Book description
> Since Marilyn's premature death in August of 1962, the appetite
for information about the star has been insatiable. Biographies of
Marilyn abound, and whether these books are sensational or flawed,
Marilyn's fans have always come out in bestselling numbers. This time,
with Lois Banner's
Marilyn
the fans won't be disappointed. This is no retread of recycled material.
As one of the founders of the field of women's history, Banner reveals
Marilyn Monroe in the way that only a top-notch historian and biographer could.
In researching Marilyn
, Banner's credentials opened doors. She gained access to Marilyn
intimates who hadn't spoken to other biographers, and to private
material unseen, ignored, or misinterpreted by her predecessors. With
new details about Marilyn's childhood foster homes, her sexual abuse,
her multiple marriages, her affairs, and her untimely death at the age
of thirty-six, Marilyn
is, at last, the nuanced biography Marilyn fans have been waiting
for.> MM--Personal offers a fascinating glimpse into an impossibly
famous celebrity going about the business of living Wall Street Journal
Studded with photos, many of them Monroe's personal items ... the
overall vibe of the book is wrenching, because it clarifies Monroe's
humanity, her working life, her normal day-to-day existence Liz Smith,
praise for MM-Personal > Since Marilyn's premature death in August
of 1962, the appetite for information about the star has been
insatiable. Biographies of Marilyn abound, and whether these books are
sensational or flawed, Marilyn's fans have always come out in
bestselling numbers. This time, with Lois Banner's Marilyn
the fans won't be disappointed. This is no retread of recycled material.
As one of the founders of the field of women's history, Banner reveals
Marilyn Monroe in the way that only a top-notch historian and biographer could.
In researching Marilyn
, Banner's credentials opened doors. She gained access to Marilyn
intimates who hadn't spoken to other biographers, and to private
material unseen, ignored, or misinterpreted by her predecessors. With
new details about Marilyn's childhood foster homes, her sexual abuse,
her multiple marriages, her affairs, and her untimely death at the age
of thirty-six, Marilyn
is, at last, the nuanced biography Marilyn fans have been waiting
for.>
