Dolly parton movie biography of marilyn monroe by norman mailer

An extraordinary biography of the legendary screen star Marilyn Monroe originally published in by Norman Mailer, one of America's most important writers of the second half of the Twentieth Century. Mailer, the winner of two Pullitzer Prizes, was the first writer to explore the relationship between Monroe and Bobby Kennedy. Read Online.

Summary An extraordinary biography of the legendary screen star Marilyn Monroe originally published in by Norman Mailer, one of America's most important writers of the second half of the Twentieth Century. Your review Optional. I was a bit leery of reading a novelist's foray into biography, but having read this, I can't think of a better writer to take on such an iconic, compelling, enigmatic, and often contradictory individual.

This proved to be an enjoyable, informative, and occasionally heartbreaking read.

Delve into the fascinating story of this iconic figure's rise to fame, from her humble beginnings to her status as a beloved Hollywood starlet.

With this phenomenal book of photographs, a viewer might consider Mailer's as purely supplementary, but it is most certainly an equal component mapping Marilyn in all of her mythic, if sometimes mythical, proportions. Mailer's narrative is not objective nor even entirely factual biography, but that admixture of the real and the speculated is altogether suitable for a figure like Marilyn Monroe, especially when presented through Mailer's splendidly verbose and eccentric prose.

I read this book many years ago. In fact, it was the first book on Marilyn Monroe, that I ever read. I've given it 5 stars because at the time of my reading it, I enjoyed it very much. Like other reviewers, I loved the photos and the general layout of the book, but I wouldn't say this is a reliable biography of Marilyn. In fact, much of the information in this book has been proven over the years to be nonfactual, or unsubstantiated, and of course controversial.

Nevertheless, it's entertaining if you treat it as a fictional novel based on fact rather than a true full account. Even though it was entertaining and the photos are breathtaking, I can't recommend this book to the reader who is interested in a factual narrative of her life.