Category Archives: Celebrities

Liz Garbus Casts for ‘Fragments’

Posted on February 11, 2012 by marina72

Liz Garbus, director of Bobby Fischer Against the World, is making a documentary based on Fragments, the collection of Marilyn’s personal papers. Screen Daily has the details: “Uma Thurman, Viola Davis, Lindsay Lohan, Paul Giamatti, Ellen Burstyn and Evan Rachel … Continue reading →


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Lindsay Lohan: Yet Another MM Photo Shoot?

Posted on February 7, 2012 by marina72

Personally I think Lindsay’s look here is more generic 50s bad girl (think Mamie Van Doren), but judge for yourself in Love magazine‘s March issue, out in the UK now.


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In Vogue at the Superbowl

Posted on February 7, 2012 by marina72

Hot on the heels of her MM tribute in the ‘Give Me All Your Luvin” video, Madonna used another famous Monroe image for her performance of ‘Vogue’ at Sunday’s Superbowl. One of Madonna’s special guests was rapper Nicki Minaj, who … Continue reading →


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Madonna’s Marilyn Homage

Posted on February 5, 2012 by marina72

Madonna dons a curly blonde wig in the video for her new single, ‘Give Me All Your Luvin”. M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj (a big MM fan) also go blonde. The look is very much like Marilyn’s circa 1954. As we … Continue reading →


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Courteney’s Monroe Moment

Posted on February 2, 2012 by marina72

Actress Courtney Cox wore this white halter dress – reminiscent of Marilyn’s in The Seven Year Itch - for a beach wedding scene in her TV series, Cougar Town, reports the Daily Mail.


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Marilyn Tribute in ‘Gossip Girl’

Posted on February 1, 2012 by marina72

US teen drama Gossip Girl  featured in its recent 100th episode a dream sequence in which Serena (Blake Lively) imagines herself as Marilyn, singing ‘Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend’.


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Rihanna’s Monroe Portrait

Posted on January 27, 2012 by marina72

Pop star Rihanna – who has been sporting an MM-style blonde wig of late – commissioned this portrait of Marilyn (made from 65,000 Swarovski crystals), for her new Hollywood home. It is based on a haunting 1954 photo from Milton … Continue reading →


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Reliving Legends

Posted on January 24, 2012 by marina72

Lebanese singer/actress Haifa Wehbe strikes a Monroesque pose in IN Magazine’s ‘Reliving Legends’ cover shoot, set to launch in Dubai on February 1.


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Monroe Imitations: A Timeline

Posted on January 22, 2012 by marina72

If you’re finding it hard to keep track of all the celebrity Monroe impersonations, check out this handy graph from StyleCaster.


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Gaultier’s Marilyn-Inspired Gift

Posted on January 17, 2012 by marina72

A small gossip item, related to Michelle Williams’ victory at the Golden Globe Awards, appears in the New York Daily News: ‘Williams won a Best Actress Globe for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in “My Week With Marilyn,” and we hear that … Continue reading →


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