Pretty Little Baby: Marilyn and Connie Francis

One of the best-selling vocalists in popular music history, Connie Francis died aged 87 on July 16, 2025. She was … More

Loni Anderson: The Star Who Stepped Into Marilyn’s Dress

Actress Loni Anderson, star of the TV sitcom WKRP In Cincinnati, died aged 79 on August 3, 2025. She was … 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

Beyoncé Goes for Gold (and Diamonds) With Marilyn

Pop superstar Beyoncé delved into retro bombshell glamour while promoting her latest business venture, as Varsha Narayanan reports for The … More

Death in Hollywood: From Marilyn to Matthew Perry

The fatal overdose of actor Matthew Perry in 2023 – leading to a string of arrests – has sparked comparisons … More

Peter Blake Brings Marilyn to Brighton

A print retrospective for Peter Blake – the ‘Godfather of Pop Art’ – is on display at Enter Gallery on … 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

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

Shattered Dreams: Marilyn and Anna Nicole Smith

A voluptuous Texan blonde who became a tabloid fixture in the 1990s is the subject of a new documentary feature, … More

Marilyn and the (Other) Hollywood Blondes

Marilyn may be the most celebrated Hollywood blonde, but she wasn’t the only bombshell making headlines. Today, many dismiss the … More