The many lives of Marilyn Monroe (2004)
The many lives of Marilyn Monroe is a 2004 biography book written by Sarah Bartlett Churchwell.
"Marilyn Monroe was without doubt the most famous woman of the twentieth century, a screen idol, sex symbol, and cultural goddess without parallel. She has been written about endlessly since she first became a celebrity in the early 1950s, yet even after dozens of biographies which promise to tease apart the 'real woman' and the image, these many accounts display an astonishing degree of disagreement about nearly all of the sensational aspects of her life: from the circumstances of her birth and childhood to the highly charged debates about her death." "Rather than another 'definitive life', Sarah Churchwell's book is an exploration of the controversies which still surround Marilyn. Who was her father? Was she molested as a child? Did she prostitute herself to get on? Was she mentally unstable? Did she have affairs with one or both of the Kennedy brothers? And how did she die?" "The book looks at how our telling of the stories of Marilyn's life continue to trivialize a woman we supposedly worship, and in doing so, reveals what our feelings about Marilyn say about our attitudes to our cultural icons, women, beauty, sex and death."--BOOK JACKET.
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What is The many lives of Marilyn Monroe about?
"Marilyn Monroe was without doubt the most famous woman of the twentieth century, a screen idol, sex symbol, and cultural goddess without parallel. She has been written about endlessly since she first became a celebrity in the early 1950s, yet even after dozens of biographies which promise to tease apart the 'real woman' and the image, these many accounts display an astonishing degree of disagreement about nearly all of the sensational aspects of her life: from the circumstances of her birth and childhood to the highly charged debates about her death." "Rather than another 'definitive life', Sarah Churchwell's book is an exploration of the controversies which still surround Marilyn. Who was her father? Was she molested as a child? Did she prostitute herself to get on? Was she mentally unstable? Did she have affairs with one or both of the Kennedy brothers? And how did she die?" "The book looks at how our telling of the stories of Marilyn's life continue to trivialize a woman we supposedly worship, and in doing so, reveals what our feelings about Marilyn say about our attitudes to our cultural icons, women, beauty, sex and death."--BOOK JACKET.
When was The many lives of Marilyn Monroe published?
The many lives of Marilyn Monroe was published in 2004.
Who made The many lives of Marilyn Monroe?
The many lives of Marilyn Monroe was written by Sarah Bartlett Churchwell.