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Fragment: Dikter, dagboksanteckningar, brev

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Fragments is an event—an unforgettable book that will redefine one of the greatest icons of the twentieth century and that, nearly fifty years after her death, will definitively reveal Marilyn Monroe’s humanity.

Marilyn’s image is so universal that we can’t help but believe we know all there is to know of her. Every word and gesture made headlines and garnered controversy....more

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Jan 14, 2011 Jesse rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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To be honest, I had never noticed how prominently books feature in Marilyn Monroe iconography, but now that it’s been pointed out, it’s almost impossible to miss.

Apparently, this was no accident, for as Stanley Buchthal and Bernard Comment ask in their introduction to this volume, do we know of any other actresses from the period who “sometimes took pains to be photographed reading or holding a book?” And this wasn’t merely a ploy to counter a fast-crystalizing reputation as an airhead, a dumb blonde, a beautiful face with nothing substantial behind it. As Buchtal and Comment note, Monroe was “passionately fond of literature.”

And what did she read? Oh, just Ulysses. Swann's Way. Carl Sandburg’s six-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln. The personal library she left behind included titles by Milton, Flaubert, Dreiser, Hemingway, Steinbeck, Ellison, Beckett. Never graduating from high school and embarrassed of the fact, as a blossoming starlet she began taking night classes at UCLA in literature and art history (attested to in detailed notes on Italian Renaissance art included in this volume). She cultivated friendships with Sandburg, Edith Sitwell, Carson McCullers, Truman Capote, to say nothing of her famous marriage to one of America’s foremost playwrights which would certainly have exposed her to the mid-century intelligentsia and literati.

In the decades since her death, it has become widely accepted to think of “Marilyn Monroe” in terms of a binary: Marilyn Monroe/Norma Jeane Baker. The luscious blond sex goddess/the emotionally and mentally fragile woman behind the glamor and wide smile and come-hither gaze. But with this collection, bringing together a recently unearthed assortment of journals, notes and letters, upsets that binary. Certainly not the Marilyn of the silver screen, not quite the tragic, victimized off-screen Norma Jeane, a complex woman instead emerges: one who certainly was beautiful, glamorous, and sexy, one who was also emotionally scarred from a traumatic childhood, but one who was also curious and creative and introspective and literary. A woman who actively pursued a creative and artistic life. A woman who was by no means “just a dumb blonde.”

It’s not that I read every line of this book; in fact, after a while I read very little, instead opting to look at the carefully reproduced pages, studying the erratic handwriting, scattershot layout and curious spelling mistakes (Marilyn probably had some form of dyslexia). It’s not that the poetry is good, and is probably of interest mostly to those willing to dutifully scour it for clues to her psyche and psychological makeup (I am definitely not one of those people). To be honest, most of this is the type of scrawling that should be read by nobody but its creator; coming from different circumstances, this is not stuff that would be fit to publish. But, of course, legends and icons are a different situation altogether.

Because really the quality, even the content itself is beside the point: this is Marilyn/Norma Jeane in her own words, speaking for herself. And it’s been a long time coming.

Originally posted on my blog, Memories of the Future.(less)

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Nov 05, 2012 Eyehavenofilter rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Being an avid MM fan I could not help but grab this up as soon as I saw it. I wanted to know if there was anything morethan what was portrayed on the outside, i kind of knew that there was.
With duplicates of actual writings of MM and translations of her scribbles one gets to see the more intimate side of "the Goddess". It is a side that few have gotten to see until now. A seemingly fragile yet intellegent woman with glimpses of greatness in her soul. I always knew she had it in her.
One has to k...more

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Aug 06, 2012 Juliette rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: borrowed-from-library

Yes, more Marilyn. Fragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, Letters is a collection of Marilyn's personal writings. Her own notes, journals, and letters are scanned as is, scribbles and spelling mistakes evident, self-edits and eraser marks clearly visible. The book's editors typed (and spell checked) Marilyn's entries, which are easier to read than her own handwriting. When Marilyn died in 1962, she left the bulk of her estate to her acting coach, Lee Strasberg. Strasberg's second wife, Anna, is cur...more

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Jul 26, 2012 Carl Rollyson added it · review of another edition

As portrayed in her own words, Marilyn Monroe emerges as thoughtful and accomplished -- not characteristics that most biographies emphasize. She had marvelous taste and could decorate a house or cook a meal with panache. Photographs in this book document her avid reading and her craving for the classics. Her diaries, letters and notes record responses to literature even as they reflect the misspellings and grammatical errors of an earnest but self-educated artist.

Monroe's unstable aspect certain...more

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Sep 09, 2011 Robert Colomer rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I am just reading this book as we speak,but I will say this,Fragments is a gripping and moving revelation of the Marilyn Monroe we have never met. It is a must read for anyone who shares the limited understanding of her persona developed over the nearly 50 years since her death. This gripping book presents her in a more appropriate and balanced light. Marilyn Monroe expressed her thoughts wherever she was on whatever was handy, using notebooks and scraps of paper, including hotel stationery. She...more

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Sep 01, 2011 Amy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book came out late last year and I immediately put it on my wishlist. I don't know much about Marilyn Monroe, but I find her fascinating. And I fell in love with her when I watched Gentlemen Prefer Blondes for the first time. How can you not love a character as sweet and naive as Dorothy Parker? And, from what I've read, Marilyn was just the same (although maybe not as dumb).

Fragments is a collection of notes, poems, and letters that Marilyn wrote and saved. These papers were not discovered...more This book came out late last year and I immediately put it on my wishlist. I don't know much about Marilyn Monroe, but I find her fascinating. And I fell in love with her when I watched Gentlemen Prefer Blondes for the first time. How can you not love a character as sweet and naive as Dorothy Parker? And, from what I've read, Marilyn was just the same (although maybe not as dumb).

Fragments is a collection of notes, poems, and letters that Marilyn wrote and saved. These papers were not discovered until years after her death and now, after some careful deciphering (her handwriting was hard to read and her spelling is atrocious), these fragments have come to light.

There were many things in this book that I didn't know about Marilyn: she married at the age of 16 to escape the threat of returning to an orphanage when her foster parents moved out of state, her mother and grandmother had a history of mental illness, she was sexually assaulted as a child, and she was incredibly well-read. However, I believe this book is better suited towards people who have already read a biography of Marilyn's life, because there were times the editor would refer to instances in her personal or professional life that I had never heard of before, but he assumed the reader was familiar. Actually, this would work well as a companion book to any biography you may read, because the editor did his best to put her papers in chronological order; I feel this would enhance any further reading you may do.

All in all this book made me want to learn more about Marilyn Monroe, but it did teach me some things. I don't believe she was as dumb as Hollywood made her out to be (how can you be when you read Ulysses for fun?), and I ultimately felt sorry for a woman who so obviously needed help but was unable to get it.

I'll leave you with two quotations that really stood out to me, one from Marilyn herself and one from her husband, Arthur Miller.

"It's not too much fun to know yourself too well or think you do - everyone needs a little conceit to carry them through & past the falls." ~Marilyn Monroe

"To have survived, she would have had to be either more cynical or even further from reality than she was. Instead, she was a poet on a street corner trying to recite to a crowd pulling at her clothes." ~Arthur Miller(less)

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Jun 11, 2012 Graceann rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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If these aptly-named Fragments had been written by anyone other than the iconic Marilyn Monroe, they would have no value. However, for those who want to know what was going on behind the million-watt smile, there are some pieces here that are invaluable.

I do feel somewhat hesitant about having read this book, simply because these items (other than the letters written to others) were clearly not meant to be seen by anyone other than Marilyn herself. She jotted down stream-of-consciousness poetry...more

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Aug 22, 2012 Susannah rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: non-fiction

I enjoyed reading this book, which is a collection of Monroe's poems, thoughts, letters, and notes. The original handwritten texts are included, with the typed version on the facing page. She had large, looping handwriting - like mine! Her writings reveal her to be a thoughtful, vulnerable person, who grappled with her own unhappiness, and who strove to be the best actress she could be under the tutelage of Lee Strasberg, and his wife, Paula, to whom this collection of writing was left. Her poem...more

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Jan 26, 2011 April rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Heart wrenching.

I have to start out by saying that I honestly have never been a huge Marilyn Monroe buff - bowing my head I admit that I have never seen one of her films. However, I have heard endless talk of this sensationalized woman, as well as having watched a few bios of her and reading articles about her. Marilyn Monroe's story fascinates me and I find her life struggles and unexplained death heart-rendering. This is a woman whose name and story everyone knows and hypothesizes about. When...more

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Oct 15, 2012 Yoake rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Cuando Marilyn Monroe murió dejó la mayoría de sus posesiones personales a Lee Strasberg. Cuando éste también falleció, veinte años después, su viuda, Anna, los encontró en una caja. Entre ellos estaban todas las notas, los apuntes, los pensamientos, los dibujos y las recetas que aparecen en este libro.

El objeto de sacarlos a la luz, imagino, es demostrar una vez más que Marilyn Monroe no era la rubia vacía que interpretaba en muchas de sus películas, sino una mujer culta, con inquietudes, algo...more

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Feb 01, 2012 Niklas Pivic rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: all

Shelves: actor, biography, drugs, hero, abuse, autobiography, books, england, hollywood, insanity, life, love, non-fiction, poetry, philosophy, post-modern, psychology, usa

From Lee Strasberg's eulogy at Marilyn Monroe's funeral:

Marilyn Monroe was a legend.

In her own lifetime she created a myth of what a poor girl from a deprived background could attain. For the entire world she became a symbol of the eternal feminine.

But I have no words to describe the myth and the legend. I did not know this Marilyn Monroe. We gathered here today, knew only Marilyn - a warm human being, impulsive and shy, sensitive and in fear of rejection, yet ever avid for life and reaching out

...more From Lee Strasberg's eulogy at Marilyn Monroe's funeral:

Marilyn Monroe was a legend.

In her own lifetime she created a myth of what a poor girl from a deprived background could attain. For the entire world she became a symbol of the eternal feminine.

But I have no words to describe the myth and the legend. I did not know this Marilyn Monroe. We gathered here today, knew only Marilyn - a warm human being, impulsive and shy, sensitive and in fear of rejection, yet ever avid for life and reaching out for fulfillment.

This collection of letters that Marilyn never sent, notes, diary-like entries, thoughts ranging from her first, failed marriage, up to a run-through of answers to interview questions just before her death, is a very intimate collection.

In the notes - mostly written by herself but also through typed transcriptions by her assistant - and the diary-entries, Marilyn goes through an array of emotions regarding a variety of subjects, persons, projects and other matters, ranging from her psychoanalysis, her seemingly constant self-questioning and self-doubt, to happiness, being married, succeeding with her own production company and of course, on reading.

This brings a very different image of the person, rather than the very two-dimensional, simple creature that some seem to prefer her to be.

Her honesty is key here, to me. Her writing reeks of honesty and is very interesting, especially when she writes of her fears, examining her past and considering her future, notably through the founding of her own production company (taking on MGM by doing so), which is professionally no small feat.

She seems to have been very self-critical. She doesn't dump down on anybody else in these notes.

As a poet, she is quite rough; not my cup of tea, and the lyrics don't seem to have been worked over much. Still, these are notes grabbed from a box in a garage. It's not like she attempted to get them published.

All in all, it's an accomplished bunch of pieces from a very talented, intelligent and seemingly pleasant and honest person's life. I wish she'd get more recognition for all of the things for which she's not most famous, but that's show business, I guess.(less)

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Mar 12, 2013 Mandi Jane rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: bio-auto-memo, favourite-books, mental-illness-and-addiction, poetry, 2013, mandis-reviews

This is a wonderful addition to any Marilyn collection. A brilliant insight into Marilyn's conflicted mind.
I was interested in reading her entries about Arthur Miller. She wasn't a bad poet either!
The one part that stuck with me (and hard, I will remember it forever) was her 'operation dream', in which she was opened up and, though everyone had great expectations, there was nothing inside. In my opinion, the dream really reflected her fears of disappointing the ones she loved, and of people dis...more

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Feb 17, 2012 Tara Renaud rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: poetry

I devoured this in less than a day. There were some very deep poems and writings in here. I feel like I have a better idea of who she really was after reading this, and I love her even more. Would be five stars if it were a full length writing, but as much of this is "Fragments" and short poems, I gave it 4 stars. Also, some of the supposedly illegible words were quite easy for me to make out, and I dont think the people who attempted to organize and type Marilyn's hand written notes did very we...more

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Feb 16, 2011 Meg - A Bookish Affair rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011, art, memoir, non-fiction

Usually when one thinks of Marilyn Monroe, they think of a gorgeous, blonde sex symbol. This book displays another side to her that few have heard of. Monroe was an avid reader and sometimes writer with an interest in psychoanalysis.

I'm a huge Marilyn Monroe fan so I was interested to read this book to get a different view of her. It's a really interesting look at a person that is still so well known and beloved by so many. Some of the psychoanalysis is not the most exciting but I enjoyed readi...more

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Dec 01, 2010 Ken rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I have long believed that I would have had a lot to talk about with Marilyn Monroe if I spent some time with her.

You tell someone that and you get a roll of the eyes and maybe some snide joke or remark.

This is a collection of notes to herself, letters, and poems in Marilyn’s own handwriting that haven't been previously published.

Yeah, it's cashing in on her name for some people, but I'm glad that they made it into a book.

Should I feel guilty about reading this?

Is it great writing? No, but it's...more

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Jan 28, 2011 Liz rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

I want to start off by saying that I can't really give this book any kind of true rating. There are hardly words to describe this book, much less a handful of stars.

It’s a rare thing when I pick up a non-fiction title, but when it contains Marilyn Monroe, I have to make an exception. Fragments is a beautiful book, full of her original thoughts, poems, and letters. It’s unlike any Marilyn biography out there, because it is her. From the minute you see the first letter, you can just feel her comi...more

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Nov 10, 2010 Bedford Library rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: judy-staff-picks, nonfiction

This new book is a cut above the usually salacious cult of Marilyn titles. Marilyn bequeathed her personal effects to Lee Strasberg, her acting coach and surrogate father. After Lee Strasberg’s death in 1982, his wife Anna inherited Marilyn’s effects. With the help of the editors, this unique collection of Marilyn’s own words was winnowed out from the many boxes of dresses, pictures, personal papers, etc. The portrait that emerges is not the fun, flirtatious image that the media promoted; instea...more

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Jun 15, 2011 Jennifer rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I have wanted to read it before it was even out. I never got around to do so until now and I have to say, I am touched. I have expected more texts of hers, but the ones that are printed show her pretty clear I think.

Let me just state that I can relate to a lot of the thoughts she jotted down in her attempt to come to terms with herself. I have had similar ones. I also think nobody can ever call her stupid again, because you have to be smart and bold to reflect your own self that thoroughly. Als...more

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May 04, 2011 Anika rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I’ve been a fan of Marilyn since I was a little girl. I’ve read several biographies of her over the years, but this is a different sort of book. It’s a collection put together by an editor of poems, notes, and letters all written by Marilyn herself. It’s not exactly a cohesive collection, but the editor breaks it up well into sections. The book is an interesting glimpse into Marilyn’s life and thoughts, but also a rather sad one. Reading about her sadness and hopelessness in a biography is one t...more

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Aug 10, 2012 Tom rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: biographical, dutch

There's a special place in my heart that's reserved for Marilyn Monroe. Ever since I watched that fantastic movie called 'Some like it hot', I've found myself more and more intrigued by the legend that is Monroe. This book, more than any biography or movie, makes the woman behind the icon come alive.

Surely, there's some cryptical and random notes that could have been left out. It's not like I'm talking grocery lists here, but still. But it goes to show how thorough the research was, and, well, t...more

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Jan 23, 2011 Angela rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This aptly titled book contains snapshots of actual handwritten pages from Marilyn Monroe's notebooks as well as typewritten diary entries and letters written between the 1950s to her death. Photographs of Marilyn Monroe either reading or writing bookend each chapter.

Although a book of scribbling from an unknown writer or poet would never be published, Marilyn Monroe's mystique continues to captivate public attention. This volume of thoughts, impressions, images, and feelings is a bit voyeurist...more

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Oct 21, 2010 Tara rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I've read many books on Monroe over the last 25 years, but Fragments has come along after all this time and put most of them in the shade. Mainly because these are Marilyn's own words, not speculation, and she was a sensitive, witty observer of her own life. Obviously these were private musings and not intended to be viewed in a professional light, and may be misread by some. But perhaps with someone as iconic as MM, who has become almost a subject of fantasy, reading her side of the story can b...more

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Apr 01, 2013 Logan Riley rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

For fans of Marilyn Monroe such as myself, this incredible book is a must-have. It is literally an all-access pass straight into Marilyn's mind, full of scans of some of her most personal and heart-wrenching writings. Reading through her letters, diary entries, and other musings, you will quickly realize that Marilyn was so much more than the sexy blonde icon that her legacy supports. She was a smart, curious, and often tortured woman who struggled with self-doubt and was ridden with fears of he...more

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Feb 13, 2011 Kate rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2011

It's a bit like reading someone's diary, but it's and interesting look into the personal life of a woman who's public persona was so different from who she really was. It's tragic to read how hard she struggled to have confidence in herself, to find and keep love and to battle the depression that took hold of her. I've never read any Monroe biographies before, so the one thing that would have made this book better for me is more information. The back of the book does give some kind of time line...more

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Nov 08, 2010 Noëlibrarian rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Marilyn Monroe, for all her apparent vapidness, had a sharp and introspective mind. This book holds notes, letters, scraps of poetry and diary entries ranging from a note she wrote at age 17, in which she muses about her failing marriage, to notes written just days before she died in 1962. We are also privy to her favorite photo of herself, as well as photos of her reading some of the books from her impressive library. Plagued by feelings of low self-esteem, Marilyn sought to understand herself,...more

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Jan 04, 2011 Jamie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, books-i-read-2010

This book made me see Marilyn Monroe in a whole new light. This book shows that Marilyn was not just a pretty face, not just a sex symbol. She was not a dumb blond. She had a brain. She wanted to be more, do more. I really came away from reading "Fragments" with a new found respect and a deep feeling of compassion for Marilyn. This was a woman who had been abused and betrayed throughout her youth and was feeling the effects throughout the rest of her life. It effected her choices and her relatio...more

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Dec 29, 2010 Courtney Gawthorp rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: biography

I wasn't actually a fan of Marilyn Monroe until I read a biography of her by Donald Spoto. The reason I'm a fan of hers isn't because of the "dumb blonde" movies she made. I'm a fan of her for her human qualities. The ones that I relate to.

I got this book the day it came out and I love it. It's one of my most treasured books. It includes beautiful pictures of Marilyn showing the more passionate and intelligent side of her.

But best of all is seeing her own handwriting and reading the things she w...more

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May 03, 2013 Kerry rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: biographies, read-in-2013

Finished 25/1/13.

A collection of letters that Marilyn never sent, notes, diary-like entries, thoughts ranging from her first marriage to the end.

Marilyn goes through an array of emotions regarding a variety of subjects, persons, projects and other matters, ranging her self-doubt, to happiness, being married, succeeding with her own production company and of course, on reading.

Having just finished J Randy Tarobelli's biography of Miss Monroe it was fresh on my mind the trauma and pain and illnes...more

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Dec 16, 2010 Rory rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: creme-de-la-creme, memoirs-and-bios

I've never been inordinately interested in Marilyn Monroe (though it always intrigued that she married both a very famous icon/baseball player and a very famous intellectual/playwright). But of course I know the tagline--flirty sex goddess who just couldn't ever stay happy. I don't want to overstate it, but Fragments is a spare, smartly designed collection of photographs and hand-written ephemera (quick notes and party-planning lists and sad scribbles and unformed poems and a few diary entries)...more

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Oct 20, 2010 Jonathan marked it as to-read · review of another edition

I've long found Marilyn Monroe intriguing and engaging. First it was Sir Elton's "Candle in the Wind," which made me so sad. Then I *loved* the film Some Like It Hot, even if I first watched it for a film comedy honors colloquium in college. (Sometimes the academic setting kills an otherwise great work of art, as with some Steinbeck and Garcia Marquez books I've read). I even have a Marilyn picture hanging in my apartment.

My interest in this book of her poems, intimiate notes, and letter was piq...more

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About Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress, model, and singer, who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s and early 1960s.

After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946 with Twentieth Century-Fox....more Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress, model, and singer, who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s and early 1960s.

After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946 with Twentieth Century-Fox. Her early film appearances were minor, but her performances in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (both 1950), drew attention. By 1952 she had her first leading role in Don't Bother to Knock and 1953 brought a lead in Niagara, a melodramatic film noir that dwelt on her seductiveness. Her "dumb blonde" persona was used to comic effect in subsequent films such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) and The Seven Year Itch (1955). Limited by typecasting, Monroe studied at the Actors Studio to broaden her range. Her dramatic performance in Bus Stop (1956) was hailed by critics and garnered a Golden Globe nomination. Her production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions, released The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), for which she received a BAFTA Award nomination and won a David di Donatello award. She received a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Some Like It Hot (1959). Monroe's last completed film was The Misfits, co-starring Clark Gable with screenplay by her then-husband, Arthur Miller.

Marilyn was a passionate reader, owning four hundred books at the time of her death, and was often photographed with a book.

The final years of Monroe's life were marked by illness, personal problems, and a reputation for unreliability and being difficult to work with. The circumstances of her death, from an overdose of barbiturates, have been the subject of conjecture. Though officially classified as a "probable suicide", the possibility of an accidental overdose, as well as of homicide, have not been ruled out. In 1999, Monroe was ranked as the sixth greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute. In the decades following her death, she has often been cited as both a pop and a cultural icon as well as the quintessential American sex symbol.(less)

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