If you look carefully, Marilyn can be spotted on the cover of British journalist Helen O’Hara’s new book, Women Vs. … More
Tag: Twentieth Century Fox
Before Marilyn: Star-Maker Ben Lyon’s Path to Fame
Monroe fans know Ben Lyon as the talent scout who first signed Norma Jeane Dougherty to Twentieth Century Fox in … More
70 Years Ago: Marilyn in ‘As Young As You Feel’
The latest issue of French e-zine Crazy For You looks at As Young As You Feel, which commenced filming in … More
Marilyn’s Last Screenwriter: Walter Bernstein Dies at 101
Screenwriter Walter Bernstein has died aged 101, the Hollywood Reporter announced today. Born in Brooklyn in 1919, he studied at … More
AFI Movie Club Scratches ‘Itch’ for Marilyn
Having featured All About Eve and Some Like It Hot earlier this year, the AFI Movie Club (hosted online by … More
‘All About Eve’: In the Beginning
As Joseph Owen notes in the Portland Press Herald, All About Eve opened in the US on October 13, 1950. … More
Raquel Welch: The Fox Girl Who Followed Marilyn
Raquel Welch, who turned 80 on Saturday, is one of the rare sex symbols to enjoy a long, successful life, … More
Say Goodbye to 20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox, the legendary studio where Marilyn’s acting career began and ended, has been renamed after its merger with … More
Norma Jeane’s First Screen Test and the Road to Divorce
Norma Jeane Dougherty’s marriage to Jim Dougherty had been strained since he began serving overseas as a Merchant Marine and … More
Marilyn at Julien’s: Glamour Shots and Candids
In the second of a series of posts on the Hollywood: Legends and Explorers event at Julien’s Auctions on July … More