Category Archives: Books

Marilyn at Heritage Auctions

Posted on March 7, 2013 by marina72

Marilyn graces the cover of the latest Heritage Auctions catalogue (price: $50, or view as PDF), accompanying the next Entertainment & Music Memorabilia auction, to be held in Dallas (and online.) Among the MM-related items on offer are several sets of rare … Continue reading →


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Marilyn, Joe Kennedy, and ‘The German’

Posted on March 3, 2013 by marina72

Fifty years after her death, Marilyn makes the front cover of US scandal sheet, the National Examiner. Their ‘new’ story is that she was murdered by mafioso, including Frank ‘The German’ Schweihs, at the order of the president’s father, Joseph Kennedy. … Continue reading →


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What ‘Fragments’ Taught Us About Marilyn

Posted on March 2, 2013 by marina72

  Writing for the Huffington Post, psychologist Romeo Vitelli considers a new study by Spanish psychiatrist Mercedes Fernandez-Cabana. Originally published in the medical journal, Crisis, the article speculates on what Marilyn’s personal writings, as collected in Fragments, may tell us about her … Continue reading →


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Behind the Camera With Marilyn

Posted on February 25, 2013 by marina72

Two intriguing new books caught my eye recently: firstly, Hollywood Sketchbook: A Century of Costume Illustration, by Deborah Nadoolman Landis (who curated the V&A Hollywood Costume exhibit.) The cover features a sketch by Travilla of Marilyn in one of his designs … Continue reading →


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‘Great Lives’: Rollyson on Marilyn

Posted on February 17, 2013 by marina72

 Carl Rollyson, author of Marilyn Monroe: A Life of the Actress, will give a lecture about MM, as part of the Chappell Great Lives series, at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on February 26 at 7.30 pm in Dodd Auditorium, … Continue reading →


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American Isis: Marilyn and Sylvia

Posted on February 11, 2013 by marina72

  The American poet Sylvia Plath, who died fifty years ago today, once dreamed of Marilyn (see here). Her latest biographer, Carl Rollyson – whom has also written about MM – argues in his just-published book, American Isis: The Life and … Continue reading →


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Susan Bernard at the NPG

Posted on February 11, 2013 by marina72

Susan Bernard – daughter of photographer Bruno Bernard, and author of Marilyn: Intimate Exposures, is giving a one-hour at London’s National Portrait Gallery on March 14th at 7pm, to accompany the current exhibition, Marilyn Monroe: A British Love Affair, on display until … Continue reading →


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Michelle Morgan on Books, Movies and Marilyn

Posted on January 14, 2013 by marina72

Author Michelle Morgan talks about her many ongoing projects, including Marilyn Monroe: Private and Undisclosed, and the upcoming documentary, Marilyn: Birth of an Icon, over at The Damned Interviews. “The reason I wanted to write a full-length biography was that I wanted … Continue reading →


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Peter Mangone Has Died

Posted on January 7, 2013 by marina72

Peter Mangone, who made headlines when he found rare footage of Marilyn in New York, filmed when he was a teenage fan, passed away on December 11, 2012. The home movie was first shown in a 2003 BBC documentary, The People’s … Continue reading →


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Gloria Pall 1927-2012

Posted on January 7, 2013 by marina72

Actress Gloria Pall, aka TV’s ‘Voluptua’, died on December 30, aged 85, reports the Los Angeles Times. Gloria attended the party to celebrate bandleader Ray Anthony’s 1952 hit, ‘My Marilyn’, where Marilyn herself was the guest of honour. In recent years, … Continue reading →


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