Casting Norma Jeane: A Starlet is Transformed Into Marilyn Monroe
"Glaeg's first biography follows...as a plain but pretty girl with starry-eyed ambition proves herself worthy of Hollywood stardom with a mixture of radiant inner beauty and the keen ability to adapt to the role. The transformation is marked by a paradox: She's simultaneously a fabrication and an honest soul... Fans will appreciate this...look at how a star is born and nurtured before she goes supernova." --Kirkus Reviews"An amazing Hollywood story about the making of an icon -- written in an amazingly un-Hollywood style. Very accessible, almost novel-like in nature. Not a book for those who want name dropping. Thankfully we now get to meet the unknown folks who made possible all those future biographies. As we are transported to the year 1946 there is a closeness to the real Norma Jeane that permeates this superb book and draws the reader in. One feels almost a part of her protective circle as we watch her progress during this most important year." --A James Mason Community Book Club MUST READ"A beautifully written and poetically told story of Marilyn's early life. Mr. Glaeg recreates actual conversations that bring to life Marilyn and the people that influenced her beginnings. By understanding Marilyn's early determination to succeed and her striving to be a good actress, one is able to understand more clearly the paths that Marilyn chose later in her life. A great book to own for the dedicated Marilyn fan." --Greg Schreiner, President, Marilyn Remembered Fan Club