Marilyn and Khrushchev in Hollywood

First posted here on December 22, 2015 This second extract from Alistair Cooke at the Movies focuses on ‘The Script That Got Away: Mr Khruschev’s Propaganda Tour at US Expense’, an article about the Soviet premier’s historic visit, published in The Guardian after Marilyn attended a Twentieth Century-Fox luncheon in Khrushchev’s honour on September 20, 1959. “He was whizzed so fast...

When Marilyn Came to Forest Hills

First posted here on February 12, 2019 In an article for Forest Hills Connection, Ann Kessler looks back at Marilyn’s week-long stay in the Washington DC suburb while husband Arthur Miller was on trial for contempt of Congress in May 1957. “Monroe wanted to support her husband by coming to DC, but didn’t want to stay...

Marilyn, Harold Lloyd and the ‘Careless Man’

First posted here on October 22, 2018 Marilyn’s 1953 poolside photo session at the home of Harold Lloyd – and the mysterious accompanying clip, where she whispers seductively, ‘I hate a careless man’  – has long been the subject of speculation. Some have linked it to Coca Cola, as Marilyn was sipping a bottle through...

Remembering Marilyn’s Washington Interlude

First posted here on October 4, 2011 Over at The Forward, Elisa Strauss shares an anecdote about Marilyn's ten-day visit to Washington in May 1957, when Arthur was on charge for contempt of court after refusing to 'name names' of alleged communist sympathisers to the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1956. The couple stayed at...