In her all too brief career, Marilyn never won an Oscar, or was even nominated – and she attended the … More
Tag: The Misfits
Method or Madness: Marilyn at the Actors Studio
In my second post on Isaac Butler’s new book, The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act, I look … More
Marilyn Strikes a Pose for ‘Yours Retro’
Marilyn is mentioned twice in the latest issue of UK nostalgia mag Yours Retro (#48, with Doris Day on the … More
Cornell Capa’s Marilyn at Magnum Photos
This Cornell Capa photo of Marilyn chatting with a young boy on a break from filming The Misfits in 1960 … More
Forever Young: Hayley Mills Remembers Eli Wallach (and Marilyn)
As Marilyn’s career wound down in the early 1960s, a generation of new faces emerged. Among them was English teenager … More
Marilyn Movie Series in Olgunquit, Maine
A weekly series of Marilyn movies will be screened at the Dunaway Centre in Olgunquit, Maine, beginning with Gentlemen Prefer … More
Top Nines: Marilyn in the Movieweb
On the Movieweb blog, Rachel Johnson has picked her Top 9 Marilyn Monroe films, adding facts and commentary on the … More
Reframing Marilyn: The Female Gaze
In an article for NPR, David Bianculli previews the docuseries, Reframed: Marilyn Monroe, beginning tomorrow, January 16, on CNN. “During … More
Marilyn at Magnum: Portraits in Action
Photographer Eve Arnold’s estate are currently offering this classic image of Marilyn between the sheets (a publicity shot for The … More
Marlene to Marilyn: Eve Arnold’s Unretouched Women
Eve Arnold’s 1976 monograph, The Unretouched Woman – which featured this candid image of Marilyn during a promotional shoot for … More