On this day in 1962, Marilyn Monroe got out of bed for the last time. What exactly happened on the night of 4 August 1962 cannot…
My Final Say On Blonde (2022)
With an abundance of marketing including beautifully replicated photographs and an intriguing trailer, Blonde is the Netflix movie back on everyone’s lips. The fictional novel which…
5 Things I DISLIKE About Marilyn
They say “love is blind” and I feel this doesn’t stop with romantic relationships. Family, friends and even dead celebrities… And believe me, I LOVE Marilyn.…
I’ve been asked a few times “what item of Marilyn’s would you like to own?” so I had a flick through the 1999 Christie’s catalogue and…
Natasha Lytess: Friend or Foe?
Read almost any biography on Marilyn and you will find Natasha Lytess’s name. Why? If you were to ask Natasha she’d claim it is because she…
The short answer? No. The long answer? Well, we need to explore Marilyn’s family history (briefly, as it is LONG) and where her relatives came from.…
#DressGate 2.0
When I first wrote about Marilyn’s infamous dress just after the Met Gala, I found myself torn between whether I was really upset or unbothered. It…
Marilyn Monroe Books You NEED
There are hundreds, perhaps thousands of Marilyn Monroe books published covering an array of topics. Her life, her death, movies, relationships and more. Of course, some…
SOMETIMES I LOOKED AT WHAT THEY REPORTED ME AS SAYING AND I SAID “NO! NO! NO!” Will Acting Spoil Marilyn Monroe by Pete Martin, 1956. The…
Finding reliable sources is a tricky job, especially when those sources are meant to have been friends or close in some way to Marilyn Monroe. But who within…