Revisiting Norma Jeane’s Catalina Days

In September 1943, 22-year-old Jim Dougherty and his 17-year-old wife Norma Jeane moved to Catalina Island (27 miles outside Los … More

Remembering Joann Barbier: the Long Life of Marilyn’s Modelling Peer

Joann Barbier, a former model who once graced the cover of Collier’s magazine, has died aged 93. She was born … More

Marilyn’s ‘Post to the Stars’ Reopens in Hollywood

The American Legion is a non-profit organisation of U.S. war veterans, founded in 1919, and with branches nationwide. Post 43, … More

Marilyn Confidential: On the Newsstand

In an interesting article for Mental Floss, Claire Cock-Starkey looks back at 11 Retro Celebrity Magazines. All are now long … More

Marilyn Goes From Catalina Island to Wrigley Field

An article about the Catalina Country Club for Atlas Obscura mentions Marilyn’s time living on Catalina Island from 1943-44, when … More

Before Marilyn: Star-Maker Ben Lyon’s Path to Fame

Monroe fans know Ben Lyon as the talent scout who first signed Norma Jeane Dougherty to Twentieth Century Fox in … More

Marilyn ‘Goes Hollywood’ at Profiles in History

This remarkable collection of Monroe memorabilia – with 225 items including the Douglas Airview brochure which gave Norma Jeane her … More

How Mariah Carey ‘Rescued’ Marilyn’s Piano

Singer Mariah Carey – who has referenced Marilyn in numerous videos, performances and photo shoots, and named her daughter Monroe … More

Norma Jeane and the Age of Drones

It may be a rather dubious legacy, but no history of drone technology is complete without that famous photo of … More

Flashback to Marilyn’s Nivea Splash

This photo of a young Norma Jeane on a boat is featured in the July issue of Yours Retro (#28, … More