Joseph Scott Remembers Marilyn in Korea

First posted here on September 21, 2015 Korea is sometimes described as a ‘forgotten war’, and the involvement of British troops has been overlooked. Joseph Scott, who was just eighteen when he joined the Cameron Highlanders in Korea, has shared his memories of the conflict – and the unforgettable day in 1954 when Marilyn Monroe...

Gene London: TV Personality and Marilyn Collector Has Died

First posted here on January 28, 2020 Gene London, the television personality turned fashion designer who owned one of the world’s largest Hollywood costume collections, has died aged 88 after a fall at his home in Reading, Pennsylvania on January 19, 2020. He is survived by husband John Thomas, and will be buried alongside his...

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...

American Dreamgirls: Marilyn and Lana Del Rey

Singer Lana Del Rey has referenced Marilyn numerous times in her career, beginning with this February 2012 cover shoot for Lovecat magazine, in which photographer Ellen Von Unwerth  paid homage to Marilyn’s 1962 Vogue layout, shot by Bert Stern. (First posted here on February 11, 2012.) Marilyn Inspires Lana Del Rey First posted here on...

Julien’s Lost Archive: Marilyn Among Friends

In my third post about The Lost Archive of Marilyn Monroe sale held at Julien’s Auctions on December 6, 2014, I look at letters from some of her closest friends - including photographer Sam Shaw, and poet Norman Rosten. (You can read my previous posts here.) "A 16-page letter from Sam Shaw, with two pages...

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...

Backstory: Marilyn on Madison, 1962

First posted here on June 16, 2014 Writing for the Worcester Telegram today, Liz Smith explores the backstory behind a fan photo taken as Marilyn left John F. Kennedy’s birthday gala at Madison Square Garden. There’s just one problem – the photo isn’t included! I’ve found a photo which seems similar (credited to Irv Steinberg), but will...

Marilyn-Spotting on the Streets of Banff

First posted here on January 16, 2014 This rare candid photo has a ‘meet-cute’ story behind it, as explained by blogger Posh Todd … “Never-before-seen photo of Marilyn Monroe, taken in Banff, Alberta, in 1953 when she was filming Otto Preminger’s River of No Return. The gentlemen in the photo is Norm Charach, the beloved late...

Doug Draper’s Lost Moment With Marilyn

On the Niagara at Large blog, Doug Draper has shared a baby photo of himself with his father and Casey Adams, who played honeymooner Ray Cutler in Niagara. After changing his name to Max Showalter, Adams would play a Life photographer in another Monroe movie, Bus Stop (1956.) Tantalisingly, Marilyn was nearby when this snapshot was taken in the...

Remembering Marilyn at Pendleton

First posted here on November 27, 2011 Columnist Jerry Jonas has shared his memories of meeting Marilyn as a young marine corporal in the Burlington County Times. Although he states that she visited Camp Pendleton in the 'spring of 1951,' it was probably on April 4, 1952, as reported at the time. “I still remember the...