Marilyn, Charlie McCarthy, and Hollywood’s Courthouse Brides

Did you know that Marilyn was once betrothed to Charlie McCarthy? On November 9th, 1952, America’s dreamgirl fell hard for … More

All About Marilyn’s Oscar Gown Drama

Writing for Vogue about Marilyn’s only Oscars appearance (on March 29th, 1951), Hayley Maitland reveals how she narrowly avoided a … More

Marilyn is featured on the cover of TIME Magazine’s centennial issue (dated March 13, 2023), among other past cover stars. … More

Christian academic turned Hollywood historian Donald Spoto – whose 29 books included a leading biography of Marilyn – has died … More

Stanley E. Flink, the journalist and professor who interviewed Marilyn for her first LIFE cover story in 1952, died aged … More

Writing for Vogue, Emily Chan ponders the riddle of Marilyn’s engagement ring from Joe DiMaggio. (You can also read a … More

A photograph signed by Marilyn to husband Joe DiMaggio sold for $300,000 at Heritage Auctions yesterday – setting a new … More

Terry Karger, daughter of the pianist, composer and bandleader, Fred Karger, has written a memoir recalling her father’s romance with … More

The pearl necklace gifted to Marilyn by the Emperor of Japan when she visited Tokyo with husband Joe DiMaggio in … More

Quinta Brunson, who plays schoolteacher Janine in the Disney+ sitcom, Abbott Elementary, pulled off two very different looks for a … More