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Marilyn Monroe: The Biography

by Donald Spoto

Marilyn Monroe’s life through interviews and personal records

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Marilyn Monroe’s life through interviews and personal records

Donald Spoto’s biography draws on more than 150 interviews and a substantial archive of Monroe’s diaries, letters, and other documents. Its scope extends from her guarded childhood through her relationships and marriages to the circumstances of her death. Spoto also addresses earlier books about Monroe and examines her connection with the Kennedys, placing those subjects within a broader account of her life and public identity. The book’s approach is notably documentary in the materials it brings together, while its coverage ranges across both personal history and the questions that have surrounded Monroe.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers interested in Marilyn Monroe’s life and public legacy.
  • For readers seeking a biography that draws on interviews and archival personal documents.
  • For readers interested in Hollywood biography and Monroe’s relationships and historical associations.

Themes

Marilyn Monroe’s life and legacyHollywood and celebrityPersonal papers and biographyRelationships and public speculation

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Book overview

Spoto's biography of Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe makes use of over 150 interviews and more than 35,000 pages of previously sealed files, including Monroe's diaries, letters, and other personal and revealing documents. The 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. Spoto comments on previous books about Marilyn, and puts to rest questions regarding Monroe's connection with the Kennedys.
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