“Everything is about Marilyn Monroe,” the American filmmaker David Lynch told Vanity Fair in 2017, reflecting on his shelved biopic … More
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Marilyn at Julien’s: Career and Influences
Ahead of the Estate of Anna Strasberg online event at Julien’s Auctions on Tuesday, August 4, I’m looking at some … More
Best of British: Our Summer With Marilyn
In the July 2026 issue of UK nostalgia magazine Best of British, Claire Saul turns the clock back to our … More
In His Own Words: Arthur Miller Remembers Marilyn
The Arthur Miller Tapes: A Life In His Own Words, a new book edited by his biographer, is published by … More
More of ‘Merry Merry Marilyn’ at Julien’s Auctions
Merry Merry Marilyn is an online event at Julien’s Auctions, with bids closing on Tuesday, January 6. In my second … More
Cinematic Showgirls: Marilyn and Taylor Swift
Ever since Taylor Swift announced her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, comparisons to glamorous stars of the past … More
Marilyn’s Theda Bara Costume (and More) at Heritage Auctions
Marilyn’s Theda Bara costume from her ‘Fabled Enchantresses’ shoot with photographer Richard Avedon (for LIFE magazine’s December 1958 issue) is … More
Marilyn’s Strap Spectacular in Magnum Photo Sale
This evocative image of Marilyn amid the paparazzi – captured by Eve Arnold during a 1956 press conference with Sir … More
Marilyn’s Romantic Friction in ‘Yours Retro’
Marilyn’s fraught relationship with Laurence Olivier, her director and co-star in The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), heads up a … More
Jay Kanter, Agent to Marilyn and More, Dies at 97
Jay Kanter, the agent who represented Marilyn during her New York years, died aged 97 on August 6, 2024. You … More
The Marilyn Report 