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Hello, Norma Jeane : the Marilyn Monroe you didn't know / Elisa Jordan.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Essex, Connecticut : Applause, Theatre & Cinema Books, [2023]Description: ix, 427 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781493053957
  • 1493053957
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Marilyn's Los Angeles -- Marilyn 101 -- Marilyn's family -- Marilyn Monroe : what's in a name? -- The influence of the movies -- Like a rolling stone : Marilyn lived in a number of homes in her 36 years -- School days -- Rosie the riveter -- Radioplane Company -- Emmeline Snively, blue book models and a bridge to show business -- Creating Marilyn -- Cooking -- Diet and exercise -- Body of evidence -- Studios -- The calendar that almost stopped time -- A life devoted to movies -- The updated fox contract -- Something's got to give, Cleopatra and fox-a disaster waiting to happen -- The coaches -- The method -- Television : the medium of a new generation -- Theatre life -- Milton Green -- The men in Marilyn's life -- The Hook and On the waterfront -- Mr. Miller goes to Washington : a playwright, an actress and HUAC -- Korea -- The wrong door raid -- See you in court -- Other houses in Marilyn's life -- On the town : restaurants, bars and nightclubs -- Animal companions -- Religion -- Goodbye, Norma Jeane : Marilyn's funeral -- Health, doctors and medical -- Inner circle -- Making myths -- Public schedules : the trouble with getting two icons in a room -- Robert Slatzer and Jeanne Carmen : they never knew Marilyn -- Death myths -- Police reports -- Final days -- Birth of a conspiracy : the pen is mightier than the sword.
Summary: "This accessible and comprehensive guide reveals the human being behind the legend of cinema's brightest star"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Biography New MONROE, M. J82 Checked out 07/01/2024 33111011219959
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Her unforgettable image is seared into the minds of fans everywhere, and her private life continues to inspire headlines and controversy, but Marilyn Monroe is one of the most famous--and misunderstood--women in the world and remains a mystery to most people. Hello, Norma Jeane cuts through the rumors and myths to present the real person behind the queen of movies and pop culture.

From her chaotic childhood in Depression-era Los Angeles to her rise in the world of Hollywood and finally her untimely death--Hello, Norma Jeane explores the legendary star's family history, connection to the movies from childhood, her personal life as an adult, and her interest in continually educating herself.

Hello, Norma Jeane is compulsively readable--instead of chronological dates and dry accounts of events, there are chapters about specific aspects of her life and career. What did Marilyn like to eat? What types of books did she read? Was she really plus size? Did she nearly bring down a political empire? And how did she actually die? This book explores everything--and vividly brings to light the truth about the world's greatest movie star.

Includes index.

Marilyn's Los Angeles -- Marilyn 101 -- Marilyn's family -- Marilyn Monroe : what's in a name? -- The influence of the movies -- Like a rolling stone : Marilyn lived in a number of homes in her 36 years -- School days -- Rosie the riveter -- Radioplane Company -- Emmeline Snively, blue book models and a bridge to show business -- Creating Marilyn -- Cooking -- Diet and exercise -- Body of evidence -- Studios -- The calendar that almost stopped time -- A life devoted to movies -- The updated fox contract -- Something's got to give, Cleopatra and fox-a disaster waiting to happen -- The coaches -- The method -- Television : the medium of a new generation -- Theatre life -- Milton Green -- The men in Marilyn's life -- The Hook and On the waterfront -- Mr. Miller goes to Washington : a playwright, an actress and HUAC -- Korea -- The wrong door raid -- See you in court -- Other houses in Marilyn's life -- On the town : restaurants, bars and nightclubs -- Animal companions -- Religion -- Goodbye, Norma Jeane : Marilyn's funeral -- Health, doctors and medical -- Inner circle -- Making myths -- Public schedules : the trouble with getting two icons in a room -- Robert Slatzer and Jeanne Carmen : they never knew Marilyn -- Death myths -- Police reports -- Final days -- Birth of a conspiracy : the pen is mightier than the sword.

"This accessible and comprehensive guide reveals the human being behind the legend of cinema's brightest star"-- Provided by publisher.

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