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Beach photos that set a young Marilyn Monroe on a highway to Hollywood commemorated with new plaque

If you’re a fan of Marilyn Monroe then you’ll know that the Hollywood and cultural icon wasn’t always known as Marilyn. She was born Norma Jeane Mortenson, a name she would use during the early years ...

Celebrating Marilyn Monroe In Los Angeles 100 Years After Her Birth

Legendary film icon Marilyn Monroe would have been one hundred years old in 2026, and there are many places and ways to celebrate her in Los Angeles this year.

80 Years Ago Today, A Factory Worker Signed A $150-A-Week Deal And Became Marilyn Monroe

On this day in 1946, a little-known young woman named Norma Jeane Dougherty walked into a future she could scarcely have imagined. At just 20 years old, the aspiring model signed her very first ...
Artnet

Marilyn 100

This August, Art Angels presents MARILYN 100, an exhibition of new paintings by acclaimed British-American artist Russell ...
Variety

The Monroe Doctrine: How Marilyn Set the Standard for Incandescent Stardom

Clockwise from left: Laurence Cendrowicz/The Weinstein Company/Courtesy Everett Collection; Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection; Chris Polk/WWD/Penske Media Marilyn Monroe still casts a long shadow ...