Marilyn Monroe Didn’t Have Six Toes on Her Left Foot, Alas
Sad but true: Marilyn Monroe did not have six toes on her left foot. Or on her right foot, either. She was a ten-toed beauty. We were unaware of the …..
Posts tagged: Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe and Her DiMaggio
Marilyn Monroe was an up-and-coming movie star when she married baseball hero Joe DiMaggio on 14 January, sixty years ago. It didn’t work out.
Garish Photos of a Dozen Famous Weddings
Just-slightly-weird wedding shots of the DiMaggios, the Presleys, the Obamas and more.
Even More Rare Images of Marilyn Monroe
This week there were more headlines about Marilyn Monroe, for petessakes — never before seen images! We have them here.
Kate Upton: Biography and Photos
Who is Kate Upton and why is The New York Times saying such nice things about her?
Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin In… The Hangover?
What if today’s movies had been made with stars from 50 years ago?
Chicago’s Marilyn Monroe Upskirt Statue
One-time Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe is causing a stir in downtown Chicago.
Marilyn Monroe and Andy Griffith are Birthday Twins
Grab some chips, then call your neighbors and tell them that American icons Andy Griffith and Marilyn Monroe were both born on the very same day: June 1 of 1926. They presented two …..
Thanks for Nothing, Ted Sorensen
Here’s a belated book review of my most frustrating read of 2009: Ted Sorensen’s book Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History.The book came out in 2008 and it’s billed as Ted Sorensen’s frank personal memoir of his 11 years as John Kennedy’s speechwriter and right-hand advisor.
5 Celebrity Christmas Songs I Never Want to Hear Again (But Undoubtedly Will)
And now for a little touch of Scrooge. Here are five celebrity Christmas songs I wish would just go away.Merry Christmas (War is Over) by John LennonIt starts out strong enough (“And so this is Christmas…”) but has there ever been a dopier lyric than “Let’s make it a good one / Without any fear”? God bless John Lennon and all, but this is not his strongest effort. Toss in the piercing kiddie backup voices, and this gets my vote for the most irritating holiday song ever.
How To Bury A Millionaire
Someone just paid $4.6 million for the crypt directly above Marilyn Monroe.”Here is a once in a lifetime and into eternity opportunity to spend your eternal days directly above Marilyn Monroe,” the eBay auction description boasted.
R.I.P + 3
Rest in peace, Don Knotts. You died three years ago today.TV’s Barney Fife is buried near a swaying palm tree in Westwood Memorial Park in LA. (Same cemetery as Marilyn Monroe and Dean Martin!)