LIFE: Hollywood is a two-volume boxed set celebrating the American weekly magazine and how it chronicled the movie industry’s highs … More
Tag: Jane Russell
Marilyn’s Salary Squeeze in ‘Yours Retro’
Marilyn is mentioned in the September 2024 issue of Yours Retro (#79, with Elvis Presley on the cover), as part … More
Marilyn at Julien’s: Icon of the Silver Screen
Continuing a series of posts on the upcoming sale at Julien’s Auctions, Icons: Playboy, Hugh Hefner, and Marilyn Monroe, with … More
Marilyn Takes a Bath With ‘Yours Retro’
Marilyn filmed several ‘bathroom scenes’ during her career – she’s seen emerging from the shower in Love Nest and Niagara, … More
Marilyn’s ‘Incurably Romantic’ Dress Sold at Heritage Auctions
More than 30 years after Planet Hollywood first opened, items of movie memorabilia from the New York restaurant went under … More
Diamond Night: ‘I’m Just Ken’ (and Marilyn) Turns the Oscars Pink
Marilyn may never have won an Academy Award, but her memory lingers on in Hollywood – and last night’s Academy … More
A Bumper CD Reissue for the ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ Soundtrack
The Gentlemen Prefer Blondes soundtrack has been reissued on CD by Sepia Records. In addition to the original six-track album … More
Marilyn’s Pin-Ups and Snapshots at Heritage Auctions
These two original candid photos from May 1962 – when Marilyn sang ‘Happy Birthday Mr President’ to John F. Kennedy … More
‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ at 70
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes made its world debut in Atlantic City’s cinemas 70 years ago today, on July 1st, 1953. The … More
Razor Sharp: Marilyn, Jane and Howard Hawks at the BFI
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is showing at London’s BFI Southbank on Thursday, June 15th (and again on June 29th) as part … More