‘Look Closer’: Holiday Reading With Marilyn, Eve, and Joyce

Eve Arnold’s portrait of Marilyn reading graces the cover of a new book, Look Closer: How to Get More Out … More

‘Paris Match’ Puts Marilyn Back in the Spotlight

Paris Match has released a special edition magazine dedicated to Marilyn as part of its ‘In the Spotlight’ collection. With … More

Marilyn’s ‘River of No Return’ Jeans – and More – at Julien’s Auctions

A pair of jeans worn by Marilyn in River of No Return (1954) will go under the hammer on Thursday, … More

Marilyn Gets ‘Notorious’ With Maureen Dowd

A selection of New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd’s celebrity profiles are featured in a new book, Notorious. André Carrilho’s … More

Marilyn’s ‘Hot’ Swimsuit – and More – at Julien’s Auctions

The 1920s-style bathing suit designed by Orry Kelly for Marilyn’s role in Some Like It Hot will go under the … More

62 Years Later: Fans Pay Tribute to Marilyn

On Monday, August 5th – the 62nd anniversary of Marilyn’s death in 1962 – fans gathered at Westwood Memorial Park … More

Keeper of the Flame: Anna Strasberg, the Method and Marilyn

Anna Strasberg, widow of Lee Strasberg, and inheritor of Marilyn’s estate, died aged 84 on January 6, 2024 – read … More

Marilyn and the ‘Method Men’ in Italy

In Actors and Method, Italian academic Mariapaola Pierini looks back on the first generation of film stars associated with method … More

Marilyn, Scarlett and Wes Anderson in ‘Asteroid City’

The Misfits has been cited as a key influence on Wes Anderson’s latest movie, Asteroid City (see here) – and … More

Harry Belafonte: the ‘Calypso King’ Who Met Marilyn, JFK and More

Harry Belafonte, the singer, actor and activist, died aged 96 on April 25th, 2023. He was born in Harlem in … More