marilyn monroe the biography by donald spoto

For those looking to dig deeper, here are the best books that deconstruct, analyze, and even transmogrify the star known as Marilyn Monroe. Kennedy - while others have leaned into the emotional depths of her short, tragic life to sketch a portrait of someone whose fame completely eclipsed their humanity. Some have had set agendas - like biographers claiming she was murdered by the FBI or had an affair with Robert F. The film joins countless other creative efforts to understand and anatomize the movie star born Norma Jeane Mortensen, including biopics, TV series, biographies, photo books, essays, and even plays. Now a new Netflix film, Blonde, adapts the 2000 Joyce Carol Oates novelization of Monroe’s life story to give us an unvarnished depiction of the perils of her celebrity.

Andy Warhol’s iconic silkscreens of Monroe perhaps best captured this: visual reminders of her marketable face, femininity, and eternal fame. Even today, she represents a visual shorthand for our idea of the ultimate celebrity. 'An impressive reminder of the tough, triumphalist Norma Jean.In life and in death, Marilyn Monroe merchandized sex, sensuality, and stardom.

true story has been revealed' - Daily Mirror 'At long last Marilyn Monroe has found her knight in shining armour. 'Not just sensational, but sensationally good' - Sunday Telegraph

Moving, often shocking, always absorbing, Marilyn Monroe will stand as the ultimate and compulsively readable biography of the woman who continues to enthrall millions.

But most astonishing of all, he presents the reality of her death - more horrifying than anything a Hollywood screenwriter could have devised. He exposes the falsehoods and casts new light on every aspect of Marilyn Monroe's 36 years: her dramatic childhood her marriages her relationships with movie moguls politicians, poets, artists and statesmen. With access to more than 35,000 pages of formerly sealed documents and interviews with 150 people who have never spoken on record before, Spoto's definitive biography reveals the truth behind the myths and speculations surrounding Marilyn's life and death. At last, Donald Spoto has produced an acclaimed biography worthy of this extraordinary and unforgettable star. MARILYN MONROE is the most celebrated and controversial female icon of the 20th century.

Marilyn monroe the biography by donald spoto