Paris (Mis)Match: Marilyn, Yves, and Simone Signoret

French screen legend Simone Signoret is the subject of the latest special issue from Paris Match, part of the magazine’s … More

Marilyn Gets ‘Closer’ to Oscars Night

With this year’s Academy Awards set for Sunday, Closer Weekly (USA) looks back on the stars who missed out in … More

French Writers Go ‘Beyond the Lies’ With Marilyn

Marilyn Beyond the Lies, a new book by French author Frédéric Debomy, analyses the ‘fantasies and manipulations’ around the Monroe … More

Surviving the Blacklist: When Norma Barzman Met Marilyn

Screenwriter Norma Barzman – the oldest survivor of the Hollywood blacklist (with an intriguing connection to Marilyn) – died aged … 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

Marilyn, Jean Louis and More in ‘Yours Retro’

Jean Louis, who became Marilyn’s preferred costumer in her final years, is honoured with a 3-page profile in the September … More

Magnum Brings ‘PHOTO+FOOD’ (and Marilyn) to Verona

In addition to the Misfits exhibition in Forte di Bard and a Philippe Halsman retrospective in Rome, the Magnum archive … More

‘Some Like It Hot’ a BFI All-Time Great

Some Like It Hot (1959) takes 38th place in Sight and Sound magazine’s poll of the 100 Greatest Films of … More

Sue Dunkley: The British Pop Artist Who Painted Marilyn and Yves

The British painter Sue Dunkley – whose subjects included Marilyn and Yves Montand – passed away on August 20, 2022, … More

Barbara Bloom’s Marilyn in Grayscale

‘Sad Gray Story‘ is one of seven installations by Barbara Bloom, inspired by iconic cultural figures and featured in her … More