Marianne Faithfull

(Newser) - Marianne Faithfull, described by the Guardian as a "singular icon of British pop," has died at age 78. She rose to fame as both a singer and actress—and as the girlfriend and muse of Mick Jagger in the 1960s. "Marianne passed away peacefully in London today,...

(Newser) - The death of Doors frontman Jim Morrison at the age of 27 back in 1971 still has all kinds of conspiracy theories and weirdness connected to it, thanks to the lack of an autopsy. Doctors cited heart failure, and now former girlfriend Marianne Faithfull tells British music site Mojo that...

(Newser) - Irina Palm, about a frumpy grandmother who resorts to prostitution so she can pay for her desperately ill grandson's operation, is winning over critics, both because of its unsentimental portrayal of the sex trade and because of the performance given by its star, singer/songwriter/actress and '60s icon Marianne Faithfull.