Wicked Wit: Marilyn and Oscar Levant

The late American musician and raconteur, Oscar Levant, is the subject of a new play (starring Sean Hayes of Will … More

Remembering Joe DiMaggio at Isola delle Femminine

Marking 23 years since his death in 1999, the Casa Museo Joe Di Maggio in Isola delle Femminine, a town … More

On This Day: Marilyn at Payne Whitney

On February 10, 1961, Marilyn was admitted to hospital in New York, as the world’s press reported a day later … More

Marilyn, Joe and the Chicago White Sox

Last year, we learned about the young Norma Jeane’s stay on Catalina Island and her surprising link to the Chicago … More

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