Marilyn Monroe in popular culture

Marilyn Monroe's life and persona have been used in film, television, music, the arts, and by other celebrities.

Advertising

• Absolut vodka: "Absolut Marilyn" (1995) by Chiat/Day
• Benetton: "United Superstars of Benetton" (1998) paired Monroe with Joan of Arc
• Roberto Cavalli: Spring Collection (2009) with Daria Werbowy
• Canal+Sweden: "Sport or Film?" (2005)
• Československá obchodní banka: "Marilyn" (2008) by MUW Saatchi & Saatchi
• Chanel No. 5: (1994) Carole Bouquet morphs into Monroe
• Christian Dior: "J'adore" perfurme (2011) featuring Charlize Theron
• Citibank: "The Ex" (2012) featuring Giada De Laurentiis, and Alicia Keys
• Citroën: "DS3" (2010)
• Dolce & Gabbana: (2009) with Scarlett Johansson
• DSW: "The Savvy Shoe Lovers" (2013), a woman apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
• Fiat: "Fiat Nuova 500" (2007)
• Gap: "Gap khakis" (1993)
• Go Daddy: Super Bowl XLIV (2010) Danica Patrick apes Monroe
• HSBC: "Marilyn" (2008) by JWT
• Hubba Bubba: interactive poster (2008) by DDB Sydney
• Imperial Chemical Industries-Dulux: "Paint" (2005)
• Levi Strauss & Co.: "Our Models Can Beat Up Your Models" (1998) by Chiat/Day
• Library of Congress: "Library of Congress Experience" (2008)
• MasterCard: "Break in Your Jeans" (2009) by McCann Erickson
• Mercedes-Benz: "GLK-Class" (2008)
• NET Serviços: TV campaign (2002)
• Nike: "Dialogue" (1991) by Wieden+Kennedy
• Procter & Gamble: Tampax (2006) by Vitruvio/Leo Burnett
• Reckitt Benckiser: Veet Hair Removal Cream (2006) by JWT Brazil
• Science World: "We Can Explain" (2006) by Rethink
• Sunsilk: "Life Can't Wait" (2008)
• Unilever: Close-Up Toothpaste (2001) by JWT
• Visa: "Signature Card" (2004) by BBDO
• Volkswagen: (2004)
• Yuhan: Rapicold (2006) by Diamond Ogilvy

Animation

• Knight-mare Hare: Bugs Bunny squares off against wizard Merlin of Monroe
• The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show: Cindy Curbstone is patterned after Monroe

Architecture

• Absolute World: Building #4 and Building #5 are nicknamed "Marilyn Monroe"

Art

• William Anastasi: "Untitled" (1995), and "Untitled" (1996)
• Clive Barker: "MM" (1999)
• Peter Hill Beard: "Marilyn Monroe" (1972)
• Pierre Bellocq: "Canvas of Stars" mural for Gallagher's Steak House (2006)
• Maurice Bennett: "Marilyn Monroe" (2011)
• Pierre Bismuth:
  • "Following the Right Hand of Marilyn Monroe in Some Like It Hot" (2005)
  • "Following the Right Hand of Marilyn Monroe in The Misfits" (2006)
• Peter Blake:
  • "Marilyn Monroe Over a Painting No 1" (1989–1990)
  • "Marilyn Monroe Wall No 2", "MM Red Yellow" (1990)
  • "M for Marilyn Monroe"
  • "H.O.M.A.G.E." (1991)
• Pauline Boty: "The Only Blonde in the World" (1963)
• Charles Bragg: "Chasen's Jockey Club"
• Marcel Broodthaers: "Tour Marilyn" (1965)
• Erik Bulatov: "Marilyn" (2000)
• Philip Burke: "Marilyn Monroe" (2003)
• Silvano Campeggi:
  • "Marilyn Monroe" (1957)
  • "Nano in Marilyn's Eyes" (2000)
• Reginald Case:
  • "Tropical Marilyn"
  • "First Version X and Flowers"
  • "Marilyn-Green Dress"
• Christo: "Wrapped Magazine Marilyn" (1962)
• Bruce Conner: "Marilyn Times Five"
• Salvador Dalí:
  • "Self-Portrait" (1967)
  • "Mao Monroe" (1972)
  • "Marilyn Monroe" installation
• Allan D'Arcangelo:
  • "Marilyn" (1962)
  • "Marilyn Found" (1962)
• Olivia De Berardinis:
  • "Marilyn Monroe Nude" (1990)
  • "Marilyn" (1991)
  • "Poofie Print IV"
• Jerry De La Cruz: "Monroe" (2002)
• Willem de Kooning: "Marilyn Monroe" (1954)
• Devon Dikeou: "Marilyn Monroe Wanted to be Buried in Pucci" installation (2008)
• Dolk: "Pope Benedict as Marilyn Monroe" (2011)
• Erró:
  • "Daydream"
  • "The Forgotten Future"
  • "House of Gore"
  • "Not Far Enough"
  • "Your Love Don't Pay My Bills"
  • "Sad Movies Make Me Cry" (2001)
• Jim Evans: "Marilyn Monroe" (1991)
• Shepard Fairey: "Marilyn Warhol" (2000)
• Charles Fazzino:
  • "Forever Marilyn" (1998)
  • "Love and Kisses, Marilyn" (2008)
• Audrey Flack: "Marilyn: Golden Girl" (1978)
• Howard Finster: "Marilyn Monroe" (1999)
• James Gill:
  • "Marilyn Tryptych" (1962)
  • "Pink Marilyn" (2008)
• Douglas Gordon: "Self-Portrait as Kurt Cobain as Andy Warhol as Myra Hindley as Marilyn Monroe" (1996)
• Vladimir Gorsky: "Marilyn Monroe"
• Richard Hamilton: "My Marilyn" (1966)
• Keith Haring: "Marilyn Monroe" (1981)
• Margaret Harrison: "Anonymous Was a Woman From Rosa Luxemburg to Janis Joplin" (1977)
• Gottfried Helnwein:
  • "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (1984)
  • "Marilyn" (1992)
• Al Hirschfeld: "1954 Movies" (1954)
• Jonathan Horowitz: "Talking Without Thinking" (2001)
• Robert Indiana:
  • "The Metamorphosis of Norma Jean" (1998)
  • "Marilyn, Marilyn" (1999)
  • "Sunburst Marilyn" (2001)
• John Seward Johnson II: "Forever Marilyn" (2011)
• Ray Johnson: "Dear Marilyn Monroe" (1972)
  • "Dear Marilyn Monroe/Chuck Close" (1980)
• Allen Jones: "Marilyn Monroe" (1960-1961)
• Steve Kaufman:
  • "Marilyn Monroe State" (1995-1999)
  • "Pop Marilyn"
• Barbara Kruger: "Not Stupid Enough" (1997)
• Sebastian Krüger: "Marilyn Monroe"
• David LaChapelle: "Amanda Lepore as Andy Warhol's Marilyn" (2007)
• Jean-Jacques Lebel: "Taking a Real Good Peek at Marilyn's Amazing Offer" (1961)
• Zoe Leonard: "Marilyn" (1990-1995)
• Richard Lindner: "Marilyn Was Here" (1970)
• Gina Lollobrigida: "My Friend, Marilyn Monroe" (2003)
• Bob Mackie: "Marilyn Monroe" (1977)
• Christopher Makos:
  • "Andy Warhol Looks Like Marilyn Monroe" (1982)
  • "Andy Warhol 'I'm not Marilyn Monroe'" (1982)
  • "Altered Images" (1982)
• Louis Marchetti: "Marilyn Monroe"
• Derek Marlowe: "A Slight Misfit" (1962)
• Earl Moran: "Lady in the Light" (1945)
• Yasumasa Morimura:
  • "Self Portrait" (1995)
  • "Red Marilyn" (1995)
• Mr. Brainwash:
  • "Marilyn Monroe" (2008)
  • "Spock/Marilyn Monroe" (2009)
  • "Andy Warhol/Marilyn Monroe" (2009)
  • Nolita mural (2010)
• Vik Muniz:
  • "Marilyn (after Andy Warhol)" (2001)
  • "Bloody Marilyn" (2001)
  • "Marilyn (Pictures of Diamonds)" (2004)
• LeRoy Neiman: "The President's Birthday" (1962)
• Shelley Niro: "The 500 Year Itch" (1992)
• Claes Oldenburg: "Ghost Wardrobe (for M.M.)" (1967)
• Eduardo Paolozzi:
  • "Bash" (1971)
  • "Dear Marilyn Monroe"
• Ed Paschke: "Pink Lady 2" (1993)
• Pier Paolo Pasolini: "La Rabbia" (1963)
• Guy Peellaert: "Marilyn Monroe" (1994-1999)
• Raymond Pettibon: "No Title" (1990–2003)
• Paul Pfeiffer: "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: 1" (2000)
• Peter Phillips: "For Men Only, Starring MM and BB" (1961)
• Arnulf Rainer: "Mythos Marilyn" series (2002)
• Mel Ramos: "Peek-a-Boo" series (2002)
• Robert Rauschenberg: "Test Stone #1" (1967)
• Tom Richmond: "Marilyn Monroe" (1998)
• Faith Ringgold: "Marilyn Monroe" (1997)
• James Rosenquist: "Marilyn Monroe I" (1962)
• Mimmo Rotella:
  • "Marilyn Monroe" (1962)
  • "Marilyn Decollage" (1964)
  • "I Vilti" (1998)
  • "Marilyn II" (1979)
  • "La Magnifica Preda" (2004)
• George Segal: "The Film Poster" (1967)
• Richard Serra: "Marilyn Monroe-Greta Garbo" (1981)
• Cindy Sherman: "Untitled" (1986)
• Roger Shimomura: "Heroine, Hammer, Hibachi" (1987)
• Hajime Sorayama: "Sexy Robot in Yellow" (album cover of Aerosmith's "Just Push Play")
• Daniel Spoerri:
  • "The Spirit of Marilyn Captured by Merlin" (2003)
  • "Merlin Meets Marilyn" (2003)
  • "Der Teddybar von MM" (2003)
• John Stango: "Marilyn Monroe" (2010)
• Brett-Livingstone Strong: "Tribute to Marilyn Monroe" (1989)
• Harold Town: "Superstar" (1970)
• Jacques Villeglé: "Marilyn" (1982)
• Wolf Vostell: "Marilyn Monroe" (1962)
• Erik Wahl: "Untitled" (2012) (bought by Pink)
• Kerry Waghorn: "Marilyn Monroe"
• Petrus Wandrey: "Memento-Marilyn-Monroe" (2003)
• Andy Warhol:
  • "Marilyn Diptych"
  • "Twenty-five Colored Marilyns" (1962)
  • "Shot Marilyns"
• Tom Wesselmann: "Marilyn in Bed" (1984)
• Stephen B. Whatley: "40th Anniversary Tribute" (2002)
• Jon Whitcomb:
  • "Untitled" (1958) (owned by Joe DiMaggio)
  • Cover and illustrations for the March 1959 Cosmopolitan
• Susan Dorothea White: "The Crowning with Sexism" (1994)
• Willard Wigan: "Marilyn Monroe on a Diamond" (2007–2008)
• James Dillon Wright: "Model Monroe" (2011)
• Erwin Wurm: "Thinking About Marilyn" (2003)
• Jean-Pierre Yvaral: "Marilyn Monroe" series (1990-1994)
• Zevs: "Visual Violation - Marilyn Monroe" (2011)

See also: Marilyn in Art Roger Taylor (Ed.), Chaucer Press (2006), ISBN 1-904957-02-1; ISBN 978-1-904957-02-7

See also: Elvis + Marilyn: 2x Immortal Geri DePaoli (Ed.), Rizzoli (1994), ISBN 0-8478-1840-3

Celebrities as Monroe

• Christina Aguilera: for the June 2006 GQ
• Drew Barrymore: for the September 1996 George
• Beyoncé: for the May 2014 Out
• Lara Bingle: for the August 2008 Australian Cosmopolitan
• Hillary Clinton: retouched photo aping the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch on the October 1995 Spy
• Cindy Crawford, Daryl Hannah, Ashley Judd, and Heather Locklear: for the May/June 1997 American Photo
• Miley Cyrus: for the March 2014 German Vogue
• James Franco: at the 83rd Academy Awards
• French and Saunders: aped "Two Little Girls from Little Rock" from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
• Jade Goody: as Marilyn Diptych for The Daily Star
• Rudolph Giuliani: for the 1997 New York Inner Circle press dinner
• Paris Hilton: for the August 2010 launch of her perfume, Tease
• Nicole Kidman: for the March 2008 Harper's Bazaar Australia
• Lindsay Lohan: recreated The Last Sitting with photographer Bert Stern for the February 25, 2008 New York
  • for the July 2009 Vogue España
  • for the January/February 2012 Playboy
• Jennifer Lopez: aped "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" on the April 22, 2010 Lopez Tonight
• Madonna: for the April 1991 Vanity Fair shot by Steven Meisel
• Kylie Minogue: regularly performs as Monroe
• Andreja Pejić: "Marilyn Off Duty" shoot for the October 2011 Lovecat Magazine
• Lisa Marie Presley: for Herb Ritts and made-up by Kevyn Aucoin
• Britney Spears: performed "If U Seek Amy" as Monroe on her Femme Fatale Tour
• The Seven Year Itch "subway grate" pose has been aped by numerous celebrities, including Annalise Braakensiek, Melissa George, Geri Halliwell, Anna Kournikova, Tiffany Pollard, Samantha Riley, and Anna Nicole Smith
• Sungmin: in Super Show 4

Editorial cartoons

• Michael Ramirez:
  • Ali Khamenei apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch (June 23, 2009)
  • Monroe as the national debt croons "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" (August 5, 2009)
  • John Roberts apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch (June 25, 2015)

• Don Wright: Earth weeps as Monroe's star streaks across the heavens (The Miami News, August 6, 1962)

Fashion

• Dolce & Gabbana: Fall-Winter 2009-2010 collection
• Betsey Johnson: "Mary-Lynn" tote bag line
• MAC Cosmetics: Marilyn Monroe Collection
• Macy's: Marilyn Monroe Collection
• Monroe piercings
• Nike: Warhol/Monroe Air Max 90 (2009)
• Pink dress of Marilyn Monroe
• 6126 by Lindsay Lohan: named after Monroe's birthdate
• Warnaco Group: Warner's Marilyn Monroe intimate apparel line (1996)
• White dress of Marilyn Monroe

See also: Marilyn in Fashion: The Enduring Influence of Marilyn Monroe by Christopher Nickens and George Zeno, Running Press (2012), ISBN 0-762445-10-6; ISBN 978-0-762445-10-3

Film

• The Apartment: Dobisch tells Baxter he's trying to pick up a girl who looks like Monroe; the girl apes Monroe
• Back to the Future Part II: a photo shows Biff with Monroe
• Blades of Glory: Fairchild skates as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
• Blonde Ambition: Katie apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
• Bordello of Blood: Lilith apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
• Broken Embraces: Lena apes Monroe
• Bruce Almighty: Bruce makes a girl ape the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
• Cape Fear: the Bowden family's dog is named Marilyn
• Capote: Capote tells a reporter about a visit he paid to Monroe
• Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen: Lola is dressed as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch in a fantasy sequence
• Cool World: Holli sings the title song of Let's Make Love
• Deck the Halls: the Finch's Christmas tree angel apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
• Fade to Black: Binford is obsessed with Monroe
• Finding Graceland: Byron and Elvis meet a Monroe look-a-like
• The Goddess: based loosely on Monroe's life
• Grease 2: Paulette is obsessed with Monroe and John F. Kennedy's alleged affair
• Happy Feet: Nicole Kidman's character is named Norma Jean
• Hercules: a Muse apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
• The House Bunny: Shelly apes Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
• I Heart Huckabees: Dawn apes "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" in a Huckabees ad
• Insignificance: The Actress is based on Monroe
• L.A. Confidential: a call girl has been "cut" to look like Monroe
• The Ladies Man: a girl Heebert delivers mail to apes Monroe
• A Life Less Ordinary: Lewis works on a novel about Monroe and Robert F. Kennedy's love child
• Life or Something Like It: Lanie cites Monroe as one of her idols
• Little Voice: LV mimics Monroe's voice
• Man on Fire: Rayburn owns a statue of Monroe aping the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
• Mini's First Time: Mini unwittingly apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
• The Misfits: Roslyn tries to keep Guido from looking at photos of Monroe Gay taped inside a closet
• Mister Lonely: Samantha Morton's character claims to be Monroe
• Monkeybone: Monkeybone impersonates Monroe
• Monster: Aileen recalls her childhood dream of being the next Monroe
• My Week with Marilyn: a 2011 British drama film starring Michelle Williams as Monroe
• Pulp Fiction: a waitress is dressed as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
• The Seven Year Itch:
  • The Girl's photo in U.S. Camera is a reference to Monroe's nude calendar
  • when MacKenzie asks about the "blonde in the kitchen" (The Girl), Sherman replies "Oh, wouldn't you like to know! Maybe it's Marilyn Monroe!"
• The Shawshank Redemption: Dufresne has a poster of Monroe in his cell
• Shrek 2: The Fairy Godmother makes Fiona ape the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
• The Smurfs: Smurfette apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
• Stroker Ace: a pit crew member makes Pembrook ape the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
• Teaching Mrs. Tingle: Jo Lynn gives her class presentation as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
• The Tigger Movie: Tigger dresses as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
• Tommy: The Preacher leads a cult based on Monroe
• Town & Country: Auburn dresses as Monroe from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
• White Palace: Nora is a Monroe fan
• The Woman in Red: Charlotte unwittingly apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
• Wonder Boys: James steals the jacket Monroe wore the day she married Joe DiMaggio from Gaskell, who is obsessed with the DiMaggio-Monroe marriage
• Younger and Younger: Younger has a vision of a girl aping Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
• Zapped!: Barney makes a girl at the prom ape the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch

See also: imdb.com Marilyn Monroe (Character) page

Graphic novels

• The Red Diaries by Gary Reed, and Laurence Campbell (1997)
• Son of Celluloid by Clive Barker (1984)

Internet

• Epic Rap Battles of History: "Cleopatra vs. Marilyn Monroe"

Literature

• Alvah Bessie: The Symbol, based on Monroe's life (1966)
• Mort Castle: I Am Your Need (2001)
• Douglas Coupland: Polaroids from the Dead
• Peter Golenbock: 7: The Mickey Mantle Novel, Monroe has an affair with Mickey Mantle while she is married to Joe DiMaggio (2007)
• Edward Gorman: The Marilyn Tapes (1995)
• Doris Grumbach: "The Missing Person" (1981)
• Allan Gurganus: Blessed Assurance (1990)
• Michael Korda: The Immortals (1992)
• Carole Morin: Dead Glamorous: the Autobiography of Seduction and Self Destruction (1996), a poetic account of the fascination of charismatic suicides including Marilyn, Ian Curtis and Sylvia Plath
• Graham Masterton: Ikon (1982)
• Norman Mailer: Marilyn: A Biography, Of Women and Their Elegance (1980)
• Joyce Carol Oates: Blonde, and "Three Girls" (1996)
• Andrew O'Hagan: The Life and Opinions of Maf the Dog, and of His Friend Marilyn Monroe (2010)
• John Rechy: Marilyn's Daughter (1989)
• Lee Siegel: Who Wrote the Book of Love? (2005)

See also: Mondo Marilyn: An Anthology of Fiction and Poetry Richard Peabody and Lucinda Ebersole (Eds), St. Martin's Press (1995), ISBN 0-312-11853-8; ISBN 978-0-312-11853-2

See also: Marilyn: Shades of Blonde Carole Nelson Douglas (ed.), Tor Books (1997), ISBN 0-312-85737-3; ISBN 978-0-312-85737-0

Music

• Tori Amos: "Father Lucifer" references Monroe and Joe DiMaggio
• Ray Anthony: "My Marilyn"
• Dan Bern: "Marilyn"
• Blondie: "Platinum Blonde" references Monroe
• Blue System:
  • "The Wind Cries (Who Killed Norma Jean)"
  • "Good Night Marilyn"
• Bon Jovi: "Captain Crash & the Beauty Queen From Mars" references Monroe and Joe DiMaggio
• David Bowie: "Jean Genie" references Monroe
• Citizen Cope: "Healing Hands" references Monroe
• Sheryl Crow: "If It Makes You Happy" references Monroe
• Culture Club: "It's a Miracle" references Monroe
• Def Leppard: "Photograph"
• Lana Del Rey:
  • "Body Electric"
  • "Children of the Bad Revolution"
  • "The Man I Love"
  • "Puppy Love" reference Monroe
• The Distillers: "Gypsy Rose Lee" references Monroe
• Bryan Ferry: "Goddess of Love"
• Alexa Goddard: "Marilyn"
• Grinderman: "Palaces of Montezuma" references Monroe and John F. Kennedy
• Half Man Half Biscuit: "99% of Gargoyles Look Like Bob Todd" references Monroe
• Teppo Hauta-aho/Edward Vesala: 1973 album Ode to Marilyn
• Faith Hill: "The Secret of Life" references Monroe
• Michael Jackson: "Tabloid Junkie" references Monroe
• Jay-Z: "Hollywood" references Monroe
• Billy Joel: "We Didn't Start the Fire" references Monroe
• Elton John: "Candle in the Wind"
  • "Wrap Her Up" (with George Michael) references Monroe
• Tommy Keene: "My Mother Looked Like Marilyn Monroe"
• Alicia Keys: "Girl on Fire" reference Monroe
• The Kinks: "Celluloid Heroes" references Monroe
• Kinky Friedman: "Marilyn & Joe"
• Lady Gaga:
  • "Dance in the Dark" references Monroe
  • "Nothing On (But The Radio)" references Monroe
  • "Government Hooker" is about Monroe's alleged affair with John F. Kennedy
• Laze & Royal: "Marilyn Monroe"
• Phoebe Legere: "Marilyn Monroe"
• Valery Leontiev: "Marilyn"
• Amanda Lepore': "Marilyn"
• Jennifer Lopez, featuring Nas: "I'm Gonna be Alright" references Monroe and Joe DiMaggio
• Madonna: "Vogue" references Monroe
• Man From Delmonte: "Beautiful People" references Monroe and Joe DiMaggio
• Marilyn Manson and his band is taken from Monroe and Charles Manson
• Marina and the Diamonds: "State Of Dreaming" references Monroe
• Metallica: "The Memory Remains", "Say yes, at least say hello" is a reference to The Misfits
• Nicki Minaj: "Marilyn Monroe"
• The Misfits:
  • "Who Killed Marilyn?"
  • The band takes its name from The Misfits
• Norma Jean: takes its name from Monroe's real name, Norma Jeane
• Roland Orzabal: "Dandelion" references Monroe
• Brianna Perry: "Marilyn Monroe"
• Perez Prado: "Marilyn Monroe Mambo"
• Los Prisioneros: "¿Quién mató a Marilyn?"
• Brian Protheroe: "Pinball" references Monroe
• Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Wet Sand" references her as Norma Jeane
• Rihanna: "Love Without Tragedy/Mother Mary" references Monroe
• Kelly Rowland: "Stole" references Monroe
• Brian Setzer Orchestra: "Americano" references Monroe
• Monroe is on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
• Sleeper: "Romeo Me" references Monroe and Joe DiMaggio
• Spice Girls: "The Lady is a Vamp" references Monroe
• Stereophonics: "She Takes Her Clothes Off" references Monroe
• Suede: "Heroine" references Monroe
• Keith Urban: "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" references Monroe
• Tiffany: "Kiss the Ground" references Monroe
• Jordy Towers: "Don't Say It's Over" references Monroe
• Tom Waits:
  • "Jitterbug Boy"
  • "A Sweet Little Bullet From a Pretty Blue Gun" reference Monroe
• Pharrell Williams: "Marilyn Monroe"
• Robbie Williams: "The Actor" references Monroe

Music videos

• Christina Aguilera: "Ain't No Other Man"
• Pat Benatar: "Sex as a Weapon", features archival footage of Monroe
• Mariah Carey:
  • "Don't Forget About Us", apes Monroe's swimming pool scene from Something's Got to Give
  • "I Still Believe", recreates Monroe's 1954 performance for troops in Korea
• Def Leppard: "Photograph", an actress is glammed up as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
• Lana Del Rey: "National Anthem", Del Rey apes Monroe's "Happy Birthday, Mr. President"
• The Human League: "Love Action", features archival footage of Monroe and Arthur Miller
• Amanda Lepore: "Marilyn", Lepore apes Monroe
• Elton John: "In Neon", features Monroe's Hollywood Walk of Fame star
• Kool & the Gang: "Fresh", The Fairy Godmother is glammed up as Monroe
• Cyndi Lauper: "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", a girl has a poster of Monroe on her wall
• Madonna:
  • "Material Girl", apes the "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" sequence from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
  • she, M.I.A., and Nicki Minaj dress as Monroe in "Give Me All Your Luvin'"
• Marina and the Diamonds: "Hollywood", features a Monroe look-a-like
• Kylie Minogue: "2 Hearts" dresses as Monroe from Some Like It Hot

Opera

• Marilyn (1980) by Lorenzo Ferrero
• Marilyn (1993) by Ezra Laderman and Norman Rosten for the New York City Opera
• Anyone Can See I Love You (2010) by Marilyn Bowering and Gavin Bryars

Photography

• Slim Aarons, Richard Avedon, Eve Arnold, Luiz Carlos Barreto, George Barris, Peter Basch, Cecil Beaton, Otto Bettmann, Carlyle Blackwell, Cornell Capa, Jack Cardiff, Jock Carroll, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Larry Burrows, Ed Clark, William Claxton, Howell Conant, David Conover, Bruce Davidson, Loomis Dean, Alfred Eisenstaedt, John Engstead, Elliott Erwitt, J. R. Eyerman, Robert Frank, Burt Glinn, Allan Grant, Milton H. Greene, Ernst Haas, Philippe Halsman, Erich Hartmann, Bob Henriques, Jean Howard, Frank Hurley, George Hurrell, Joseph Jasgur, Tom Kelley, Douglas Kirkland, Herman Leonard, Harold Lloyd, Lee Lockwood, Jacques Lowe, Arthur Marx, Gjon Mili, Richard C. Miller, Earl Moran, Inge Morath, Nickolas Muray, William B. Murphy, Arnold Newman, Gordon Parks, Willy Rizzo, Herb Scharfman, Lawrence Schiller, Paul Schutzer, George Silk, Peter Stackpole, Len Steckler, Bert Stern, Phil Stern, Dennis Stock, Cecil W. Stoughton, Bob Thomas, Gene Trindl, John Vachon, Delmar Watson, Weegee, Dan Weiner, Leigh Wiener, Laszlo Willinger, Bob Willoughby, Garry Winogrand, William Woodfield, Frank Worth, and Jerome Zerbe were among the photographers who shot Monroe
• The American Masters documentary "Marilyn Monroe: Still Life" claims that she was the most photographed person in history
• American Photo May/June 1997 issue was devoted to Monroe

See also: Marilyn Monroe by Eve Arnold, Harry N. Abrams (2005), ISBN 0-8109-5933-X; ISBN 978-0-8109-5933-0

See also: Marilyn Monroe and the Camera by Georges Belmont, Te Neues Publishing (2000), ISBN 3-8238-5467-4; ISBN 978-3-8238-5467-8

See also: Marilyn by André de Dienes Steve Crist (Ed.), Taschen (2002), ISBN 3-8228-1199-8; ISBN 978-3-8228-1199-3

See also: LIFE: Remembering Marilyn (2009), ISBN 1-60320-079-7; ISBN 978-1-60320-079-0

See also: The Last Sitting by Bert Stern

See also: Marilyn: Norma Jean by Gloria Steinem with George Barris

Poetry

• Sherman Alexie: "Tourists" poem series (1997)
• Steven Berkoff: "You Remind Me of Marilyn Monroe" (2009)
• Frank Bidart: "Marilyn Monroe" (2006)
• Marilyn Bowering: "Anyone Can See I Love You" (1987)
• Ernesto Cardenal: "Marilyn Monroe" (1975)
• Victor di Suvero: "Marilyn, My Marilyn" (2003)
• Judy Grahn: "I Have Come to Claim Marilyn Monroe's Body" (1971)
• Lyn Lifshin: "Marilyn Monroe" (1994)
• Edwin Morgan: "The Death of Marilyn Monroe" (1982)
• Sharon Olds: "The Death of Marilyn Monroe" (1984)
• Norman Rosten: "Who Killed Norma Jeane?" (1963)
• Delmore Schwartz: "Love and Marilyn Monroe"
• John Whitworth: "Making Love to Marilyn Monroe" (1990)

Polls

• E!: Sex Symbol of the Century (1999)
• Empire: Sexiest Female Movie Star (1995)
• Ladies Home Journal: 100 Most Important Women of the 20th Century (1998)
• People: Sexiest Woman of the Century (1999)
• Playboy: #1 Sex Star of the Century (1998)
• Premiere: #2 Greatest Movie Star of All Time (2005)
• Time: 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century (1998)

Popular culture

• Betty Boop: collectibles
• LEGO: Minifigures Series 9, "Hollywood Starlet" is modeled after Monroe
• Mattel: Barbie as Marilyn
• Marian McKnight: aped Monroe in the talent portion of the 1957 Miss America pageant

Television

• Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps: "Angelina's Gift for Ms. Mimi", a gust of wind makes Angelina ape the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
• Animaniacs: "Method to Her Madness", Slappy and Skippy attend a method acting class Monroe is in
• The Beverly Hillbillies: "The Clampetts Go Hollywood", Elly May glams up as Monroe
• Cagney & Lacey: "Jane Doe #37", a girl Cagney and Lacey arrest gives her name as "Norma Jeane Baker", the name Monroe was known as growing up
• Clone High: Monroe hangs out at The Grassy Knoll with Nostradamus
• Criminal Minds: "Reflections of Desire", Garcia quotes Monroe
• The Critic: "Marathon Mensch", Jay imagines himself as a Monroe impersonator aping the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
• Desperate Housewives: "Excited and Scared", Renée dresses as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch for Halloween
• Dexter's Laboratory: "Blonde Leading the Blonde", Dexter apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
• Doctor Who: "A Christmas Carol", The Doctor becomes engaged to Monroe
• Elvis: Elvis tells his mother she is more beautiful than Monroe
• The Ernie Kovacs Show: Edie Adams regularly aped Monroe
• Frasier: "Room Full of Heroes", Martin, as Joe DiMaggio, references Monroe; Daphne, as Elton John, references "Candle in the Wind"
• Full House: "Mad Money", Jesse brings home a Monroe impersonator
• Futurama: "I Dated a Robot", a teenager makes out with "Marilyn Monrobot"
• Gilligan's Island: "The Producer", Ginger glams up as Monroe
• Gilmore Girls: "Red Light on the Wedding Night", a waiter at the club Lorelei has her bachelorette party is dressed as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch
• Golden Girls: "Letters to Gorbachev", Blanche apes "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to Mikhail Gorbachev
• Growing Pains: "Happy Halloween: Part 2", a character dresses as Monroe
• Happy Endings: "Spooky Endings", Alex dresses as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch for a Halloween party
• Hart of Dixie: "Walkin' After Midnight", Lemon dresses as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch for a Halloween party
• The Honeymooners: "A Woman's Work Is Never Done", Ralph references Monroe
• I Love Lucy: "Ricky's Movie Offer", Lucy and Ethel think the script sent to Ricky has a Monroe-type part in it, and ask Fred which one of them looks more like her; Lucy glams up as Monroe
• Jessie: "Ghost Bummer", Jessie dresses as Monroe for Halloween
• Keeping Up with the Kardashians: "Paparazzi & Papas", Khloé asks her grandmother's prospective dates if they like Monroe
• Last Man Standing: "Adrenaline", Mike references Monroe on his Webcast
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent: "Bombshell", a prescription bottle found by Logan and Wheeler is made out to Monroe's birth name, Norma Mortensen; Merritt references Monroe
• Love, Marilyn
• Mad Men:
  • "Maidenform", Monroe and Jackie Kennedy inspire the agency's campaign for Playtex
  • "Six Month Leave", Monroe's death affects Hollis, Joan, and the office girls
• Married... with Children: "It's a Bundyful Life", Al asks his guardian angel if Monroe is laughing at him because he caved to Peg's demand that he toss out his Playboys
• M*A*S*H: "Bombshells", Hawkeye and Charles start a rumor that Monroe is coming to the 4077 to thank the staff for caring for her cousin
• The Name's the Same:
  • "November 19, 1952", a contestant's actual name is Marilyn Monroe
  • "January 12, 1954", two contestants' actual names are Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio
  • "June 22, 1954", Van Johnson's "secret wish" is for Marilyn to sit on his lap
  • "August 31, 1954", Charles Coburn's "secret wish" is to dance the rumba with Monroe as he did in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
• NCIS:
  • "Kill Ari, Part 1", DiNozzo has Caitlin ape the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch in his fantasy
  • "Minimum Security", Ducky tells Abby his mother wears nothing to bed but Chanel No. 5 ever since Monroe said it's the only thing she wears to bed
  • "Witch Hunt", Abby dresses as Monroe from The Seven Year Itch for Halloween
• Nip/Tuck: "Joyce & Sharon Monroe", two Monroe Look-alikes want to look more like her
• One Tree Hill: "Pictures of You", Brooke impersonates Monroe for a class assignment
• Phil Spector: Spector speculates on Monroe's death during his first meeting with Linda
• Quantum Leap: "Goodbye Norma Jean", Sam leaps into the body of Monroe's chauffeur
• Quincy, M.E.: "A Star Is Dead", Quincy investigates the death of a Monroe-like movie star
• The Real Ghostbusters: "Janine, You've Changed", Janine insinuates that she has claimed Monroe
• Roseanne: "Skeleton in the Closet", Nancy dresses as Monroe for the diner's Halloween party
• Saturday Night Live:
  • Teri Garr played Monroe with Joe Piscopo as John F. Kennedy (Season 9, Episode 5)
  • Mary Gross played Monroe as a recurring character (1981–1985)
  • Madonna played Monroe (Season 11, Episode 1)
    • aped "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" (Season 18, Episode 11)
  • Charlize Theron as Monroe with Jimmy Fallon as Joe DiMaggio (Season 26, Episode 4)
• Saved by the Bell: "Slater's Sister", Zack references Monroe
• Seinfeld: "The Note", George references Monroe after Kramer claims he saw Joe DiMaggio at Dinky Donuts
• Sex and the City: "To Market, to Market", Samantha's change purse has Monroe's face from Marilyn Diptych on it
• The Simpsons:
  • "The Homer They Fall", a picture of Monroe is on a jacket
  • "Rosebud", Smithers imagines Mr. Burns singing "Happy Birthday to You" to him à la "Happy Birthday, Mr. President"
    • a slide photo of Mr. Burns shows him aping the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch
  • "Thirty Minutes over Tokyo" features a Monroe robot
  • "Treehouse of Horror XIV", Professor Frink tells Bart and Lisa his father "worked on the atom bomb by day, slept with Marilyn Monroe by night, and sold secrets to the Russians at lunch"
  • Moe apes the "subway grate" pose from The Seven Year Itch on Disk 4 of the Season 6 DVD set menu
  • Dr. Marvin Monroe's original first name was Marilyn
• Smash: Main plot concerns the planning of a Broadway musical about Monroe
• Sordid Lives: The Series: "The Fall and Rise of Brother Boy", Ty is shown Monroe's ukulele from Some Like It Hot
• Warehouse 13: "Love Sick", Monroe's hairbrush turns hair platinum blonde when used
• What's My Line?: "August 21, 1960", mystery guest Buddy Hackett signs in as "Marilyn Monroe"
• Zoey 101: "Haunted House", Zoey dresses as Monroe for Halloween

See also: imdb.com Marilyn Monroe (Character) page

Theater

• After the Fall: Maggie is based on Monroe
• Blood Brothers: two songs called "Marilyn Monroe"
• Finishing the Picture: Kay is based on Monroe
• Insignificance (1982) by Terry Johnson: The Actress is based on Monroe
• Miss Golden Dreams (2001) by Joyce Carol Oates
• Marilyn (1975) by Adam Darius
• Marilyn: An American Fable (1983)
• Marilyn and Ella (2008) by Bonnie Greer
• Marilyn Forever Blonde (2007)
• Marilyn's 2nd Chance (2009), and Marilyn Monroe, My Secret (2013) by Willard Manus
• Nobody Dies on Friday (1998) by Robert Brustein: Monroe is a character
• Norma Jeane: The Musical (2013): songs written by Jay Aston
• Strawhead (1986)
• Wilhelm Reich in Hell (1987): Monroe is a character

See also

• Death of Marilyn Monroe
• Early life of Marilyn Monroe
• Marilyn Monroe filmography
• Jayne Mansfield in popular culture

External links

• Marilyn did NOT have six toes on one foot!
• Tate Collection, Marilyn Diptych by Andy Warhol
• Hefner to be Buried With Monroe 24 June 2007
• "A New Marilyn Monroe Script Helps Plot 'Augmented Reality'" Investor's Business Daily via finance.yahoo.com 19 February 2010