14 Facts About Marilyn Beck

Marilyn Beck was a syndicated Hollywood columnist and author.

Marilyn Beck wrote her first column for Bell McClure syndicate in 1967.

Marilyn Beck became affiliated with Tribune Media Services in 1980, and a decade later moved to Creators Syndicate.

Marilyn Beck began her partnership with newspaper and magazine writer Stacy Jenel Smith, a former protege, in 1990.

Marilyn Beck's five-decade run has seen her and Smith's column featured in hundreds of outlets ranging from France and Mexico to Cleveland and Milwaukee.

Marilyn Beck was heard regularly on local Los Angeles radio station KFI, and was seen regularly on local and national television.

Marilyn Beck hosted NBC "Marilyn Beck's Hollywood Outtakes" specials in 1977 and 1978 which featured stars providing commentary for amusing outtake footage from their films.

Marilyn Beck was the featured Hollywood interviewer on the syndicated "PM Magazine" show from 1983 to 1988.

Marilyn Beck won honors from the Los Angeles City Council, the Southern California Motion Picture Council and the ICG Publicists Guild of America.

Marilyn Beck is listed in Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America, Who's Who of American Women and Who's Who in Entertainment.

Brigham Young University features a collection of Marilyn Beck works, including published columns from 1963 to 1993, videotapes, photographs, research files, celebrity correspondence, publicity material and drafts of her books.

Marilyn Beck attended the University of Southern California, where she was a member of Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority.

Marilyn Beck resided till her death in the Ocean Hills area of Oceanside, Ca, with her husband since 1980, Arthur Levine, a former Beverly Hills mediator.

Marilyn Beck died from lung cancer on May 31,2014.