The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe - Hardcover

Taraborrelli, J. Randy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0446580821 ISBN 13: 9780446580823

Publisher: Grand Central Pub, 2009

Synopsis

When Norma Jeane Baker became famous as Marilyn Monroe in the 1950s, she said her mother, Gladys Baker, was either dead or not a part of her life, depending on the publicity campaign of the moment. However, neither was true. In fact, Marilyn's mentally ill mother was very much present in her world, and the complex family dynamic that unfolded behind the scenes, as the star went from actress to icon, is a story that has never before been told ... until now. In this groundbreaking work, TaraborrelU draws detailed and sympathetic portraits of the women so influential in the life of the actress, including her mother, her foster mother, and her legal guardian. He tells the heartbreaking story of a world-famous daughter dealing secretly with a parent's severe paranoid schizophrenia- and exposes the shocking scope of Marilyn's own mental deterioration and her desperate attempts to help both herself and her mother. Format: 15,5 sm x 23,5 sm.

About this title

Review:

"Readable and mesmerizing...This will probably stand as the definitive Monroe biography..."
--Library Journal (starred review)

"As Taraborrelli brushes away cobwebs of myth and rumor, his remarkable research and fluid writing captures Marilyn's elan, sensitivity, desperation and despair with a haunting intimacy."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Book Description:

The major new biography by the bestselling J. Randy Taraborrelli, now in paperback.

About this edition

• Publisher: Grand Central Pub
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0446580821
• ISBN 13: 9780446580823
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 560