‘Fade to Black’
Fade to Black (1980), Vernon Zimmerman’s cult slasher about a lonely film buff who stalks a Monroe impersonator, has found…
Joan Didion’s Tribute to Marilyn
Joan Didion, considered one of America’s prose stylists, cut her teeth as a junior editor at Vogue. One such assignment…