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My Tributes to Marilyn

 I have posted two tributes to Marilyn on my personal website: Fifty Years Ago… an extract from my novel, The Mmm Girl, in which a young Marilyn visits the grave of her beloved Aunt Ana The Smart Dumb Blonde - my … Continue reading


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Happy Birthday, Norma Jeane

Norma Jeane Mortensen was born in Los Angeles, California, on June 1, 1926. Today would be her 85th birthday. To mark this anniversary, I’ve written three new articles: Aunt Ana and Christian Science; John Florea; and Marilyn Monroe Books. Today … Continue reading


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