‘Marilyn Monroe was a great dancer – you wouldn’t know it from Blonde, Sarah L. Kaufman writes for the Washington … More
Tag: Feminism
When Marilyn Braved the Wrath of ‘King Cohn’
The latest issue of UK nostalgia mag Yours Retro (#53. with Grace Kelly on the cover) includes a 4-page article … More
Marilyn and the Women of ‘How to Marry a Millionaire’
Writing for Collider, Julia Harari argues that ‘How To Marry A Millionaire Shows Degrees of Femininity, From Monroe to Bacall … More
Marilyn Covers ‘LINUS’ in Italy
Another magazine cover for Marilyn this week – this Warholesque image (after Gene Korman’s ‘gold lamé dress’ shoot) covers the … More
Marilyn Covers ‘l’Humanité’ in France
‘Do you know the real Marilyn?’ is the question posed – alongside one of the last photos taken by George … More
Marilyn and the Women Artists of 1950s New York
In 2018, the feminist art historian Griselda Pollock gave a lecture on Marilyn at the Caixi Forum in Madrid. Despite … More
‘Becoming Marilyn’ in Australia
Yet another new, French-made documentary, Becoming Marilyn will have its Australian premiere (in its English version) on SBS TV at … More
Will ‘Blonde’ Do Justice to Marilyn?
Amid all the hype surrounding Blonde, due for release this autumn (see here), one very important factor has been largely … More
Focus on Eve (and Marilyn) at Swann Gallery NYC
This gelatin print of Marilyn rehearsing a scene for The Misfits in the Nevada desert – with photographer Eve Arnold’s … More
Marilyn, Jane Russell and the Female Buddy Movie
Writing for Collider, Julia Harari argues that the dynamic between the two leading ladies in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes gave us … More