Published: June 1, 2026 • 3:52 PM IST · Updated: June 1, 2026 • 5:42 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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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 birth of Marilyn Monroe, the actress remains one of the most recognisable cultural figures of the twentieth century.
Yet, as biographer Michelle Morgan argues in this centenary interview, the enduring fascination with Monroe often obscures the complexity of the woman behind the image.
Far from being merely the glamorous "dumb blonde" immortalised by popular culture, Monroe emerges as a determined, intellectually curious, and surprisingly modern figure who challenged the limitations imposed upon her by Hollywood and society alike.
Published June 1, 2026.
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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
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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 birth of Marilyn Monroe, the actress remains one of the most recognisable cultural figures of the twentieth century.
Yet, as biographer Michelle Morgan argues in this centenary interview, the enduring fascination with Monroe often obscures the complexity of the woman behind the image.
Far from being merely the glamorous "dumb blonde" immortalised by popular culture, Monroe emerges as a determined, intellectually curious, and surprisingly modern figure who challenged the limitations imposed upon her by Hollywood and society alike.