Playboy model and film star Jayne Mansfield was due to perform a cabaret act at the Mount Brandon Hotel in Tralee on April 23, 1967, but the all-powerful Catholic Church was having none of it, writes Dan Buckley

Dresses worn by Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland and Greta Garbo are among items of Hollywood memorabilia expected to sell for huge sums when they are auctioned off tomorrow.

They both died in August.

IF YOU remember Jean Harlow, you are old — the 75th anniversary of her death is on Jun 7. Harlow was dubbed the ‘original blonde bombshell,’ a phrase that has attached to a host of female actresses since, known as much for their appearance as for their acting skills.

Mariella Frostrup has complained that blonde women are still saddled with prejudice.