Marilyn revealed
Subtitle: the ambitious life of an American icon
By: Ted Schwarz.
Publisher: Taylor
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 675
ISBN-13: 9781589793422; 9781589794139
Subjects: Monroe, Marilyn, -- 1926-1962; Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: What made Norma Jean special was the quality she discovered when, bored with being a teenage bride with a husband in the Merchant Marine during World War II, she took her first and most enduring lover, the camera. At the age of 36, Marilyn Monroe died a Hollywood movie star and an American legend. Her rise to fame, however, had very little to do with her limited talents. Monroe infiltrated Hollywood, swarming with fake names and idealized careers, and pressed herself into its mold. Monroe's personal confessions, along with interviews with friends and contemporaries, reveal the truth behind this Hollywood icon.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.