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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherGrand Central Publishing
ISBN-100446198188
ISBN-139780446198189
eBay Product ID (ePID)79849025
Product Key Features
Book TitleSecret Life of Marilyn Monroe
Number of Pages576 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEntertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year2010
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorJ. Randy Taraborrelli
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.8 in
Item Weight23.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsAs Taraborrelli brushes away cobwebs of myth and rumor, his remarkable research and fluid writing captures Marilyn's elan, sensitivity, desperation and despair with a haunting intimacy.
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal791.4302/8092 B
SynopsisFrom New York Times bestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli comes the definitive biography of the most enduring icon in popular American culture. When Marilyn Monroe became famous in the 1950s, the world was told that her mother was either dead or simply not a part of her life. However, that was not true. In fact, her mentally ill mother was very much present in Marilyn's world and the complex family dynamic that unfolded behind the scenes is a story that has never before been told...until now. 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 Kennedy's-Bobby, Jack, and Pat Kennedy Lawford. Explosive, revelatory, and surprisingly moving, this is the final word on the life of one of the most fascinating and elusive icons of the 20th Century.