Marilyn, Diana Dors and More in ‘Yours Retro’

The December 2024 issue of UK nostalgia magazine Yours Retro (#82, with Bette Davis on the cover) includes a 1960s … More

Retracing Teri Garr’s ‘Chorus Line’ to Marilyn

Actress Teri Garr, who has died aged 79, had a direct connection to Marilyn’s early career. Born near Cleveland, Ohio … More

Rosalina Neri: ‘la Marilyn Italiana’ Dies at 96

You can read my tribute to actress and singer Rosalina Neri, who was nicknamed ‘the Italian Marilyn Monroe’ and enjoyed … More

Remembering Roxanne: From ‘Beat the Clock’ to ‘The Seven Year Itch’

Roxanne, the model and TV personality who appeared in The Seven Year Itch, has died aged 95, the New York … More

‘Ghost Influencers’: Marilyn and the Immortal Blondes

As author Sarah Churchwell wrote in her 2004 book, The Many Lives of MM, Marilyn is often mentioned when a … More

Darryl F. Zanuck, Marilyn and the ‘Fox Blonde’ Musicals

In his latest book, The Gentleman Preferred Blondes, film historian Bernard F. Dick looks back at the musicals produced by … More

Marilyn’s Culture Clash in ‘Yours Retro’

The October issue of UK nostalgia mag Yours Retro (#67, with James Dean on the cover) takes a closer look … More

Remembering Marilyn in ‘Yours Retro’

Marilyn is among the screen goddesses whose beauty secrets are featured in the July issue (#64) of UK nostalgia mag … More

Shattered Dreams: Marilyn and Anna Nicole Smith

A voluptuous Texan blonde who became a tabloid fixture in the 1990s is the subject of a new documentary feature, … More

A Blonde in Nigeria: Marilyn Inspires Coming-of-Age Tale

Marilyn is featured on the cover of Stephen Buoro’s debut novel, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa (designed by … More