‘Let’s talk straight,’ Jenna Glatzer writes in her new, illustrated biography. ‘Marilyn Monroe was a fibber.’ This is certainly debatable, and The Marilyn Monroe Treasures adds generously to that legend with a lavish design, classic and rare photographs, and most significantly a collection of memorabilia, in facsimile – all officially endorsed by Monroe’s [...]
Archive for June, 2009
The Marilyn Monroe Treasures
Posted in Books, Film, Marilyn Monroe, Non-Fiction, tagged Jenna Glatzer, Marilyn Monroe on June 16, 2009 | 7 Comments »
American Bombshells
Posted in Film, History, Marilyn Monroe, Updates, tagged Blonde Bombshell, Jean Harlow, Marilyn Monroe on June 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
American Bombshells: Marilyn and Jean Harlow, my latest addition to the ‘Marilyn’s Heroes’ series, can now be read at Immortal Marilyn. While researching and writing the article, I was struck by the empathy Marilyn felt for Harlow and the string of coincidences and uncanny parallels between their lives. Jean Harlow was the original ‘blonde bombshell’ [...]
