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My Week With Marilyn

Nearly fifty years after her death, the jury is still out on the quality of Marilyn Monroe’s acting ability. This struggle to see the talent for the celebrity is just as common a dilemma in today’s paparazzi-infested environment—just ask George Clooney, Jennifer Anniston and the like. The question of which is larger, Monroe’s talent or her celebrity, is in play throughout My Week With Marilyn, an adaptation of Colin Clark’s memoir The Prince, the Showgirl and Me. (Clark was a production hand on the set of her 1957 film, The Prince and the Showgirl.)...  read more

Buy Marilyn Monroe's Brentwood Home

If Kanye West’s $4 million Hollywood home wasn’t intriguing enough, you might be interested in Marilyn Monroe’s estate, located in L.A.’s Brentwood district. The four-bedroom, three-bathroom home is currently going for $3.6 million, according to The Huffington Post....  read more

Will a New Marilyn Monroe Movie Reveal the Real Story Behind Her Death?

A new Marilyn Monroe movie financed by FilmEngine may reveal what really happened in the star’s final hours. According to Variety, the production company scored more financing to make the film a reality. The company has the rights to the life story of Lionel Grandison, the deputy coroner who performed Monroe’s autopsy. Grandison, who is still living, has said he was forced to rule the movie star’s death a suicide instead of a homicide after receiving death threats....  read more

Ten Creatures Named for Entertainers

Last month, scientists announced they'd named a species of prehistoric bird for...  read more

A Dozen Mindblowing Celebrity Auctions

eBay is full of items once owned by celebrities, and we've compiled the stories of people who paid too much money to obtain them.  read more