Marilyn Monroe was Hollywood's archetypal dumb blonde. She was also one smart cookie. That's the twist in Lois Banner's richly researched biography "Marilyn: the Passion and the Paradox." The passion ...
When I was writing my biography of Marilyn Monroe, several editors deemed her a shopworn subject. This was in the 1980s. They, of course, misunderstood Monroe’s perennial place in the American ...
Jackie Kennedy couldn't dial down her emotions after this phone call. In J. Randy Taraborrelli new biography Jackie: Public, Private, Secret, the author compiled almost 25 years of research and ...
"Made in the USA, Charleston, SC, 08 February 2013."--Colophon. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source=~!silibraries&uri=full=3100001 ...
In this 1950 photo, Monroe is pictured beside a piano in her new apartment in Los Angeles. In her autobiography, My Story, ...
Iconic Hollywood movie star Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her Los Angeles home at age 36 on this day in history, August 5, 1962. The actress was discovered face down and lying nude on her bed ...
Van Doren, who turns 95 on February 6, revealed her true relationship with Monroe.
In its opening minutes, the documentary “Love, Marilyn” establishes a gimmick that seems destined to fail: Chronicling the rise and fall of Marilyn Monroe, director Liz Garbus unleashes a collection ...