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Title: Marilyn: Her Life in Her Own Words: Marilyn Monroe's Revealing Last Words and Photographs by George Barris, Marilyn Monroe ISBN: 0-8065-2453-7 Publisher: Citadel Trade Pub. Date: June, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.88 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: marilyn at her beautiful best
Comment: In the plethora of books out there written about and containing pictures of Marilyn Monroe, I feel that this collaboration between friend and photographer George Barris and Marilyn herself is truly special, and is as essential to own as _Legend_ by Guiles or the photography books of Bert Stern or Andre de Dienes. In some of the last pictures of her taken before her death, Marilyn is natural and luminescent, appearing happy, calm, and at home in her body.
The text is also highly interesting, containing the words of Marilyn herself as told to Barris. Like her ghost-written _My Story_, this book contains the fragments of Marilyn's life she saw fit to share at that time, and therefore captures her public mindset during the summer before her death more than anything I've read. For example: "When I was a small child, my fondest memories were being around my mother and her friends. It made me feel like we were one big happy family." And even sadder: "As far as I'm concerned, the happiest time of my life is now. There's a future, and I can't wait to get to it. It should be interesting." Barris' conclusion is that Monroe did not commit suicide, and reading her statements contained in this book, it's easy to see why. A beautiful representation of a beautiful woman (inside and out).
Rating: 5
Summary: Marilyn at her vibrant, beautiful best
Comment: George Barris, a very wonderful man and wonderful friend to Marilyn, had collaborated with Marilyn to make this book, which they had discussed for some time prior to her death. So here is Marilyn, at her very best, in one of the best settings for Marilyn to be photographed - the beach. Very early on in her career, many photos were taken of Marilyn at the very same beach by Andre deDienes, and they, too are fabulous photos. Something about Marilyn and the beach bring out the very best in her. She appears at ease, belonging to the ocean as her vibrance shines through. At this point in Marilyn's life, only a few weeks prior to her death, Marilyn appeared very fit, happy, healthy and ready to move on in her career. Sadly, that was not to be. But here with this book, we are shown the true Marilyn, young Norma Jeane still there, posing not only for Barris, but for us. This is a beautiful book with pictures that have quite affectionately been named "The Last Photo Shoot," as it was. And the very last picture of Marilyn, wrapped tightly in her Mexican sweater, blowing us a kiss goodbye is a wonderful reminder of her beauty and sensuality.
Rating: 5
Summary: Fantastic book!
Comment: I think It's a great book with spectacular photos. Every MM fan have to buy it! Ciao
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Title: My Story by Marilyn Monroe, Ben Hecht, Andrea Dworkin ISBN: 0815411022 Publisher: Cooper Square Press Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Marilyn Monroe: The Biography by Donald Spoto ISBN: 0815411839 Publisher: Cooper Square Press Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Marilyn Monroe: Photographs 1945-1962 (Schirmer's Visual Library) by Truman Capote ISBN: 039330938X Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: December, 1994 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Marilyn Diaries by Charles Casillo ISBN: 0967761700 Publisher: Charles Casillo Pub. Date: 17 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Marilyn Encyclopedia by Adam Victor ISBN: 0879517182 Publisher: Overlook Press Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $55.00 |
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