Marilyn Monroe: The Biography

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HarperCollins Publishers, 1993 - Biography & Autobiography - 698 pages
The ultimate biography of Marilyn Monroe, a rich tapestry filled with astonishing revelations and never-before-seen photographs. At once scrupulously accurate and compulsively readable, this provocative portrait reveals the truth and dispels many of the myths concerning the most celebrated women of this century. Will be the basis of a film from 20th-Century Fox.

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NOVEMBER 1937JUNE 1942
51
JUNE 1942NOVEMBER 1945
77
DECEMBER 1945August 1946
98
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Donald Spoto was born on June 28, 1941 in New Rochelle, New York. He received a B.A. from Iona College in 1963 and a M.A. and Ph.D. in theology (New Testament studies) from Fordham University in 1966 and 1970, respectively. He taught theology, Christian mysticism, and biblical literature at the university level for twenty years. He has written more than 25 biographies of film and theatre celebrities including The Art of Alfred Hitchcock, The Kindness of Strangers: The Life of Tennessee Williams, Diana: The Last Year, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: A Life, Enchantment: The Life of Audrey Hepburn, High Society: The Life of Grace Kelly, Possessed: The Life of Joan Crawford, and The Redgraves: A Family Epic. He also wrote biographies on religious figures including The Hidden Jesus: A New Life, Reluctant Saint: The Life of Francis of Assisi, and Joan: The Mysterious Life of the Heretic Who Became a Saint.

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