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...

George Winslow: Marilyn’s Youngest Leading Man

First posted here on June 22, 2015 George Karl Wentzlaff, who appeared in two of Marilyn’s films under the stage name of George Winslow – and was nicknamed ‘Foghorn’ for his distinctive baritone – has died aged 69, reports the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Born in Los Angeles in 1946, George first found fame at the...

Marilyn’s £5 Million Gift to London’s Children

First posted here on December 3, 2012 London’s Anna Freud Centre for children suffering from mental health problems, an indirect beneficiary of Marilyn’s final 1961 will (via her New York psychiatrist, Dr Marianne Kris), has been given a £5 million windfall following the purchase of her estate by Authentic Brands Group (ABG), reports the Daily Express....

Liza Minnelli Remembers Marilyn

First posted here on October 11, 2011 Liza Minnelli – actress, singer, and daughter of Judy Garland – has remembered meeting Marilyn as a child in an interview for Film News. "She befriended me! I didn’t know her that well. She used to come to some of the dinner parties we had at home and...

Playing Cowboys and Indians with Marilyn

First posted here on September 16, 2010 In an interview with the Columbus Dispatch, Toni Westbrook-Van Cleave recalled meeting Marilyn as a child in 1960. “Toni Westbrook-Van Cleave was only 6 at the time, but she still remembers Marilyn Monroe strapping on a toy gun belt and playing cowboys and Indians with her young brother...