Ella Fitzgerald

RACE RELATIONS August 1972 article in MS magazine: “I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt. It was because of her that I played the Mocambo, a very popular nightclub in the ’50s. She personally called the owner of the Mocambo (who had refused to book Fitzgerald because she was black), and told him she wanted me […]

Robert Slatzer

A HOT AND HEAVY ROMANCE? Don’t they look cozy? Two people so obviously in love and enthralled with one another. *Record Screech* Robert Slatzer is someone who is very well known in the Marilyn community. A common name for his is “The Toad”. Just who is he and what is his connection to Marilyn? For […]

Frank Capell

Who is Frank Capell? Frank Capell is not a household name yet he has created one of the biggest household rumors to date. He nearly single handily created the rumor that will not die. This is the person who officially started the Kennedy murder rumors. But who is Frank Capell? Frank Capell was an extreme […]

Lena Pepitone

LENA PEPITONE. MAID AND CONFIDANT? Lena Pepitone is commonly known as Marilyn’s ex-maid, dress maker, and confidant. She was born in Naples in 1925 (not 1928 as stated on the back of her book), married Joe Pepitone in 1950, then became a chambermaid for Marilyn in October of 1957. Since this article was originally published, we […]

Jeanne Carmen

A B-LIST BOMBSHELL DROPPING BOMBSHELLS Jeanne Carmen was born in Paragould, Arkansas on August 4, 1930 (or so she says, I can’t find anything about her before the late 1940’s). She went on to be a chorus girl in “Burlesque” with Bert Lahr and a trick golfer with Jack Redmond. She found her way to […]