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Bombshell Tapes May Reveal New Marilyn Monroe Mystery

Did Marilyn Monroe take a mystery trip aboard Frank Sinatra's private jet the very weekend she died? A trip during which she spent an intense night at the singer's retreat with mobster Sam Giancana? That's one of the suggestions made on the recently disclosed tapes featuring a close confidante of Monroe's -- who was also...

Jane Russell Dead at 89: A Tribute [VIDEOS]

A screen legend is no more. Jane Russell, the actress and sex symbol who rose to fame in the 1940s, passed away this week at the age of 89, KCOY News reported. Her many feature films included "The Outlaw," "Foxfire," "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and "Gentlemen Marry Brunettes." With her distinctive hour-glass figure,...

Filmmaker Psychs Out Psychics and ET Believers

Many of us have given a few bucks to some alleged psychic to tell us stuff we already know, but what if you spent your entire life savings looking into the future, attempting to contact ghosts and protecting yourself from aliens? That's the premise behind filmmaker Blake Freeman's newest documentary, "Gawd Bless America,"...

Dream Recording (and Playback) Comes Closer to Reality

(Oct. 28) -- Dream journals are so last century. A sophisticated brain-machine interface might one day give us the chance to record -- and then revisit, rewind and presumably overanalyze -- our nocturnal imaginings. In a remarkable experiment on a group of epileptics, whose brains had been wired to computers, researchers...

Child Painter Wows the Art World [VIDEO]

(Oct. 14) -- Autumn de Forest was only 5 years old when her father noticed something different about her artwork. It was unusually sophisticated, beautiful, even Rothko-like. Doug de Forest said he was staining some wood in his garage one day when Autumn came out to join him. "She asked me if she could mess around with...

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THE HUFFINGTON POST - CULTURE

PHOTOS: An Intimate Celebration Of Marilyn Monroe's Life

The Hollywood Museum is marking Marilyn Monroe's 86th birthday next week with a celebration of the star's short life.

TV SQUAD

'Smash' Cast Sounds Off On Shake-Up

Smash " Season 2 will look very different ( that's pretty much a good thing ) and several cast members have taken to Twitter to react to the shake-up.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - LOCAL

The Huge, Traveling Marilyn Monroe Statue Arrives In Palm Springs

A massive statue of Marilyn Monroe has arrived in the desert resort city of Palm Springs.

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05/24/12 PHOTOS: An Intimate Celebration Of Marilyn Monroe's... Source: The Huffington Post - Culture The Hollywood Museum is marking Marilyn Monroe's 86th birthday next week with a celebration of the star's short life.
05/23/12 'Smash' Cast Sounds Off On Shake-Up Source: TV Squad Smash " Season 2 will look very different ( that's pretty much a good thing ) and several cast members have taken to Twitter to react to the shake-up.
05/17/12 The Huge, Traveling Marilyn Monroe Statue Arrives In... Source: The Huffington Post - Local A massive statue of Marilyn Monroe has arrived in the desert resort city of Palm Springs.

Background on Marilyn Monroe

Norma Jeane Mortensen Baker (June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962), professionally recognized as Marilyn Monroe, was an American actress, model, and singer, who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s and early 1960s.

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