Marilyn Monroe Articles

Marilyn Monroe aka Norma Jeane Dougherty in 1946 Marilyn Monroe pictures taken during her first photo shoot — when she was still known as Norma Jeane Dougherty — will be auctioned following a Florida bankruptcy judge’s ruling a few days ago. Proceeds from the selling of Monroe’s images and their copyrights will help to settle the debts of photographer Joseph Jasgur. Julien’s Auctions will handle [...]

Kenneth Branagh as Laurence Olivier, My Week with Marilyn Once upon a time, Kenneth Branagh was hailed as the new Laurence Olivier. Back in early 1990, Branagh was nominated for two Academy Awards for directing and starring in Henry V, an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play that back in early 1947 had earned Olivier a Best Actor nomination and an Honorary Award for "his outstanding [...]

Tom Ewell, Marilyn Monroe, the "Subway Dress," The Seven Year Itch Does $910k for Judy Garland’s Adrian-designed Dorothy dress in The Wizard of Oz sound like a lot to you? Then what about the record-breaking $4.6 million paid for the "subway dress" Marilyn Monroe wore in Billy Wilder’s 1955 comedy classic The Seven Year Itch? Or the $3.7m paid for the Ascot dress and hat [...]

Marilyn Monroe WHAT IF THEY LIVED? Movie Stars Who Died Too Young How did the idea for What If They Lived come about? The idea for the book was percolating for years. I was always curious about what could have happened if stars like Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, John Belushi and Bruce Lee had not died not died so young – could their stellar power [...]