NONFICTION
Released: July 17, 2012
"Surely not the last word, but a complete and honest effort and a good starting place."
Fifty years after her death and hundreds of books later, are we any closer to understanding Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962)? Probably not, but this new biography brings the known facts up to date and offers a fresh, modern take on the tragic star's life and choices.
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FICTION
Released: Aug. 16, 2011
"Nothing new or very interesting in this rehashing of rumors surrounding Monroe's death, even for those who were around when she died."
Collins resurrects hard-boiled private eye Nathan Heller in this celebrity-studded take on Marilyn Monroe's death in August 1962.
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FICTION
Released: Dec. 6, 2010
"An unusual, quirky and fun read."
Maf (short for Mafia Honey), a Maltese Bichon born in Scotland, gives us insights into his privileged life--and discourses on everything from politics to psychiatry to contemporary art--as he passes as a gift from Frank Sinatra to Marilyn Monroe.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 1, 2010
"Not much new in this rehearsal of one of celebrity's saddest stories."
A thoroughly researched but ill-balanced retelling of the brief love affair, marriage, creative collaboration, estrangement and divorce of Hollywood's sexiest star and Broadway's leading playwright.
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 10, 2005
"Pumps a lot of bilge overboard. (13 b&w illustrations) "
Astute scrutiny of "the perilous and fascinating lines between fact and fiction, between desire and contempt, between knowledge and doubt," as demonstrated in critical and biographical treatments of the iconic sex goddess.
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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 1, 2004
"Enough already."
Slapdash account that adds a few grains of new information to the Monroe file with transcripts of tapes the actress made for her psychiatrist.
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FICTION
Released: April 25, 2003
"Strong, warm, and engaging."
Pop biographer Leigh (
Liza, 1993, etc.) switches gears for a richly researched and oddly successful novel about fictional letters between Marilyn and Jackie.
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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 1, 2002
"Generally insightful and, like Monroe herself, displaying tender charm alongside the glitz."
Timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of her tragic death, a collection of essays by feminists, film buffs, and literati about the legendary film goddess.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 4, 1998
"Odd, but with a touch of genius. (32 paghes b&w photos, not seen) (Author tour)"
A dramatic, psychologically astute biography of the troubled sex symbol and star of such classics as Some Like It Hot, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and The Seven Year Itch.
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FICTION
Released: Aug. 15, 1997
"Douglas (Cat With an Emerald Eye, 1996, etc.) provides waves of delight for Monroephiles, though there's not much illumination deeper than Gloria Steinem's neo-feminist analysis."
Thirty-five years after her death, Marilyn Monroe lives, and dies, again in this collection of 21 new stories.
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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 1, 1993
"Brainless bio followed by riveting murder investigation. (Sixteen pages of photographs—not seen) (Film rights sold to Adona Productions)"
Criminologist Speriglio's third book on the Marilyn Monroe question (Marilyn Monroe: Murder Cover-up, 1982; The Marilyn Conspiracy, 1986—neither reviewed), rounding up what's new since 1986.
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