Stanley Flink, Who Penned Marilyn’s First ‘LIFE’ Story, Dies at 98

Stanley E. Flink, the journalist and professor who interviewed Marilyn for her first LIFE cover story in 1952, died aged … More

Marilyn’s Midnight Spot on TCM’s ‘Noir Alley’

US fans, take note: Don’t Bother to Knock will be screened tonight at midnight (Eastern Time) on Turner Classic Movies. … More

Blonde Sedition: Vivienne Westwood and Marilyn

The flamboyant English fashion designer, Vivienne Westwood, died on December 29, 2022. She was born in Tintwistle, a village in … More

Tony Vaccaro: the War Hero Who Photographed Marilyn in Canada

The American photographer Tony Vaccaro died on December 28, 2022, aged 100. Born to Italian immigrant parents in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, … More

Dressing Marilyn in Satin and Lamé

The December 2022 issue of French e-zine Crazy for You focuses on two of Marilyn’s glamour shoots from 1952. Among … More

Marilyn’s Very ‘Retro’ New Year, and the Story of a Dress

Marilyn is featured twice in the December 2022 issue of UK nostalgia mag Yours Retro (#57, with Tony Curtis on … More

2022: A Year in Marilyn Headlines

In January, a new docuseries, Reframed: Marilyn Monroe, aired on CNN; Some Like It Hot was released on 4K UHD … More

‘The Misfits’ in the New Yorker

First published on February 4, 1961 – and headlined ‘Misfire’ – Roger Angell’s review for The New Yorker captures the … More

Finishing the Picture: Marilyn, Clark Gable and Eli Wallach

Writing for SlashFilm, Anthony Crislip looks behind the scenes of The Misfits, and the row that broke out over how … More

The Unsolved Mystery of Marilyn’s ‘Placeholder’ Ring

Writing for Vogue, Emily Chan ponders the riddle of Marilyn’s engagement ring from Joe DiMaggio. (You can also read a … More