Marilyn Monroe: The BiographyMarilyn Monroe (1926-1962) remains one of America's most compelling and tragic figures. Her films, as well as her public persona, established her as both a gifted artist and a potent cultural icon. This biography is a work of stunning scope and depth, both accurate and absorbing. Based on over 150 interviews and more than 35,000 pages of previously sealed files, including Monroe's diaries, letters, and other personal and revealing documents, this book reveals new details of every aspect of her life, from her guarded childhood, and her relationships with men and marriages, to her mysterious death. The author also comments on previous books about Marilyn, and puts to rest questions regarding Monroe's connection with the Kennedys. It is truly a revelatory portrait of Marilyn's personal and professional lives, as well as the truth about her controversial death. -- Publisher description. |
Contents
To June 1926 | 1 |
June 1926June 1934 | 15 |
June 1934November 1937 | 37 |
November 1937June 1942 | 51 |
June 1942November 1945 | 77 |
December 1945August 1946 | 98 |
September 1946February 1948 | 116 |
February 1948May 1949 | 135 |
1956 | 341 |
19571959 | 381 |
1960 | 413 |
1961 | 453 |
JanuaryMay 1962 | 484 |
MayJuly 1962 | 522 |
August 14 1962 | 554 |
August 5 1962 | 578 |
Photographs Follow | 138 |
June 1949December 1950 | 154 |
January 1951March 1952 | 178 |
MarchDecember 1952 | 202 |
1953 | 236 |
JanuarySeptember 1954 | 256 |
October 1954January 1955 | 286 |
FebruaryDecember 1955 | 314 |
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