‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ in the USA

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is showing at the Gardena Cinema – an independent, family-owned venue in the South Bay of Los … More

Marilyn Beats the System in ‘ReMIND’ Tribute

US nostalgia magazine ReMIND celebrates Marilyn’s 100th anniversary in its June 2026 issue. It’s her fourth full cover, using another … More

Marilyn Makes History at the Newsstand

Marilyn appears in two UK history magazines this month. Firstly, the June issue of the BBC’s History Extra features a … More

Marilyn’s ‘Scandalous’ Saturday Cover Shot

Marilyn’s nude calendar pose graces the latest cover of Saturday, a weekend magazine supplement to The Guardian – and inside, … More

Marilyn at Julien’s: Outlines of a Hollywood Legend

In my second post on the Hollywood Legends event at Julien’s Auctions, I’m looking at some of the items going … More

American Greats: Marilyn Brings Hollywood to Christie’s

A set of ten snapshots from Marilyn’s Korea trip was sold at Christie’s last week as part of American Greats, … More

Atomic Blondes: Marilyn and Kathleen Hughes

Kathleen Hughes, star of It Came From Outer Space, has died aged 96. As well as playing the ‘bad girl’ … More

63 Years Later: Fans Pay Tribute to Marilyn

On Tuesday, August 5th – the 63rd anniversary of Marilyn’s death in 1962 – fans gathered at Westwood Memorial Park … More

Marilyn’s Passport Photo Sold for $21K at RR Auctions

An original 1954 passport photo with inscription – ‘To Mr. Bolds, Thanks and my warmest regards, Marilyn Monroe DiMaggio’ – … More

Marilyn at Julien’s: Written in the Stars

In my third post about the online event at Julien’s Auctions, ‘Happy 99th Birthday, Marilyn!‘ – with bids closing on … More