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Did Marilyn Monroe Say, ‘Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History’?

4 August 2022

The quote has become famous, but its original context was different than what many assume.

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FILE - Kim Kardashian wears the iconic dress worn by Marilyn Monroe at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala in New York on May 2, 2022. Some Monroe enthusiasts believe the dress was damaged after Kardashian wore it but the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! attraction in Hollywood, Calif., where the garment is on display, denies that claim. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Ripley’s Denies Claim Kardashian Damaged Iconic Monroe Dress

16 June 2022

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! on Thursday denied claims that Kim Kardashian’s wearing of the...

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This combination photo shows Marilyn Monroe on the set of "Something's Got To Give," in Los Angeles in April 1962, left, and a custom-made pale pink silk blouse worn by Monroe in "Let’s Make Love." The items is one of many pieces of Hollywood memorabilia up for action July 15 through July 17 at Julien’s Auctions. (AP Photo, left, Julien's Auctions via AP)

For Auction: Marilyn’s Clothes, Thor’s Hammer, Cap’s Shield

11 May 2022

It may not be that Marilyn Monroe dress, but several gowns she donned for “Gentlemen...

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The 1964 painting Shot Sage Blue Marilyn by Andy Warhol is carried in Christie's showroom in New York City on Sunday, May 8, 2022. The auction house predicts it will sell for $200 million on Monday, becoming the most expensive 20th-century artwork to sell at auction. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’ Auction Nabs $195M; Most for US Artist

10 May 2022

Andy Warhol's “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” sold for a cool $195 million, making the iconic...

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Is Gladys Baker Morris the Daughter of JFK and Marilyn Monroe?

18 October 2018

An article about a secret child supposedly born to JFK and Marilyn Monroe resurfaced online...

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Marilyn Monroe in a black-and-white still from "The Prince and the Showgirl"

Marilyn Monroe Dresses, Personal Photos Going up for Auction

9 August 2018

Born Norma Jeane Mortenson, Monroe changed her name after coming to Hollywood. She used her...

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Hugh Hefner, Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson at the Los Angeles premiere of 'House Bunny' held at the Mann Village Theatre in Westwood on August 20, 2008

Did Hugh Hefner Pay to be Interred Next to Marilyn Monroe?

10 October 2017

The magazine mogul paid $75,000 to be laid to rest beside the actress, who was...

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Is This Marilyn Monroe Posing With a Cat?

8 June 2017

A doctored image appears to show Monroe holding a cat to her face.

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Did Doctors Discover a Live Cockroach in a Patient’s Chest in Zimbabwe? A chest X-ray purportedly showing a cockroach is actually a doctored version of Marilyn Monroe's.

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Doctored image of a young Marilyn Monroe leaning against a tree next to a young Elizabeth Taylor.

Did Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor Pose Together?

18 April 2017

Two long-buried photographs were doctored to show the two icons leaning against a tree together.

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Joe DiMaggio at the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Say It Ain’t So, Joe (DiMaggio)

16 July 2016

Another example of why museum docents and tour guides aren't necessarily sources of accurate information.

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James and Marilyn

31 August 2015

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