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CNNMoney: Marilyn Monroe 'officially' joins Twitterupdated: Wed Feb 08 2012 15:27:00

Add one more venue where the legend of Marilyn Monroe lives and her voice beckons: Twitter.

Glitz, glam on the Golden Globes carpetupdated: Tue Jan 17 2012 05:52:00

Celebrities arrive on the red carpet of the 2012 Golden Globes Awards in Los Angeles.

Photojournalism pioneer Eve Arnold dies at 99updated: Tue Jan 10 2012 15:26:00

Eve Arnold, known for her intimate portraits of stars such as Marilyn Monroe as well as her groundbreaking photojournalism work, has died in London, at the age of 99 Magnum Photos said Thursday.

Michael Jackson kids to make his footprints 'immortal'updated: Thu Jan 05 2012 20:34:00

Michael Jackson's three children will use their father's shoes and sequined glove to make handprint and footprint impressions in the concrete in front of Hollywood's renowned Grauman's Chinese Theatre this month, Jackson's estate announced Thursday.

Hugh Hefner had 'mixed emotions' about Lohan doing Playboy updated: Tue Dec 20 2011 10:21:00

Hugh Hefner believes Lindsay Lohan's Marilyn Monroe-themed Playboy pictorial will be a keepsake -- but the media mogul admits he initially had doubts about featuring the embattled actress on its cover.

Lindsay Lohan's Playboy issue 'breaking sales records,' Hef saysupdated: Sun Dec 18 2011 16:39:00

Lindsay Lohan's nude photo spread for Playboy is helping the men's magazine break sales records, according to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner.

Sophie Gustafson: The golfer who overcame a stutterupdated: Wed Nov 30 2011 16:26:00

What do Bruce Willis, Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe and King George VI have in common besides being public figures? They all suffered from stuttering at some point in their lives.

Review: Michelle Williams shines in 'My Week With Marilyn'updated: Wed Nov 23 2011 16:40:00

Sometimes an actor takes on the role of an iconic figure and they do a good job.

Collector Keya Morgan has an unusual path to the starsupdated: Tue Nov 22 2011 10:56:00

Keya Morgan sometimes sleeps with Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch clutched in his hand or with Marilyn Monroe's dress next to him. It makes for amazing dreams, he says.

America, a nation without heroesupdated: Tue Nov 15 2011 14:53:00

I am a big-time news junkie but there are days in which I don't turn on the television because I don't want to find out who's next.

LZ Granderson: The death of our heroesupdated: Tue Nov 15 2011 14:53:00

LZ Granderson says we're living in a new America; one without gods, role models or heroes.

Vegas weddings skyrocket on 11/11/11updated: Fri Nov 11 2011 06:52:00

It's a day that comes only once every 100 years -- 11/11/11. And in Vegas, that means throngs of lovebirds are flocking to chapels to get hitched Friday.

People.com: Naomi Watts: How I Seduced Liev Schreiberupdated: Mon Sep 26 2011 14:16:00

The actress had help from a "flirty" Calvin Klein dress and a little white lie

Fall theatrical preview: Must see moviesupdated: Tue Aug 30 2011 12:25:00

There are always films being released, even in the relatively dead first few months of the year. Granted, many of the studio films released before May will come and go quicker than the cable guy when you've just stepped out for a quart of milk, but, every once in a while, a gem comes along. "The Matrix" was released in March, for example, but generally it's "Just Go With It" or "Legion."

Marilyn Monroe's iconic dress sells for $5.6 million at auctionupdated: Sun Jun 19 2011 04:00:00

Marilyn Monroe's white "subway" dress sold for more than $5.6 million in a Beverly Hills, California auction Saturday night in which bidders paid another $2.7 million for three other Monroe movie outfits.

People.com: New York Times Critic Casts Lady Gaga on Broadwayupdated: Tue May 31 2011 13:09:00

Ben Brantley also has roles picked out for Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen

Marilyn Monroe photos found at garage sale still a mysteryupdated: Sat May 28 2011 22:04:00

Photographer Anton Fury's hobby of searching weekend garage sales for collectible toys led him to dozens of apparently unpublished photos of a young Marilyn Monroe.

People.com: Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon Name Twins Moroccan Scott and Monroeupdated: Wed May 04 2011 16:50:00

The singer named her son Moroccan Scott and her daughter Monroe

Warhol painting of Elizabeth Taylor could fetch $30 million at auctionupdated: Fri Apr 01 2011 12:24:00

The recent death of actress Elizabeth Taylor is expected to bring much interest to the sale of artist Andy Warhol's "Liz #5" when it hits the auction block on May 12.

Elizabeth Taylor: The 'Last Star'updated: Thu Mar 24 2011 00:14:00

Elizabeth Taylor died Wednesday at 79. But suppose she had died in 1960? She could have. You could look it up. She was suffering from pneumonia that year after starting filming on "Cleopatra." It was serious enough for her to have been declared dead.

10 most beautiful waterfallsupdated: Thu Mar 17 2011 09:56:00

Few things in nature are as mesmerizing as a waterfall -- the thunderous roar as water spills over cliffs, the light glistening off the spray, the sheer force of it all.

Dylan, Gaga and why we cling to our own musicupdated: Wed Feb 16 2011 10:12:00

Bob Dylan sure sounded bad, even for him, croaking through "Maggie's Farm" at the Grammys on Sunday. Mick Jagger wasn't much better.

People.com: PHOTO: Kate Middleton Gets the Warhol Treatmentupdated: Wed Jan 05 2011 14:14:00

Tatler cover echoes Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroe prints

What to get your fashionistaupdated: Wed Dec 01 2010 09:45:00

Objective: Find a fabulous but not outrageously priced gift for the label-loving fashionista on your holiday list. This seemingly daunting task is no problem, with InStyle.com's seven stylish picks.

'Producer' excerpt: Freaking out is not an optionupdated: Mon Nov 15 2010 12:17:00

I remembered exactly where I was when John Lennon, Marilyn Monroe, President Kennedy, and Princess Diana had died. I knew that if Michael Jackson really was gone, this was the same kind of monumental loss that would send the entire world into collective shock. But I had a show to book. I returned to my office and got back on the phone, so far removed from where I'd been when I woke up that morning, it was hard to believe it was the same day.

People.com: Michelle Williams Is the New Marilyn Monroeupdated: Fri Oct 08 2010 23:30:00

The actress plays the sex symbol in the movie My Week with Marilyn

People.com: Screen Star Tony Curtis Dead at 85updated: Thu Sep 30 2010 12:53:00

The Some Like It Hot and Sweet Smell of Success leading man led a colorful, if troubled life

Gallery: 10 best dressed celebrity bridesupdated: Mon Jul 26 2010 11:30:00

It's been a big summer for wedded bliss: In the last few months, everyone from Penelope Cruz to Carrie Underwood to Emily Blunt has tied the knot. And, try as Chelsea Clinton might to keep the particulars under wraps, details of her upcoming nuptials have been slowly but surely leaking out. We're eagerly awaiting pictures of the former first daughter's gown -- rumor has it, she's wearing Vera Wang or Oscar de la Renta -- but in the meantime, we've decided to take a look back at the ten most iconic wedding dresses ever.

Rare photo shows Marilyn Monroe with JFK, RFKupdated: Wed Jun 02 2010 01:15:00

Marilyn Monroe's sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday" sung for President John F. Kennedy's 45th birthday celebration marked the actress' last major public appearance before her mysterious death in August 1962.

People.com: Who Will Make the Better Marilyn Monroe: Naomi Watts or Michelle Williams?updated: Fri May 14 2010 16:34:00

There is only one Marilyn Monroe, but now two actresses are set to embody the bombshell on screen. It was announced this week at the Cannes Film Festival that Naomi Watts, 41, will play Monroe in a biopic based on author Joyce Carol Oates's controversial, fictionalized memoir, 2000's Blonde. The movie, also called Blonde, is reportedly slated to start filming in January.

People.com: POLL: Which Late Star Should Be on the Next U.S. Stamp?updated: Thu May 13 2010 16:10:00

Who among Michael Jackson, Paul Newman or Patrick Swayze is most deserving?

Beverly Hills for the rest of usupdated: Thu Feb 25 2010 10:02:00

As a kid growing up in working-class Los Angeles, I thought Beverly Hills was a faraway place reserved for privileged playboys and the Hollywood haves. Rich people lived in Beverly Hills; I watched "Beverly Hillbillies" on TV. I bought baubles at Target, not Tiffany. And I was in my 20s before I realized that Rodeo Drive wasn't pronounced like the cowboy cattle-roping event.

Marilyn Monroe home movie surfacesupdated: Sun Dec 06 2009 17:42:00

The copyright to a home movie of Marilyn Monroe "just sitting around" with friends will be offered through an online auction this week, according to a man who found the film while researching the actress' death.

Monroe home movie surfacesupdated: Sun Dec 06 2009 17:42:00

A previously unseen home movie shows actress Marilyn Monroe drinking and smoking with friends.

Dead celebrities, big bucksupdated: Wed Oct 28 2009 10:33:00

This year, it's hip to be dead.

Michael Jackson's money trailupdated: Wed Oct 28 2009 10:33:00

Singer Michael Jackson made millions in his career. CNN's Kareen Wynter reports on the value of his estate.

Expert advice on ghost huntingupdated: Sat Oct 24 2009 10:09:00

Professional ghost hunters weigh in on how to keep your sixth sense in tune, where to go to meet the undead, and what to do if something spooky follows you home. Happy hunting!

Ghost-hunting advice from the prosupdated: Fri Oct 23 2009 10:44:00

Professional ghost hunters weigh in on how to keep your sixth sense in tune, where to go to meet the undead, and what to do if something spooky follows you home. Happy hunting!

People.com: Want to Live Like Kim Kardashian?updated: Thu Oct 08 2009 08:46:00

Just plop down $1.09 million for her condo, which she's putting up for sale

Los Angeles: Lights, camera, attitudeupdated: Wed Aug 19 2009 11:05:00

The backdrop to countless movies and television shows, Los Angeles has been reproduced on film more times than any other city on the planet.

Wolfgang Puck in LA: Part 1updated: Wed Aug 19 2009 11:05:00

Award-winning chef Wolfgang Puck takes My City My Life on a tour of his favorite places in Los Angeles.

Celebrity calendars thrill fans, one day at a timeupdated: Mon Aug 17 2009 16:00:00

What do Elvis, Kim Kardashian, the Jonas Brothers, Dilbert and teen vampires have in common?

In hunting for celebrity graves, Michael Jackson's may be difficultupdated: Thu Jul 09 2009 16:33:00

Elvis Presley. Marilyn Monroe. Jim Morrison.

Unpublished photos of Marilyn Monroe surfaceupdated: Mon Jun 01 2009 23:01:00

They were taken before Marilyn Monroe became branded as the voluptuous blonde who oozed sex appeal in dozens of Hollywood films.

People.com: Never-Before-Seen Marilyn Monroe Photosupdated: Mon Jun 01 2009 15:38:00

A glimpse of the rising starlet in 1950, as discovered in the archives of Life magazine

People.com: Lindsay Lohan Gets Marilyn Monroe Quote Tattooupdated: Tue Apr 14 2009 09:07:00

The newly single star pays homage to the Hollywood screen legend

Commentary: Where heroes come fromupdated: Mon Apr 13 2009 10:39:00

There is a beach in Coronado, California, just across the bridge from San Diego. It offers a beautiful view of the Pacific Ocean, which is why it attracts tourists who are drawn to the sun.

People.com: What You Don't Know About Paris Hiltonupdated: Thu Dec 18 2008 20:51:00

The socialite shares her secrets about pheromones, working hard and staying "hot" 'til she's 75 in Esquire

Time.com: Actor Tony Curtisupdated: Fri Oct 17 2008 14:00:00

The star of scores of films, including Some Like it Hot and The Defiant Ones, Tony Curtis now spends his time painting and writing. His latest is American Prince, which details his long career in Tinseltown. Curtis talked to TIME about being an aging actor, hooking up with Marilyn Monroe, and why living well is the best revenge.

Rare song manuscript found in flea marketupdated: Fri Jul 04 2008 01:45:00

A rare and original manuscript of one of America's most patriotic songs has been discovered in a flea market bargain.

Historic manuscript foundupdated: Fri Jul 04 2008 01:45:00

The original manuscript of the song, 'My Country ?Tis of Thee,' was recently discovered at a New York City flea market.

Australia's Stolen Generation finds its voiceupdated: Mon Jun 30 2008 07:50:00

It may lack the prestige of Cannes, but this year's Sydney Film Festival was an equally glitzy and glamorous affair, attracting some Hollywood heavyweights.

River of No Returnupdated: Mon Jun 30 2008 07:50:00

River of No Return tells the story of 42-year-old Aborigine Frances Djulibing and her dream of becoming a movie star.

People.com: Snoop Dogg Has Three Words for LeAnn Rimes: 'Wow, Wow, Wow'updated: Tue Apr 15 2008 15:24:00

The rapper meets the sexy country crooner at the CMT Awards

People.com: Lindsay Lohan Opens Up About Recent Troublesupdated: Fri Feb 29 2008 14:27:00

"I had a lot going on in my life and that was a way of hiding from it," she says

People.com: Lindsay Lohan 'Very Happy' with Nude Photosupdated: Fri Feb 22 2008 19:42:00

Just days after Lindsay Lohan's mother praised her daughter's nude pictorial in New York magazine as "very tastefully done," comes word that Lindsay herself is just as pleased with the photo shoot, a recreation of Marilyn Monroe's legendary 1962 shoot by Bert Stern.

People.com: Lindsay Lohan – In Clothes! – Arrives in Milanupdated: Thu Feb 21 2008 16:25:00

She's been making headlines lately for what she hasn't been wearing. But on Thursday, Lindsay Lohan turned heads in a Dolce & Gabbana dress at the fashion house's runway show in Italy. There as part of Milan Fashion Week, Lohan posed up a storm for photographers. Of course, the actress has been dabbling in high-fashion lately, especially after a recent New York magazine nude pictorial spread which recreated Marilyn Monroe's famous 1962 shoot.

People.com: More Lindsay Lohan Photos Hit the Webupdated: Thu Feb 21 2008 07:22:00

Believe it or not, there's more of Lindsay Lohan left to see.

People.com: Lindsay Lohan Poses Nude – as Marilyn Monroeupdated: Tue Feb 19 2008 16:24:00

In what is likely her greatest role to date, Lindsay Lohan plays Marilyn Monroe between the sheets – literally – in the new spring fashion issue of New York magazine.

Heath Ledger: The death of an innocent?updated: Fri Jan 25 2008 12:28:00

As depressing as it may seem, it is not an unusual story. A young, talented actor who seems to have the world at their feet is discovered dead from an apparent overdose.

Newsmaker: Norman Mailerupdated: Fri Nov 16 2007 06:57:00

When author Norman Mailer died on Saturday of renal failure aged 84, it was as if one of the last great literary giants had been felled.

Time.com: Celebrities Wanted, Dead or Aliveupdated: Fri Aug 10 2007 14:00:00

Oprah reigns as the most searched-for celebrity online, but some deceased stars have been known to haunt the web too

Can a fun job pay well?updated: Sun Aug 05 2007 21:03:00

Ever wonder about the person who gave you those awesome tips on where to go and what to do when you traveled to Spain? What about the people who keep Britney's rep in check (sort of...)? And who exactly is that guy (or girl) impersonating Marilyn Monroe?

SI.com: Frank Deford: Sports, entertainment crossovers more prevalentupdated: Wed Jul 18 2007 01:42:00

Did you see the photos of Tiger Woods' new baby? They were in all the papers. Now, leaving aside my astonishment at why showing pictures of celebrities' newborns is suddenly all the rage -- hey, I wanna see stars canoodling and throwing tantrums; I don't wanna see their babies that look like everybody else's babies -- leaving that aside, it occurred to me that this is yet another step up for athletes, crossing over into the entertainment world.

Today's Buzz storiesupdated: Mon Jun 25 2007 11:52:00

Christina Aguilera says she's reading scripts in search of the right role to launch an acting career.

People.com: Celeb-Inspired Yogurt Ads Stir Up Controversyupdated: Fri Jun 22 2007 19:33:00

Giving a whole new meaning to the term "Culture Wars," new yogurt ads from Brazil have stirred up a swirl of controversy.

Star-gazing at Hollywood's hot spotsupdated: Wed Mar 07 2007 09:27:00

If you're looking for some VIP treatment or just some star sightings, try these Los Angeles hot spots next time you're in town.

Your e-mails: 'She always managed to be a real person'updated: Fri Feb 09 2007 09:04:00

CNN.com readers offer a glimpse into the reasons why so many people were captivated by reality TV star and former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith.

Your e-mails: 'She died of a broken heart'updated: Thu Feb 08 2007 16:36:00

Reality TV star and former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith died Thursday after being found unconscious in her hotel room. CNN.com asked readers to send their thoughts and memories of the woman who spent much of her life at the center of tabloid attention:

Fortune: TRADING PLACES updated: Mon Jan 23 2006 00:01:00

Let's just get this out of the way--work is not supposed to be fun. There is a reason that what we do each day shares its name with the biblical personification of hopeless pain and suffering, Job ...

Fortune: Trading placesupdated: Fri Jan 20 2006 09:57:00

work is not supposed to be fun. There is a reason that what we do each day shares its name with the biblical personification of hopeless pain and suffering, Job himself. Yet at the Best Companies to Work For, employees don't just enjoy their work, they brag to total strangers about how great they have it.

Fortune: THE 30-YEAR ITCHupdated: Mon Nov 28 2005 00:01:00

Over more than a century, in roughly 30-year cycles, psychiatry has embraced one popular class of drugs after another to treat mental illness. At first, they have seemed to be miracle workers--but ...

Lennon 'too stoned to pose threat'updated: Thu Sep 22 2005 09:24:00

The FBI thought John Lennon was too stoned on drugs to be a real revolutionary, according to secret files recently released.

Fortune: Can These Books Really Make You a Millionaire?updated: Mon Jul 11 2005 00:01:00

Everybody knows you need more than $1 million to retire rich nowadays. For one thing, a million bucks ain't what it used to be. Adjusted for inflation, $1 million today would have been worth just $...

Arthur Miller dead at 89updated: Fri Feb 11 2005 10:31:00

Arthur Miller, the American playwright whose works "Death of a Salesman," "All My Sons" and "The Crucible" made him one of the leading lights of 20th-century theater, has died. He was 89.

World's best art piece? A urinalupdated: Thu Dec 02 2004 05:23:00

It may seem like toilet humor, but a porcelain urinal -- signed by an artist almost 90 years ago -- has been voted the most influential work of modern art.

Commentary: Inside MoMA, art within artupdated: Tue Nov 23 2004 11:19:00

Of course the art is the draw. But visitors to the redesigned Museum of Modern Art in New York this week can be forgiven for looking between the frames, reading between the lines, to glimpse the subtle effects that architect Yoshio Taniguchi's work may have on their experience.

Marketers call on help from vintage starsupdated: Thu Aug 19 2004 10:02:00

You may have noticed recently the images of an increasing number of stars from Hollywood's golden era appearing in print ads and commercials.

Forged Monroe-JFK letters soughtupdated: Tue Mar 09 2004 20:20:00

The owners of forged love letters purported to be the secret correspondence between President John F. Kennedy and actress Marilyn Monroe are trying to stop the government from destroying them.

FSB: Hugh Hefner Playboy Enterprises IN 1953 I DIDN'T REALLY FULLY APPRECIATE WHAT I HAD CREATED. IT WAS THE FIRST updated: Mon Sep 01 2003 00:01:00

Hugh Hefner is the first to admit that he's the "luckiest guy on the planet." At 77 years of age, he lives on a $50 million Los Angeles estate and has seven live-in girlfriends. Not that we're goin...

FSB: Make Way For Celebriducks NICHE DIGGINGupdated: Mon Apr 01 2002 00:01:00

If you've ever wanted to take a bath with Mr. T (and who hasn't?), rejoice: Celebriducks have arrived. These tub toys--rubber ducks modeled after famous humans, from Queen Elizabeth I to James Brow...

FSB: Lee & Jim Medick FOUNDERS--MRC GROUPupdated: Fri Feb 01 2002 00:01:00

This husband-and-wife team admits that moving their polling company from New Jersey to Las Vegas five years ago wasn't a sure thing. They'd found a nice niche conducting surveys for Atlantic City c...

FSB: 360 [Degrees] High-Tech Solutions, No Runarounds.updated: Sat Sep 01 2001 00:01:00

Cell Phones

FSB: The Rest Is Historyupdated: Sun Apr 01 2001 00:01:00

It's tough to think of many places where the word "playboy" doesn't instantly evoke images of cleavage and mirrored ceilings. But even Hugh Hefner had to get his foot--or another body part--in the ...

Fortune: A Site Dedicated to Crime Draws Some Big Gunsupdated: Mon Sep 27 1999 00:01:00

There's a great scene in the HBO TV series The Sopranos where the son of the fictional Tony Soprano learns from the Internet that his father is not a waste-management executive, as he'd claimed, bu...

Fortune: Okay, Gandhi Thought Different. But Did He Wear Khakis?updated: Mon Apr 26 1999 00:01:00

There are no second acts in American lives, only second lives in American ads: Ever more often the dead walk among us, Wearing Khakis, Just Doing It, generally Thinking Different. In the spirit of ...

Money Magazine: Color Commentary What you'll pay for a sapphire, emerald and ruby--or their cheaper alternativesupdated: Mon Feb 01 1999 00:01:00

Keep this in mind as Valentine's Day approaches: Even though diamonds may have been Marilyn Monroe's best friend, plenty of women--as well as some men--prefer the warmth of a sapphire, an emerald o...

Fortune: STAR ATTRACTION BACKSTAGE AT THE BEVERLY HILLS HOTELupdated: Mon Oct 27 1997 00:01:00

Katharine Hepburn somersaulted into the pool here; Marilyn Monroe romanced Yves Montand here; Howard Hughes, sitting naked under a light bulb, signed away ownership of TWA here; Neil Simon brought ...

Fortune: Behind the McTelevision Showupdated: Mon Sep 28 1987 00:01:00

Over a power breakfast of fresh berries and juice, former Today show executive producer Steve Friedman, 41, pages through that morning's USA Today pointing out the stories he would air if the newsp...

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