James Callahan Remembers Marilyn in Korea

First posted here on December 17, 2010 On February 18, 1954, Walt Durrell photographed Military Sergeant James C. Callahan of San Antonio, Texas with Marilyn after she had been made honorary member of 25th Division during her trip to Korea. In 2004, Callahan - now living in Arkansas - shared his memories with the Baxter...

Jerry Karthauser Remembers Marilyn in Korea

First posted here on June 16, 2017 A veteran army cook has spotted himself in a photo with Marilyn in Korea during her 1954 tour, reports the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. “If an Army cook meets Marilyn Monroe and doesn’t have a photo to prove it, did it really happen? For 63 years now, Jerry Karthauser has...

Arthur ‘Kippy’ Bowers Remembers Marilyn in Korea

First posted here on March 9, 2019 Despite her glamorous appearance, Marilyn required no special treatment during her 1954 military tour of Korea.  Nonetheless, U.S. troops did their utmost to make their special guest comfortable throughout her stay, as this amusing tale from the Reading Eagle reveals. “When Marilyn Monroe visited American troops in Korea...

George Burgtorf Remembers Marilyn in Korea

First posted here on March 1, 2016 George Burgtorf of Saramac, Michigan, has shared his memories – and photos – of meeting Marilyn as a young sergeant stationed in Korea during her morale-boosting 1954 visit, in an interview with the Ionia Sentinel-Standard. “George Burgtorf of Saranac was a 20-year-old sergeant in the United States Army’s...

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...

Joseph B. Dalton Remembers Marilyn in Korea

First posted here on September 7, 2015 Writing for Florida Today, US Army veteran Joseph B. Dalton remembers Marilyn’s flying visit to South Korea in February 1954. “I was supposed to have the day off but our sergeant came in and told a couple of us to get dressed, because a VIP was coming in...

Remembering Marilyn With Gabe Pressman

First posted here on June 23, 2017 Gabriel ‘Gabe’ Pressman, a reporter for New York’s WNBC-TV for over 50 years, has died aged 93. Born and raised in the Bronx, he covered events ranging from the assassination of Malcolm X to 9/11. Among his many interviewees were Harry S. Truman, Elvis Presley, Fidel Castro and,...

The Day Marilyn Kept Rockefeller Waiting

First posted here on August 6, 2015 Newsday has dug into its archive for an account of Marilyn’s belated arrival in New York on July 2nd, 1957, from her summer home in Amagansett, to launch the construction of a new Time-Life building. Arthur Miller wrote about the event in his autobiography, Timebends, recalling his astonishment...

Remembering Marilyn at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

First posted here on February 27, 2017 This clipping from the UK’s Sunday Times, posted by Kevin Coles at Marilyn Remembered, marks the closure of New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. One of the city’s landmarks, it is being converted into private apartments after more than a century in business. Marilyn was photographed by LIFE photographer Peter...

Karlie Kloss’ Diamond Tribute to Marilyn

First posted here on March 15, 2017 Supermodel Karlie Kloss has recreated Marilyn’s ‘Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend’ (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) in a new commercial for Swarovski Crystal, reports Marie-Claire. (In another clip, Karlie imitates Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.) "What I love most about icons like Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe...