Marilyn Monroe was Hollywood's archetypal dumb blonde. She was also one smart cookie. That's the twist in Lois Banner's richly researched biography "Marilyn: the Passion and the Paradox." The passion ...

For years, the star believed she had inherited a mental illness; that her bloodline was cursed and she would end up in an ...

'From Norma Jean to Icon' is told by a photographer who knew the Hollywood royalty best.

Biographies are a girl's best friend. Few have done more revelatory and insightful research into Monroe's life as Lois Banner, a historian and leading figure in the field of women's history. With ...

The movie, which follows a fictional retelling of her life through Joyce Carol Oates' 1999 novel of the same name, focuses heavily on Marilyn’s rise to fame and her relationships with men (both real ...

Marilyn Monroes quote, “I restore myself when I'm alone. A career is born in public—talent in privacy,” highlights the ...

Iconic Hollywood movie star Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her Los Angeles home at age 36 on this day in history, August 5, 1962. The actress was discovered face down and lying nude on her bed ...

On screen, Marilyn Monroe has been both an anti-feminist symbol and a woman in command of her sexuality. Sometimes, the only thing movie and TV versions of the starlet have in common is the mole. But ...