Marilyn: The Last Take [Hardcover]

Peter Harry Brown (Author), Patte B. Barnham (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 4, 1992

A revealing new account of Marylin's last days portrays the actress as a woman at the peak of career who was destroyed by a series of conspiracies hatched in Hollywood and the White House. 150,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo. Tour.

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From Publishers Weekly

Two journalists present their version of Marilyn Monroe's life and last days in this Literary Guild selection in cloth. Photos. Author Tour.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 452 pages
• Publisher: Dutton (August 4, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525934855
• ISBN-13: 978-0525934851
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,293,657 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You must find Marilyn: The Last Take~it's worth it!, May 9, 2001

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Lauren (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Marilyn: The Last Take (Paperback)

I know what you're thinking...Ummmmm - another Marilyn Monroe biography...there are 100's of them, & no matter how much you love Marilyn, some of them are monotonous and repeat each other...but Marilyn the Last Take is a WONDERFUL~WONDERFUL~WONDERFUL book - I can't stress that enough. It gives you sooooo much information and proof of what happened during the last 5 months of Marilyn's life as well as detailed accounts of her experience on her last movie, "Something's got to give". It shows how and WHY the studio lied about Marilyn's behavior on the set, then fired her. You won't believe the information you will learn from this book. I can't believe how 20th Century Fox just used her to their convenience. It also gives us info on how former President John F. Kennedy, as well as his brother, the Attorney General Robert Kennedy, USED, manipulated, and threw Marilyn aside as if she were a piece of garbage without even a lousy goodbye. But through all of this Marilyn prevailed, threatening to blow the lid off of the Kennedy scandal since Robert wasn't man enough to break off his affair w/ her face to face. Also Fox was in works of REHIRING Marilyn a little before her death. If you ever believed the hype of the so-called "SUICIDE", this book WILL change your mind! I'm surprised that this book doesn't seem to be as popular as some of the others...people claim that its not researched, and that it's not "believable"? I totally disagree...No, it's not your average Marilyn biography...this is the account of her last months (starting at April all the way through to August) it was well written also. I URGE you to get this book - the TRUTH needs to be heard! Not only does this tell about Marilyn, it also includes 2 chapters on Elizabeth Taylor and the whole Cleopatra scandal. Anyone who is a fan of Marilyn, this book is A MUST for your collection!! Even if you aren't a fan, this book tells you about the corruption of the movie business! Too bad its out of print, do whatever you can to find this book...its worth it!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read it if you can find it, April 19, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Marilyn: The Last Take (Hardcover)

I bought this book at a used book store and loved it. Now, of course since most of us weren't there we can never really know what happened to Marilyn for sure now can we. After reading this book I was satisfied in knowing that it was at least 100% believable, unlike some of the other Marilyn books that end up being 400+ pages of seemingly random gossip from friends of friends of Marilyn strung together to make a half-baked story. This is a great book and worth at least one read through.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brought me back to Marilyn, April 29, 1999

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This review is from: Marilyn: The Last Take (Paperback)

Having been a fan as a younger man, I lost interest in Marilyn once the onslaught started of Biography after Biography hit the bookshop's. But then I bought this book for further information into the Something's Got To Give filming which I haven't been fortunate enough to see for myself though from the shorts shown in documentary's Marilyn does indeed look beautiful. The author had me hooked instantly. Brilliantly written, intriguing new "Studio" information and a heartrending account of her last few weeks. My congratulations to the author on his investigations and my sincere thanks on behalf of Marilyn's fans like myself for finally coming deadly close to the awful truth.