Searching for Marilyn’s Scots-Irish Roots

Marilyn’s Scottish Roots First posted here on June 3, 2016 Marilyn never visited Scotland, but it’s thought that her ancestors may have travelled to America from the Highland village of Tain, as The Herald reports.  “The search is now on for distant relatives of the star in the Highlands after it was found her ancestors...

Twin Peaks: From Norma Jeane, to Laura Palmer

First posted here on January 5, 2018 If you’re a fan of cult TV series Twin Peaks, you’ll already know that director David Lynch and writer Mark Frost created it after shelving an earlier collaboration based on Anthony Summers’ controversial 1985 biography, Goddess. There are striking parallels between the main female protagonist, Laura Palmer (played...

When Miguel Ferrer Stole Marilyn’s Heart

First posted here on January 22, 2017 Miguel Ferrer, the accomplished character actor whose many screen credits include Robocop and Twin Peaks, died last week aged 61, The Guardian reports. He was born on February 7, 1955 to singer Rosemary Clooney and her husband, actor Jose Ferrer (pictured above left.) Among his impeccable Hollywood connections...

Death in Hollywood: Amber Tamblyn on Marilyn

First posted here on April 8, 2015 Actress Amber Tamblyn – who has appeared in TV shows including Joan of Arcadia, House M.D., and Two and a Half Men, and films such as Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and The Ring – is also an accomplished poet. Her third collection, Dark Sparkler, focuses on tragic...

Jack Allen To Sell Marilyn’s ‘Down Boy’, and More

First posted here on December 4, 2018 Marilyn By Moonlight author Jack Allen is selling off some items from his collection in the Essentially Marilyn auction on December 11, 2018, at Profiles In History – including photographs and the unreleased song, ‘Down Boy‘, as Mike Szymanski reports for Dreamweaver Arts. (The auction also features the...

‘Down Boy!’ Rare Marilyn Song Resurfaces

First posted here on August 23, 2015 Marilyn has been making news in the music world this week, with a story that ‘Down Boy’, an unreleased song cut from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, may be sampled on a new track by hip hop producer Timbaland (who is currently working on his fourth solo album, Opera Noir.)...