On what would be Marilyn’s 98th birthday – Saturday, June 1st – Elisa Jordan (author of Hello, Norma Jeane) will … More
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Running Wild: Marilyn and Billie Holiday
Marilyn’s friendship with Ella Fitzgerald is often cited (and exaggerated), but what about that other great jazz diva, Billie Holiday? … More
70 Years Later: Marilyn’s ‘Millionaire’ Returns to the Saban Theatre
A multitude of stars turned out for the world premiere of How to Marry a Millionaire at the Fox Wilshire … More
Douglas Kirkland’s Marilyn Returns to LA
A retrospective for Douglas Kirkland – celebrity portraitist extraordinaire – opens at the Fahey/Klein Gallery in Los Angeles today, through … More
Beyond the Legend: Marilyn and Ella Fitzgerald
The friendship between Marilyn and Ella Fitzgerald has inspired plays, children’s books, and even an episode of TV’s Drunk History. … More
Dining With Marilyn at the Fox Commissary
Writing for Variety, Pat Saperstein remembers the golden age of studio commissaries. Marilyn was photographed in the Fox Commissary on … More
The Secret History of Marilyn’s Last Home
In September, it was revealed that Marilyn’s final home at Fifth Helena Drive in Brentwood, Los Angeles, had been sold, … More
Marilyn’s Brentwood Hacienda Granted Temporary Reprieve
Earlier this week, the shocking news emerged that Marilyn’s final home at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive in Brentwood, Los Angeles … More
Marilyn’s Brentwood Hacienda Set for Demolition
Marilyn’s final home – and the only property she ever owned – at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive in Brentwood, Los … More
‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ at Hollywood Forever
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes gets an outdoor screening for its 70th anniversary next Saturday, June 17th, at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery … More