On This Day: ‘Joe, Marilyn Married Here’

First posted here on January 14, 2017 The San Francisco Chronicle has reposted their front page from January 15, 1954 – the day after Joe DiMaggio married Marilyn at City Hall. (And just FYI, January 14 has seen some other significant events over the years – including the release of Clara Bow’s It in 1926,...

Marilyn, Inge Morath and Magnum at 70

First posted here on April 30th, 2017 Today’s edition of U.K. Sunday newspaper, The Observer, includes a feature on the 70th anniversary of Magnum, focusing on the pioneering agency’s female photographers. Marilyn’s work with Eve Arnold is mentioned, and Inge Morath’s portrait of a warm, mature but still wistful Marilyn during the Misfits shoot is among Magnum’s...

Remembering Arthur Miller and Marilyn

First posted here on February 23, 2015 The tenth anniversary of Arthur Miller’s death is being marked with a London revival of A View From the Bridge – the controversial play that first opened in the same city back in 1956, during filming of The Prince and the Showgirl. In tribute to Miller, The Guardian has republished a 1998 interview...

52 Years Later: Marilyn’s Memorial in Los Angeles

First posted here on August 6, 2014 Fans gathered in Los Angeles yesterday to mark the 52nd anniversary of her death, NBC reports. This year’s memorial service – hosted by Marilyn Remembered and featuring guest speakers such Kathleen Hughes (actress and widow of producer Stanley Rubin); singer and impersonator Jimmy James; dancer and choreographer George Chakiris; and...

Marilyn’s 2013 Memorial at Westwood

First posted here on August 6, 2013 The annual service hosted by Marilyn Remembered - marking the 51st anniversary of her death - was held at Westwood Memorial Park on August 5, 2013. This year's speakers included Monroe biographer James Spada; photographer George Barris; Marian Collier Neuman and Joan Nicholas from Sweet Sue's band in...

Remembering Marilyn in Vancouver

First posted here on July 27, 2013 On July 27th, 1953 – exactly sixty years ago – Marilyn Monroe came to Vancouver. This anniversary is marked by John Mackie in today’s Vancouver Sun. “Marilyn Monroe stopped off in Vancouver 60 years ago en route to Jasper, where she was to film River of No Return. She spent five hours in the city...

Marilyn’s Death in the Mirror, and TIME

First posted here on August 5, 2012 UK tabloid The Mirror (formerly the Daily Mirror) has reposted its original front page story on Marilyn's death, written by Stan Mays and John Edwards on Sunday, August 5th, and published on Monday, August 6th, 1962. Interestingly, while it is often said that the investigation mistakenly placed Marilyn's...

Marilyn’s 2011 Memorial in Los Angeles

First posted here on August 8, 2011 The annual service for Marilyn, organised by Marilyn Remembered, was held at Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles on August 5th, marking the 49th anniversary of her death. This year's speakers included Sondra Farrell Bazrod (who appeared in Monkey Business); Audrey Franklyn (publicist to Ella Fitzgerald); Laurent Morlet (director...

Marilyn’s 2010 Memorial in Los Angeles

First posted here on August 9, 2010 Speakers at the 2010 memorial service marking 48 years since Marilyn's death, at Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles, organised by Marilyn Remembered Fan Club: John Gilmore, author of Inside Marilyn Monroe Noreen Siegel, wife of Dr Lee Siegel, Marilyn’s longtime physician at Twentieth Century Fox Marion Collier, ‘Olga’...