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Marilyn Monroe: Private and Undisclosed

Posted on April 26, 2012 by marina72

 You can read my exclusive first review of Michelle Morgan’s wonderful, fully revised and updated biography, Marilyn Monroe: Private and Undisclosed (or in the US, Private and Confidential) here The book is due out next month and will surely be one … Continue reading →


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Marilyn in 2012: To Be Read Again

Posted on February 19, 2012 by marina72

  So many books are being published this year to tie in with the 5oth anniversary of Marilyn’s death that it’s hard to keep up with them all. In addition to Marilyn by Magnum, mooted sequels to Fragments from Marilyn’s … Continue reading →


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Immortal Marilyn in February

Posted on February 4, 2012 by marina72

 This month’s updates include ‘Misquoting Marilyn’ by Marijane Gray; my profile of photographer Eve Arnold; plus a review of Michelle Morgan’s new book, Marilyn’s Footsteps, and a cover story from 1955.


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‘Marilyn’s Footsteps’ in Paperback

Posted on January 24, 2012 by marina72

 Marilyn’s Footsteps, an updated version of Michelle Morgan’s 1995 book, Marilyn’s Addresses, is now available in paperback from Lulu.  


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Alan Young Remembers Marilyn

Posted on January 15, 2012 by marina72

In December 1946, Marilyn – who had changed her name just a few months before – appeared on a Rose Bowl float in Los Angeles, promoting the Alan Young Radio Show. The Northumberland-born actor and broadcaster dated Monroe twice, as … Continue reading →


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Pinewood Revisited

Posted on December 2, 2011 by marina72

Michelle Morgan, author of Marilyn Monroe: Private and Undisclosed, recounts her visit to Pinewood – where Marilyn filmed The Prince and the Showgirl in 1956 – for the Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. “Pinewood Studios is like a huge industrial estate and to … Continue reading →


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Immortal Marilyn in December

Posted on December 2, 2011 by marina72

This month’s updates at Immortal Marilyn lead us into the festive season, with a Michelle Morgan interview, a 1952 article from Marilyn herself, ‘Why I’m Not Afraid to Say Yes!’ Also, Linda Boschman has created this stunning wallpaper from the … Continue reading →


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Michelle Morgan on ‘My Week With Marilyn’

Posted on November 26, 2011 by marina72

Another in-depth review, this time from Monroe fan and biographer Michelle Morgan, including her own insights into what really happened: “I was very concerned with the way Marilyn would be played, and how she would come across, but I didn’t … Continue reading →


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Marilyn on The One Show

Posted on November 25, 2011 by marina72

Marilyn was featured on last night’s ‘The One Show’, with appearances by biographer Michelle Morgan and actress Zoe Wanamaker, who plays Paula Strasberg in My Week With Marilyn. You can watch the whole programme on BBC i-Player. Michelle comments further … Continue reading →


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Walking in the Footsteps of Marilyn Monroe

Posted on August 30, 2011 by marina72

Author Michelle Morgan is best-known for her 2007 biography, Marilyn Monroe: Private and Undisclosed. Prior to this, she had written another book, Marilyn’s Addresses (1995), under the name of Michelle Finn. Michelle has now compiled a downloadable list of Monroe-related … Continue reading →


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