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

Julian Wasser: L.A. Photographer of Marilyn and More

Photographer Julian Wasser – described as the ‘poet laureate of LA’ – died on February 8, 2023, aged 89, the … More

Scandal or Myth: Marilyn in ‘Yours Retro’ Special

A four-page article on Marilyn is featured in 50 Scandals That Rocked Old Hollywood, a special issue of UK nostalgia … More

Marilyn Covers Italy’s ‘Grand Hotel’

As Sam Shaw’s photos of Marilyn go on display in Turin (see here), this gorgeous image graced the cover of … More

Anthony Summers Responds to ‘Blonde’

In The Guardian today, Monroe biographer Anthony Summers – author of Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe (1985), and … More

Douglas Kirkland Remembers Marilyn in ‘OGGI’

The Italian weekly news magazine, OGGI, has a long history with Marilyn – and even devoted a special issue to … More

The ‘Mistero’ of Marilyn, from Eve to Sugar

In addition to the recent OGGI magazine special on Marilyn (see here), Italian fans may enjoy this eye-catching cover story … More

UFO Author on Marilyn’s ‘Diary of Secrets’

Among the conspiracy theories surrounding Marilyn’s death, the wackiest of all may be the idea that she was murdered after … More

Detective Pens Book on Marilyn’s ‘Bombshell’ Diary

Among the slew of books purporting to solve the ‘mystery’ of Marilyn’s untimely death, only a few are worth the … More

Sinatra, Marilyn and the Kennedy Rumour Mill

Tony Oppedisano, once a road manager to Frank Sinatra, has written a memoir, Sinatra and Me: In the Wee Small … More