Category Archives: Rumours

Marilyn Goes Global

Posted on May 19, 2012 by marina72

A series of lurid allegations from celebrity muckraker Darwin Porter’s forthcoming book, Marilyn at Rainbow’s End, are published in this week’s Globe. Most of these rumours are nothing new, and some I find hardly believable. You can read the article here. … Continue reading →


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Rumour Revival: Death at Lake Tahoe

Posted on May 13, 2012 by marina72

As the countdown rolls on to the fiftieth anniversary of Marilyn’s death, the rumour mill has been revived. This item, posted at CBS San Francisco, builds on last year’s story that Marilyn’s hairdresser, George Masters, told his nephew (on tape) … Continue reading →


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From Russia With Love

Posted on May 3, 2012 by marina72

It’s a highly competitive field, but this week’s runaway winner of the Dumbest MM Rumour award is RT.com, with their report on Ludmila Temnova’s documentary, Monroe in the Land of Dostoyevsky. ‘The film tells the tale of Marilyn’s alleged secret … Continue reading →


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Liz Smith on Schiller, Marilyn

Posted on May 3, 2012 by marina72

Over at Huffington Post, veteran columnist Liz Smith shares her thoughts on the new Vanity Fair spread – and Monroe’s supposed rivalry with Elizabeth Taylor: ‘As it always happens–especially with Marilyn–what Schiller said about the shoot, and Monroe, fifty years … Continue reading →


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Sinatra Home Up For Sale

Posted on April 30, 2012 by marina72

Frank Sinatra’s former California home, the Farralone estate, is currently on the market for $12 million. The property, which recently featured on an episode of TV’s Mad Men, is also rumoured to have been the site where Marilyn had trysts … Continue reading →


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‘Waiting For Miss Monroe’

Posted on April 9, 2012 by marina72

Composer Robin De Raaff’s and librettist Janice Brogt’s new opera, Waiting For Miss Monroe, starring American soprano Laura Aikin, will open at the Netherlands Opera on June 9, reports Arts Journal. It sounds like an interesting project, but the source … Continue reading →


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Donald Zec and Marilyn

Posted on February 1, 2012 by marina72

Donald Zec, entertainment writer for the Daily Mirror, was photographed with Marilyn in 1956 during filming of The Prince and the Showgirl. In his 1995 book, The Prince, the Showgirl and Me, the late Colin Clark claimed that Mr Zec was … Continue reading →


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Conspiracy Theories: ‘Everyone Was Murdered!’

Posted on January 22, 2012 by marina72

The 50th anniversary of Marilyn’s death in August has, perhaps inevitably, led to yet another wave of speculation. As Maureen Callahan writes in the New York Post, ‘the hot trend in publishing is making sure the famous didn’t die of natural … Continue reading →


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Marilyn-Related Reading

Posted on January 17, 2012 by marina72

American Dior, by Kate Betts, is a high-gloss look at how the French designer conquered the US market. A photo of Marilyn in an elegant black  dress, taken by Bert Stern in 1962, graces the cover. (The dress was recreated … Continue reading →


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Star-Spotting in Durango, 1950

Posted on January 16, 2012 by marina72

It’s well-known in Durango, Colorado, that the then up-and-coming actress, Marilyn Monroe, visited the town in 1949 to film a small role in the comedy Western, A Ticket to Tomahawk. But did you know that MM returned a year later, … Continue reading →


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