| Description |
xvi, 560 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. The Beginning -- Pt. 2. Transitioning -- Pt. 3. Marilyn -- Pt. 4. Stardom -- Pt. 5. Difficult Times -- Pt. 6. Voices -- Pt. 7. Slow Death -- Pt. 8. The Kennedys -- Pt. 9. Sad Endings -- Marilyn Monroe Filmography |
| Summary |
In this groundbreaking book, Taraborrelli draws complex and sympathetic portraits of the women so influential in the actress' life, including her mother, her foster mother, and her legal guardian. He also reveals, for the first time, the shocking scope of Marilyn's own mental illness, the identity of Marilyn's father and the half-brother she never knew, and new information about her relationship with the Kennedys-Bobby, Jack, and Pat Kennedy Lawford |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [503]-526), filmography (pages [527]-541), and index |
| Subject |
Monroe, Marilyn, 1926-1962.
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Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| LC no. |
2008044704 |
| ISBN |
9780446580823 regular edition |
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0446580821 regular edition |
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