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Marilyn Monroe Earrings Snapped Up At Hollywood Memorabilia Auction
A pair of rhinestone earrings once worn by Marilyn Monroe has sold at auction for $185,000 (£115,625).The late movie star showed off the dangling silver earrings while attending the 1955 premiere of The Rose Tattoo,...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 April 2014
Bruce Lee's Game Of Death Shoes Included In Star Auction
Rarities including Bruce Lee's shoes from his final movie Game Of Death and a tapestry from Marilyn Monroe's home are to go up for auction next month (Apr14).Other lots in the Hollywood Legends sale include...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 March 2014
Marilyn Monroe's Dress Crowned Most Iconic Screen Costume
Marilyn Monroe's white dress has been crowned the most iconic screen costume of all time.The halter neck outfit created by costume designer William Travilla for 1955 movie 'Seven Year Itch' has topped a new poll...
By Bang Showbiz in Fashion / Beauty on 03 January 2014
Marilyn Monroe's Seven Year Itch Dress Voted Best Movie Frock
Screen legend Marilyn Monroe's iconic white dress from The Seven Year Itch has been voted the number one outfit in movie history.The blonde bombshell's billowing frock from the 1955 film has been named the favourite...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 03 January 2014
Lana Del Rey Shoots Biblical Film
Lana Del Rey has taken on the role of Biblical character Eve in a bizarre new short film which brings Elvis Presley, John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe and Jesus Christ together in the Garden of Eden.The...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 December 2013
Kim Kardashian Is Similar To Marilyn Monroe?
Kanye West thinks Kim Kardashian is like a modern day Marilyn Monroe.The 'Bound 2' hitmaker has blasted Vanity Fair magazine for featuring supermodel Kate Upton, 21, styled to look like the 'Some Like It Hot'...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 27 November 2013
Truman Capote's Confidante Reveals Details About Lost Jackie Kennedy/marilyn Monroe Film
One of Truman Capote's closest confidantes has revealed the writer captured footage of a secret meeting between Jackie Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe at his home in New York just weeks before the actress' death in...
By World Entertainment News Network in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 November 2013
Top Photographer Names Angelina Jolie As Lone Modern Beauty Icon
Angelina Jolie is the only modern beauty who could compete with silver screen legends Marilyn Monroe and Ava Gardner, according to celebrity photographer Terry O'neill.The Brit has captured the world's most iconic beauties during his...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 October 2013
A Week In News: Miley On Snl, Gravity Storms Box-office And Tom Hanks's Diabetes
Miley's Homecoming: Miley Cyrus made her triumphant return to Saturday Night Live on Sunday and, hey, what do you know, the reviews were actually pretty good. She clearly had plenty of material to work with,...
By Michael West in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 10 October 2013
Hey, Maybe Marilyn Monroe Wasn't That Beautiful
A set of physician's notes on the Hollywood starlet Marilyn Monroe that appear to indicate she underwent cosmetic surgery will go up for auction next month along with a set of her X-rays, Reuters reports.Marilyn...
By Michael West in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 09 October 2013
Marilyn Monroe Medical Records Go Up For Auction As They Indicate She Had Plastic Surgery
Marilyn Monroe's medical records will go up for auction next month in Los Angeles, California.The medical records consist of 6 X-rays and a file of doctors notes from 1950-1962 which imply Monroe may have had...
By Nick Hill in Fashion / Beauty on 09 October 2013
Andy Warhol's Grave The Focus Of His 85th Birthday Webcam Event
Andy Warhol, the leader of the Pop Art movement, may have died in 1987, but that hasn't stopped him from making headlines today with the as his grave features in an internet event to celebrate...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 06 August 2013
Like It Or Not, Kerry Katona's Playing Marilyn Monroe. That's Happening.
Kerry Katona, the British sort-of-singer best known for, err, Loose Women, has signed on to play the world's most iconic and beautiful actress Marilyn Monroe.Just like when the world's natural resources eventually run out, or...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 July 2013
Kerry Katona To Play Marilyn Monroe In Musical
British pop star Kerry Katona is set to play Marilyn Monroe in a new musical based on the life of the iconic actress.The Atomic Kitten singer announced to her Twitter.com followers on Monday (22Jul13) that...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 23 July 2013
The Canyons Director: Linday Lohan Brought Drama To Set
'The Canyons' director says Lindsay Lohan threw tantrums on set.Paul Schrader doesn't regret casting the troubled actress in his upcoming erotic thriller, despite her erratic behaviour and constant ''tardiness, tantrums, absences, neediness, [and] psychodrama'' during...
By Bang Showbiz on 10 July 2013
Warhol's Marilyn Monroe Fetches More Than Any Of Her Movies
Andy Warhol's 1962 pop-art multiple images of Marilyn Monroe sold for $38.2 million on Thursday. The original silk screen grid, titled Four Marilyns, had been expected to fetch about $30 million. Reports said that it...
By Lew Irwin on 17 May 2013
Heartfelt Letter From Marilyn Monroe To Go On Auction
A letter from Marilyn Monroe to her acting mentor, presumably written in the actress’s final days, is going up for auction. The undated letter, written on stationary from the Bell Air Hotel, details Monroe’s struggles...
By Victoria Pavlova in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 30 March 2013
Marilyn Monroe's Suicidal Letter Up For Auction
A handwritten Marilyn Monroe letter detailing her suicidal thoughts is set to be auctioned off online in May (13).In the undated note, addressed to famed acting teacher Lee Strasberg and penned on Hotel Bel-Air stationery,...
By WENN on 29 March 2013
Historical Letters By Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon And Eisehower To Be Auctioned Off By Collector
Before her death, Marilyn Monroe reached out to her acting mentor Lee Strasber, in a letter. She talked about her despair and feeling like she didn’t belong to “the human race”. Now, that letter, written...
By Victoria Pavlova in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 29 March 2013
Katherine Jenkins Wants To Play Marilyn Monroe
British opera singer Katherine Jenkins dreams of playing tragic star Marilyn Monroe in a West End musical.The Welsh mezzo-soprano admits she has been fascinated with the Some Like It Hot star for many years, and...
By WENN on 31 January 2013
Megan Fox Likens Lindsay Lohan To Marilyn Monroe, And Not In A Good Way
While Marilyn Monroe will always be an iconic Hollywood legend, there's a part of her history hidden below the glamorous exterior. This is something that Megan Fox - who has recently been removing a tattoo...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 15 January 2013
Newly Released Fbi Files Link Marilyn Monroe To Communism
Marilyn Monroe’s name is one you don’t get to read in headlines too often these days, but the Some Like It Hot actress continues to make news to this day, most recently with the surfacing...
By Victoria Pavlova in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 29 December 2012
Marilyn Monroe Befriended Communists States Fbi
Marilyn Monroe's death, 50 years on, still sparks notes of controversy with some die-hard fans who don't think her death was suicide. That's why the FBI files that had gone missing - that have now...
By Lorna Greville in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 28 December 2012
Playboy Marks Marilyn Monroe's Death With Photo Tribute
Editors at Playboy magazine are marking 50 years since Marilyn Monroe's death by publishing a series of long-lost photographs of the Hollywood icon.The actress, who died aged 36 in 1962 in a suspected suicide, was...
By WENN on 19 November 2012
Judy Garland's Dress Sells For 480k
The dress worn by Judy Garland in 'The Wizard of Oz' has sold for $480,000 at auction.The iconic blue and white gingham garment fetched the highest price of any item during a two-day auction of...
By Bang Showbiz on 12 November 2012
Never Mind The Ruby Slippers - Judy Garland's Wizard Of Oz Dress Auctioned For $480,000
The iconic dress worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz has been sold at auction for $480,000. The auction house Julien’s Auctions have revealed that the blue and white gingham pinafore fetched the...
By Hayley Avron in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12 November 2012
Kenneth Branagh? That's Sir Kenneth Branagh To You!
Kenneth Branagh has received his knighthood from the Queen at Buckingham Palace for services to drama and the community of Northern Ireland. The Oscar-nominated actor, director and screenwriter, is best known for his Shakespearean works...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 November 2012
Elizabeth Taylor Queen Of Posthumous Celeb Earnings, Toppling King-of-pop Michael Jackson From The Top Spot
After her death last year aged 79, just two years after her great friend Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor has become the world's highest grossing dead celebrity, according to Forbes. This result sees the growth of...
By Lorna Greville in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 30 October 2012
Elizabeth Taylor Named Highest-earning Dead Celebrity
Dame Elizabeth Taylor has surpassed Michael Jackson as the highest-earning dead celebrity in the past year. The late actress' estate amassed a staggering $210 million last year mainly thanks to the auction of Elizabeth's jewellery,...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 October 2012
Bfi Exhibit Iconic Costumes, Including Superman, At The Victoria And Albert Museum In London
Twenty years' worth of movie costumes amassed by the BFI are going to be left in the care of the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A). Some of these will be exhibited in the Hollywood Costume...
By Lorna Greville in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 October 2012
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