MARILYN MONROE news and archive

Marilyn dress owner says Kim Kardashian did not damage it at Met Gala

Kim Kardashian did not damage the Marilyn Monroe dress she wore to the Met Gala in New York, the museum that owns it said Thursday, after fans complained the gown had been torn. Kardashian turned heads last month when she appeared at the event in the skin-tight dress the screen siren wore to serenade then-president John F. Kennedy on his...

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Damages to Marilyn Monroe’s dress revealed following Met Gala

The private museum that owns an iconic dress worn by Marilyn Monroe allowed it to be “permanently damaged" when it lent it to reality star Kim Kardashian for her appearance at the Met Gala extravaganza last month, a Monroe memorabilia collector alleged Wednesday. A platinum blonde Kardashian shined but also stirred controversy when she donned...

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The Laundry Room collaborates with Marilyn Monroe

Californian leisurewear brand The Laundry Room has revealed a collaboration with the late actor, Marilyn Monroe, releasing a collection designed to celebrate her cultural impact on the world. ‘I am Marilyn’, The Laundry Room x Marilyn Monroe’s debut, includes co-branded art displayed across a range of t-shirts, terry jumpers and sweat sets, all...

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Monroe's 'Happy Birthday Mr. President' gown sold for 4.8 million dollars

The figure-hugging gown Marilyn Monroe wore to serenade President John F. Kennedy for his 45th birthday smashed its guide price to sell for 4.8 million dollars at auction on Thursday. The flesh-colored dress, adorned with 2,500 hand-stitched crystals, had been expected to fetch between 2-3 million dollars, Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills...

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Marilyn the Hollywood Icon

Still a mystery to most of us, now a selection of writings by Marilyn Monroe are being published. Coinciding with the release of diaries, poems, and letters, the American Museum in Bath will showcase ‘Marilyn – Hollywood Icon’ from 12th March until 30th October 2011. The exhibition will feature the largest private collection of Marilyn’s film...

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Marilyn Monroe exhibit opens

The original Playboy centrefold and wife of not only Joe DiMaggio, but also Arthur Miller, Marilyn Monroe had a knack for making the headlines and the pictures. The world seemed to conduct a long love affair with the beautiful actress. She, in turn, seemed to have one with the camera's. Director Billy Wilder once said that a camera to her was...