A photo of the Hollywood icon reading James Joyce upends the dumb blonde stereotype; part of a new exhibition exploring Monroe’s agency in her own image-making.

Long seen primarily as a sex symbol, Marilyn Monroe is now viewed as an early advocate for women in Hollywood. On the 100th anniversary of her birth, DW looks at the star who…

Long seen primarily as a sex symbol, Marilyn Monroe is now viewed as an early advocate for women in Hollywood.

Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Michelle MORGAN, Marilyn Monroe biographer. Author of The Seven Year Itch, and the Birth of an Unlikely Feminist. One hundred years after the…

For the star’s 100th anniversary, Lawrence Schiller relives the nude photoshoot that showed, far from being a ‘messy’ blond bombshell, Monroe was a shrewd controller of her image

Discover how Marilyn Monroe challenged Hollywood’s studio system, championed method acting, and took creative control of her legacy as a pioneering producer.

The National Portrait Gallery’s highly anticipated Marilyn exhibition – in celebration of what would have been her 100th birthday – is full of striking, evocative magic. But when…

A photo of the Hollywood icon reading James Joyce upends the dumb blonde stereotype; part of a new exhibition exploring Monroe’s agency in her own image-making.

A new exhibition celebrating the icon's centenary is full of stunning images but the woman herself remains an enigma