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Marilyn’s Estate Targets Clydebank Salon

A Scottish hair salon, named after MM, has been forced to change its name after pressure from the licensing arm of Marilyn’s estate, reports the Clydebank Post. As a fan, I’m always delighted to see tributes to Marilyn in shops, … Continue reading

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MM Fan Speaks Out on Fair Use

Marijane Gray, who has written several articles about Marilyn, was interviewed by Elisa Jordan for The Examiner recently, and spoke out about ABG and Facebook’s treatment on Monroe’s fans – and in particular, the mass deletion of non-profit tribute pages. “It … Continue reading

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Facebook and the Ownership of Marilyn Monroe

In the light of recent events in which ABG – who handle licensing matters for Marilyn’s estate – have had non-profit, fan pages deleted from Facebook – Marijane Gray has investigated the subject in an article for Yahoo! Voices, speaking … Continue reading

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Networking With Marilyn

In a bizarre sign of our times, Marilyn Monroe – or rather, ABG, the licensing arm of her estate – is now verified on Twitter. She also has a Facebook page. While I’m strongly in favour of Marilyn’s estate having … Continue reading

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‘Retro World’ on Facebook

 Retro World is a new Facebook game featuring a Marilyn-inspired character, reports USA Today: ‘After you type in your name and select an available avatar, you’ll begin Retro World on a Hollywood set…But the real fun doesn’t start until you choose to play … Continue reading

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Marilyn and Jackie in 2011

Pamela Clarke Keogh, author of Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn?, offers her thoughts on how these two iconic women might have fared in today’s world of reality TV and social networks… “Jackie would have loved Facebook for the JFK … Continue reading

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Marilyn on Facebook

My pick of the best tribute pages: Marilyn Monroe: Our Loving Legacy The True Marilyn Monroe The Films of Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe Cover Magazines Club Passion Marilyn Marilyn Monroe Collectors The Marilyn Monroe Collection

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