Marilyn Monroe [Mass Market Paperback]

Maurice Zolotow (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 534 pages
• Publisher: Gallimard (June 23, 1992)
• Language: French
• ISBN-10: 2070385183
• ISBN-13: 978-2070385188
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,221,647 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Marilyn Monroe (Mass Market Paperback)

Maurice Zolotow wrote one of the first biographies about Marilyn Monroe; it was published during her lifetime. He used various sources from friends and family to Monroe herself. Surprisingly, not much of the information has changed since the years after her death, so this is a very reliable source. He captures Monroe's life in and out of foster homes as a girl, her first marriage to Jim Dougherty, her start in Hollywood, fame, her marriage to Joe DiMaggio, her transition to New York, and her marriage to Arthur Miller.

What is most wonderful about this book is how realistically Zolotow paints this bright star. He never lets the reader forget that this woman was far from perfect, not only by illustrating her notorious problems on set, but also by showing how self centered she could be. Fans of Monroe often make her out to be a god-like creature who could do no wrong. In fact, she was human just like the rest of us. This does nothing to discredit her; in fact, it makes her seem more endearing.

Zolotow does compare Monroe to Garbo quite a bit which can be incredibly annoying, especially since the two are so very different screen legends. Overall, though, this book is great.