A Photographic History of Marilyn Monroe

by Marie Clayton

Revisit the beauty, style, and charm of one of the most-loved movie stars of the 20th century with this beautiful illustrated history of Marilyn Monroe. Featuring crisp black and white photography with informative text that takes you through Marilyn's career, lifestyle, love interests, and life challenges. A must-have edition for any Marilyn Monroe fan, this book is an excellent gift for any pop-culture fan.

Genres: Nonfiction, Biography

255 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Barkha · Rating 4 out of 5]

A look at Marilyn Monroe's interesting life through some write ups and pictures.

[Merja Pohjola · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book itself is pretty tiny with only black and white pictures, nothing rare. Text doesn't have bad mistakes, and is respectful. Same could be said of the DVD that comes along with it. A nice set, especially for people who are just starting to learn about Marilyn. Not a bad cost either. I don't recall seeing the documentary anywhere else. There is nothing new there, and like the book - it is respectful with no major errors. I especially liked the pictures and scenery of the places she went to and grew up in, with both old and new footage. 3,5 if I could give that, and I would recommend it to anyone "just starting out" this "MM Madness" ;)))

[Malak☽︎ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Despite of Marilyn's tragic death, this was so fun and enjoyable to read. In my point of perspective, I always feel that Hollywood has a way of destroying amazing people..I just feel like the whole place is toxic.
Marilyn Monroe has been one of my top favorite people that I've always wanted to read about more. The whole time I was reading this book I wanted to tell Marilyn that it's okay to have flaws, insecurities and painful past. I wanted to tell her that these things do not make her any less perfect. Not being mother does not make her any less complete and perfect. I adored all her photos in this book but my absolute favorite one was the last one in the book, where Marilyn smiled a pained smile with wrinkles surrounding her two beautiful emerald eyes and her signature red lipstick and watery eyes..in my eyes she has never been more beautiful and real.❤️🥀💄
It's really crazy how the people in the "industry" painted her as a "dumb blonde bombshell", even though Marilyn is one of the strongest women ever and it hurts how some of the closest people to her believed that "dumb blonde" painting!

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is more or less "just another one" of those coffee table type of books on Marilyn Monroe. It's constructed around the sort of "rise and fall" angle, and it works well with the selected pictures and text.

For fans who has read a lot about her, I doubt there's any surprises here - none of it is particulary controversial. Nevertheless, it's a beautiful book with many full page b/w pictures and a (pretty shallow) biography. Fairly quick read, and worth picking up again several times, if only just for the pictures.

As usual I miss a literature list, with references to sources. That is of course too much to ask for in this type of book, I realise that, but still. Considering how many false rumours and, well, nonsense there is about her out there, it'd be nice to see where all this (and other) info actually comes from. But like i said: This is a coffee table book more than a history book, and it does what it's expected to do.

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[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely tribute with beautiful photos (and a few typos). Such a fascinating human being. No matter how many books I read about her, her short life story with all of its real and imagined tragedy never fails to bring tears to my eyes.

[E.H. Nolan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This DVD and book set is the perfect gift for that Marilyn Monroe fan in your life. I’ve read about a dozen books on the blonde legend, so when my oldest girlfriend gave me this set, it was a sure bet I would love it. It truly is fantastic, with 250 pages of glossy black and white photos of the star, from her early career to the film never released, Something’s Gotta Give. This is mostly a pictorial read, with captions serving as most of the written words.

For those just starting out in their Marilyn biographies, this might not be the best to start with, since it’s mostly pictures. But for those like myself, who have her entire life practically memorized, this is fantastic. Classic photographs are interspersed with publicity stills, frames from her movies, and off-screen gems. And as a bonus, there’s a DVD with more photographs and video clips for your enjoyment. It’s not the best or most thorough documentary I’ve ever seen, but it’s really nice that a DVD is included in a biography of a movie star.

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[Mariam Jeremy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good selection of marilyn photos thru out her life time. Loved it!

[Liebes Buch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ich muss ehrlich sagen, dass ich vollkommen verzückt bin von der liebevollen Gestaltung dieses Sets. Die stabile aufklappbare Box enthält auf der einen Seite ein Fach für die DvD und auf der anderen eins für den Fotoband. Das Set ist in gold/creme gehalten, die Bilder schwarz/weiss. Die DVD beschreibt Stationen Marilyns Lebens und ihre Filme. Ich war zum Beispiel baff zu erfahren, dass sie in der damals berühmten Forsquare Church getauft wurde. Der Fotoband zeigt Bilder zu ihrer Karriere, ihren Ehen und ihren Treffen mit Schriftstellern. Durch ihre Heirat mit Arthur Miller wurde sie Teil der Autoren-/Theater-Szene und traf berühmte Schriftsteller wie Tania Blixen, Carson McCullers und Truman Capote. Nach ihrem Tode hinterliess sie eine Bibliothek von gut 600 Büchern. Der Fotoband enthält viele Bilder aus ihrer Beziehung mit Miller, teilweise sehr süss. Die beiden waren ein schönes Paar. Miller hat Marilyn sehr unterstützt. Man erfährt auch, mit welchen Trainern, Agenten und Lehrern sie arbeitete. Ein Foto zeigt Marilyn mit Originalmanuskripten von Max Reinhardt, die sie kaufte. Dieser Bildband präsentiert Marilyn also sowohl als schillernde Sexbombe als auch als vielseitig interessierte Künstlerin. Das gefällt mir sehr. Leider enthält der Text einige Tippfehler. Pech. Ich kann dieses Set nur empfehlen und bin hin und weg :) Die Preisgestaltung ist ein weiteres Vergnügen! Macht sich sehr gut als Geschenk.

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of images of the fabulous Marilyn Monroe-Has some infomation on her life, her rise to fame, jobs and marriages.
Its a good book to have if your a fan or admirer of Marilyn. Really cheap as well- I got it for 4euro in Easons.

[Kasey Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of amazing pictures. So beautiful.

[Sammie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book not necessarily for the writing but because of the beautiful pictures of Marilyn <3