Marilyn graces the cover of The Secret Life of the Savoy, Olivia Williams’ new book about the history of one…
Bérénice Bejo Inspired by Marilyn
Perhaps best-known for her starlet role in the Oscar-winning celebration of silent movies, The Artist (2011), Argentine-French actress Bérénice Bejo…
‘Douglas Kirkland: Coco + Marilyn’ in Helsinki
Marilyn famously claimed to wear nothing in bed but a splash of Chanel No. 5 perfume. At the Finnish Museum…
‘My Marilyn’ Party House for Sale
The Sherman Oaks estate where bandleader Ray Anthony launched his record, ‘My Marilyn’, with a party for his muse in…
‘An Interesting Idea’: Marilyn, Hitchcock and Marnie
While reading a tribute to Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (which turns 60 this year) by Tim Gray in Variety, I found…
Say Goodbye to 20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox, the legendary studio where Marilyn’s acting career began and ended, has been renamed after its merger with…
‘Clash By Night’: Marilyn’s Neo-Realist Heroine
Fritz Lang’s Clash By Night (1952) is one of many classic Hollywood films with progressive credentials covered in Paul Buhle…
Joyce Carol Oates Praises Upcoming ‘Blonde’ Movie
As previously reported in May (see here), the release of Andrew Dominik’s Blonde, starring Ana de Armas, has been postponed…
58 Years Ago: Marilyn’s Funeral, in Colour
An astonishing set of candid photos taken by Steve Grady at Marilyn’s funeral on August 8th, 1962 – the only…
The Bride Wore Broadcloth: Marilyn’s ‘Rebellious’ Wedding
The ‘informal and lowkey’ suit worn by Marilyn at her January 1954 wedding to Joe DiMaggio at San Francisco’s City…