Michelle Morgan is the author of several Hollywood-related books and the co-author of nine books about Marilyn Monroe, including her recent When Marilyn Met the Queen: Marilyn Monroe’s Life in England. The book examines her as a powerful, thoughtful woman, not just a ‘dumb blonde,’ who began her own production company and studied acting with Lee and Paula Strasberg of the Actors Studio. The Girl by Michelle MorganĪ more recent publication, released in 2018, The Girl: Marilyn Monroe, the Seven Year Itch, and the Birth of an Unlikely Feminist, covers two years of Marilyn’s life when she landed her pivotal role as The Girl in The Seven Year Itch, ended her marriage with Joe DiMaggio, began a relationship with Arthur Miller, and legally changed her name, leaving her past as Norma Jean behind. Summers is featured in the 2022 documentary film The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes, based on this book.
Summers was the first to gain access to the files of Monroe’s last psychiatrist, and he presents new material on Monroe, including that Robert Kennedy and Peter Lawford first discovered her body. His 1985 book Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe, published by Victor Gollancz in the UK and Macmillan Publishing in the US, was based on 600 interviews. Goddess by Anthony SummersĪnthony Summers is an Irish writer famous for his biographies of famous people from history. Spoto used 150 interviews and 35,000 pages of previously sealed files to present a detailed portrait of her life and death. This nearly 700-page book published in 1993 by Harper Collins is an extensive look into Monroe’s life. Marilyn Monroe: The Biography by Donald Spoto
Released in 1974 by Stein & Day, the manuscript was ghostwritten by screenwriter and novelist Ben Hecht, although he publicly denied involvement and was not credited until 2000. Written at the height of her fame, My Story, by Marilyn Monroe was not published until more than a decade after her death. My Story, by Marilyn Monroe and Ben Hecht
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