Marilyn Monroe

This book is essentially a filmography interlaced with a complex biographical account of Marilyn Monroe’s life and loves throughout her career. A lengthy introduction explains her traumatic early life and mysterious, unexpected, much talked about death. Behind the scenes information, cast and crew lists, box office grosses and photographs are given for each film. There is a Foreword by Academy Award–winning actor (West Side Story) George Chakiris, who worked as a chorus dancer in two of Monroe’s biggest productions, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954). This is a definitive summation of the Hollywood icon’s career.

Film historian Michelle Vogel lives in Victoria, Australia. Her popular blog can be found at mvozus.wordpress.com.

Michelle Vogel
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 220
Bibliographic Info: 41 photos, filmography, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2014
pISBN: 978-0-7864-7086-0
eISBN: 978-1-4766-1359-8
Imprint: McFarland

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments v

Foreword by George Chakiris 1

Preface 3

Introduction 7

The Travilla Effect 21

Filmography 29

Extra Parts … and Missed Opportunities 179

Bibliography 197

Index 203