117 Marilyn-related items went under the hammer yesterday, as part of the Hollywood: Classic & Contemporary event at Julien’s Auctions.…
Nancy Olson Livingston Remembers Marilyn
Nancy Olson is best-known for her Oscar-nominated performance as Betty Schaefer, a level-headed script reader who lends a hand to…
Marilyn and the Art of Reading Dangerously
Photographs of Marilyn reading are practically a genre unto themselves, as Audrey Wollen noted in a 2019 essay (see here.)…
New Book Re-Investigates the Untimely Death of ‘Iconic’ Marilyn
Icon: What Killed Marilyn Monroe – Volume One is the latest book from Gary Vitacco-Robles, author of Icon: The Life,…
Marilyn, Arthur Miller … and Richard Avedon’s ‘Relationships’
This 1957 photograph of Marilyn with husband Arthur Miller is featured in Richard Avedon: Relationships. With German actress Nastassia Kinski…
All-Girl Power: ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ at 70
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes reaches its milestone 70th anniversary this year. The musical comedy classic – which made Marilyn a global…
‘Sheer Power’: When Marilyn’s Dress Made History
Writing for Vogue, Hannah Jackson retraces the history of the ‘naked dress,’ from pre-Revolutionary France to Marilyn and beyond. “Lately…
‘Game Changers’: Rudy Meyer Brings Marilyn to Bangkok
Marilyn is featured in Game Changers, a new exhibition from French neo-pop artist Rudy Meyer, on display at River City…
Marilyn Mural Sparks ‘Abstract Dissent’ in China Grove
A new Marilyn mural in China Grove near Salisbury, North Carolina – inspired by Gene Kornman’s iconic photo of Marilyn…
Meet the Songwriters Bringing ‘Smash’ to Broadway
Following reports that TV’s Smash is coming to Broadway in 2024, songwriting team Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman have discussed…
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