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How World War II Made a Model Girl of Marilyn

Writing for Den of Geek, David Crow looks at how World War II changed the life of young Norma Jeane … More

David Conover, David Crow, Jim Dougherty, Marilyn Monroe, Motion Picture Film Unit, Norma Jeane, Radioplane, Reginald Denny, Ronald Reagan, World War II

Rediscovering Marilyn’s Forgotten Family

Following the recent Paris Match article about the upcoming documentary, Marilyn, Her Final Secret, Tom Leonard explores Marilyn’s family history … More

Charles Gifford Jr., Charles Stanley Gifford, DNA, Francine Gifford Deir, Francois Pomès, Gladys Monroe, Jim Dougherty, Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn: Her Final Secret, Natasha Lytess, Sidney Skolsky

Remembering Jane Russell at 100

Jane Russell was born 100 years ago this month, on June 21st, 1921. She grew up in the San Fernando … More

Christina Rice, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, James Dougherty, Jane Russell, Jim Dougherty, Marilyn Monroe

Revisiting Norma Jeane’s Catalina Days

In September 1943, 22-year-old Jim Dougherty and his 17-year-old wife Norma Jeane moved to Catalina Island (27 miles outside Los … More

Catalina, David N. Young, James Dougherty, Jim Dougherty, Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jeane

Marilyn Goes From Catalina Island to Wrigley Field

An article about the Catalina Country Club for Atlas Obscura mentions Marilyn’s time living on Catalina Island from 1943-44, when … More

Avalon, Baseball, Catalina, Chicago, Chicago Cubs, James Dougherty, Jim Dougherty, Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jeane, Wrigley Field

Norma Jeane’s First Screen Test and the Road to Divorce

Norma Jeane Dougherty’s marriage to Jim Dougherty had been strained since he began serving overseas as a Merchant Marine and … More

1984, James Dougherty, Jim Dougherty, Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jeane, Screen Test, Twentieth Century Fox, UPI

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