64 Years Later: Fans Pay Tribute to Marilyn

Fans gathered at Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles on Wednesday, August 5th – the 64th anniversary of Marilyn’s passing … More

Poet Lemn Sissay Feels ‘Kinship’ With Marilyn

The British poet Lemn Sissay has spoken of his ‘kinship’ with Marilyn, The Times reports. “She’s been presented as the … More

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

Audrey Flack, the American artist known for her photorealist style, died aged 93 on June 28, 2024. She was born … More

Prayer for Marilyn Monroe (1983), a nine-minute film based on the poem by Ernesto Cardenal and directed by Marisol Trujillo, … More

Marilyn’s literary influence extends way beyond the English language, as shown by these recent book releases. First up, Belgian author … More

A painting inspired by Marilyn’s performance in Niagara (1953) graces the cover of Italian poet Andrea Bindi’s debut collection, Inquieto … More

Writing for Vulture, Marya E. Gates argues that ‘Marilyn’s truth was in her poetry’ (as collected in the 2010 book, … More

Marilyn: Essays & Poems, a special edition commemorating the 60th anniversary of her death (with a cover photo by Sam … More

You wouldn’t expect Marilyn to be found anywhere in Compartment No. 6, a Finnish movie about a young student forced … More