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Comprehensive biography
A comprehensive look at the life of Marilyn Monroe written on the centenary of her birth. This one delivers new information but remains true to historical accuracy. It’s a book to delight all lovers of Marilyn Monroe.

British author, Andrew Wilson was given unrestricted access to Anthony Summer’s research. Summer is the author of what I considered to be the best biography on Monroe, Goddess, published in 1985; in writing it he interviewed everyone who knew Monroe.

Monroe was a contradiction in many ways. She was loved by the camera but shy and withdrawn in the personal arena. The book reveals unknowns such a letters to her third husband, Arthur Miller, and a quote from Angela Allen, script supervisor on The Misfits, that disparages the myth of her intelligence.

The book goes behind the scenes of her marriages, working with Lee Strasberg, and building a story behind her myth. Much of what’s written is known but is elaborated on at times. The chapters are short but not necessarily in chronological order of her life. What you get is a complex picture of a fragile, troubled woman who desperately wanted to be loved but simply didn’t know what love was because she didn’t love herself enough (my opinion).

This is a great book to add to anyone’s Marilyn Monroe collection.

I’d like to thank NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for allowing me access to this ARC.