Last year, we learned about the young Norma Jeane’s stay on Catalina Island and her surprising link to the Chicago … More
Tag: Joe DiMaggio
The Story So Far – Fans Respond to ‘Reframed: Marilyn Monroe’
The first two episodes of CNN’s Reframed: Marilyn Monroe have been quite well-received by fans in the US, with the … More
Marilyn and the Gilded Age of El Morocco
The El Morocco (or ‘Elmo,’ as regulars called it) was one of New York’s most fashionable nightspots. Marilyn visited on … More
Marilyn and Joe: A Retrospective
Marilyn’s marriage to Joe DiMaggio and its long aftermath is one of the most fabled, and frequently misunderstood aspects of … More
‘Clip and Highlight’: Marilyn’s Wedgwood Bowl (and More) at Julien’s
52 Marilyn-related lots were sold at the Icons & Idols: Hollywood event at Julien’s Auctions on December 2nd, 2021. Among … More
67 Years Ago: Marilyn Calls Time On Joe
On October 6, 1954 – 67 years ago this week – a tearful Marilyn, with Hollywood’s top divorce lawyer at … More
Getting ‘Closer’ to Marilyn’s Men
The current edition of US mag Closer Weekly (dated August 30, with Barbara Eden on the cover) includes an article … More
Setting Sail With Marilyn and ‘Joltin’ Joe’
Joe DiMaggio was born into an Italian immigrant family in 1915. His father was a fisherman in Martinez, California, in … More
‘Insignificance’: Marilyn-Inspired Fantasy on Blu-Ray
Insignificance, the 1985 film based on Terry Johnson’s play, will be released on Region 2/B DVD and Blu-Ray by UK … More
Sinatra, Marilyn and the Kennedy Rumour Mill
Tony Oppedisano, once a road manager to Frank Sinatra, has written a memoir, Sinatra and Me: In the Wee Small … More