Marilyn appears in the March issue of UK nostalgia magazine Yours Retro (#85) as part of a 3-page feature, ‘Headturners’, … More
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Misfit Showgirls: Marilyn and Pamela Anderson
The Last Showgirl, starring Pamela Anderson as Shelly, a seasoned performer whose Las Vegas revue is closing, opens in the … More
Gus Luijters: Author of Marilyn’s ‘Never-Ending Dream’, and More
Guus Luijters, the Dutch journalist and poet whose subjects ranged from Marilyn Monroe to the Holocaust, has died, AT5 reports. … More
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