On May 19, 1962 – sixty years ago today – Marilyn sang ‘Happy Birthday Mr. President’ to John F. Kennedy … More
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Bing Crosby’s Palm Springs Estate – Linked to Marilyn and JFK – for Sale
The Southern California estate formerly owned by singer Bing Crosby – in Rancho Mirage, near Palm Springs – is back … More
Marilyn Inspires ‘Sweater Dress’ Trend
“Want to feel cosy, comfortable and a little bit French? Try a sweater dress,” Jess Cartner-Morley writes in The Guardian. “Look … More
Catching Up With Marilyn in the Year of ‘Blonde’
With the Netflix adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ controversial novel, Blonde, due for release later this year, Vogue has compiled … More
Marilyn’s Last Screenwriter: Walter Bernstein Dies at 101
Screenwriter Walter Bernstein has died aged 101, the Hollywood Reporter announced today. Born in Brooklyn in 1919, he studied at … More
Xavier Loyá: Marilyn’s Mexican Actor Friend
Actor Xavier Loyá has died aged 92, Infobae reports. He was born in Mexico City in 1927, and raised in … More
Marilyn Through the Cinemascope Lens
In the final instalment of his summer-long series for Classic Movie Hub, Gary Vitacco Robles looks at Marilyn’s Cinemascope debut … More
‘Let’s Make Love’: Marilyn’s Last Song and Dance
In the latest installment of his ongoing series for Classic Movie Hub, Gary Vitacco Robles looks at Marilyn’s ‘last completed … More
Marilyn Steps Out of the Chorus
Made on a shoestring budget during her brief tenure at Columbia, Ladies of the Chorus (1948) gave Marilyn her first … More
Marilyn Beats the Odds in ‘River of No Return’
Marilyn faced multiple challenges while filming River Of No Return: a script she disliked, an unsympathetic director, and performing dangerous … More
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