Image Credit: Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable in 'The Misfits' (Image: United Artists) For most actresses, working with Clark Gable was the biggest deal of their career. But for Marilyn Monroe, it was different.

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 part is that Monroe worked tirelessly toward her goal ...

Hollywood is marking what would have been the 100th birthday of Marilyn Monroe, one of the most recognizable figures in entertainment history.

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. In Western culture there are few people more sought after than Marilyn Monroe. One hundred years after her birth, Monroe’s ...

Marilyn Monroe remains one of the most famous icons of the 20th century. Known for her Hollywood glamour, beauty, and energy, she was far more than just a movie star. Marilyn was born Norma Jeane […]

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marilyn Monroe would be turning 100 years old on June 1 of this year. Talk about Hollywood royalty, and a bright star was passed far too young. Her legacy lives on, of course, and in ...

In this 1926 photo, Monroe is seen as an infant with her mother, Gladys. In her posthumously published autobiography, My Story, coauthored with Ben Hecht, Monroe recalled her early memories of her

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” (Bloomsbury, $30).The passion part is that Monroe worked ...

Norman Mailer—who looks at the newspapers the way other people look in mirrors: to make sure he is still himself—pulled down a newsslide of publicity with his lawsuit-threatening, critic-stumping para-biography Marilyn: a big,