Desert Noir: Marilyn in the Inland Empire

Gene Kornman’s classic 1953 photo of Marilyn in her gold lamé dress from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes graces the cover of … More

Frank Sinatra’s Hollywood Home Sold for $5 Million

Frank Sinatra’s luxurious former home in the San Fernando Valley has been sold for $5 million, as Emily Davis reports … More

Marilyn, JFK and the Cal-Neva Tryst That Never Was

Writing for the Reno Gazette-Journal, Nevada state archivist Guy Rocha investigates one of the more dubious rumours about Marilyn’s links … More

Marilyn at Julien’s: An Icon in Life and Love

Bidding is now underway at the Julien’s Auctions event, Icons: Playboy, Hugh Hefner and Marilyn Monroe, with Marilyn’s pink Pucci … More

Did Marilyn Reach Out to Rock Hudson?

Marilyn is mentioned briefly in a cover story on Rock Hudson for the latest issue of UK nostalgia mag Yours … More

Beyond the Legend: Marilyn and Ella Fitzgerald

The friendship between Marilyn and Ella Fitzgerald has inspired plays, children’s books, and even an episode of TV’s Drunk History. … 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

Dining With Marilyn at the Fox Commissary

Writing for Variety, Pat Saperstein remembers the golden age of studio commissaries. Marilyn was photographed in the Fox Commissary on … More

End of an Era (and a New Beginning) for the Cal-Neva Lodge

Marilyn visited the Cal-Neva Lodge, a casino resort located in Lake Tahoe, on two occasions: firstly in August 1960 with … More

Magnum Brings ‘PHOTO+FOOD’ (and Marilyn) to Verona

In addition to the Misfits exhibition in Forte di Bard and a Philippe Halsman retrospective in Rome, the Magnum archive … More