Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962)

American actress, model, and singer, who became a major sex symbol

* June 1, 1926 Los Angeles, California
 as Norma Jeane Mortenson
 August 5, 1962 Los Angeles, California



Books by Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe with Ben Hecht My Story Marilyn Monroe with Ben Hecht
My Story
2006

Books on Marilyn Monroe

Astrid Franse and Michelle Morgan Before Marilyn Astrid Franse and Michelle Morgan
Before Marilyn, The Blue Book modeling years
New York, 2015

Cindy De La Hoz
Marilyn Monroe, The personal archives
Hauppauge, NY, 2011

Lois Banner
MM; personal, From the private archive of Marilyn Monroe
New York, 2010

Ted Schwarz
Marilyn revealed, The ambitious life of an American icon
Lanham, Md., 2009

from the editors of Life
Remembering Marilyn
New York, 2009

Jerome Charyn
Marilyn, The last goddess
New York, 2008

Michelle Morgan Marilyn Monroe Michelle Morgan
Marilyn Monroe, Private and Undisclosed
2007

John Gilmore Inside Marilyn Monroe John Gilmore
Inside Marilyn Monroe
2007

Michelle Morgan Marilyn Monroe Michelle Morgan
Marilyn Monroe, Private and undisclosed
New York, 2007

Sarah Churchwell The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe Sarah Churchwell
The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe
2005

Eve Arnold Marilyn Monroe Eve Arnold
Marilyn Monroe, An appreciation
2005

Matthew Smith Marilyn's Last Words Matthew Smith
Marilyn's Last Words, Her Secret Tapes and Mysterious Death
2004

George Barris Marilyn George Barris
Marilyn, Her Life in Her Own Words : Marilyn Monroe's Revealing Last Words and Photographs
2003

Clark Kidder Marilyn Monroe Clark Kidder
Marilyn Monroe, Cover to Cover
2003

Adam Victor
The Marilyn encyclopedia
Woodstock, N.Y., 1999

Barbara Leaming Marylin Monroe Barbara Leaming
Marylin Monroe
New York, 1998

Joan Mellen Marilyn Monroe Joan Mellen
Marilyn Monroe, Ihre Filme - ihr Leben
München, 1997

Sam Staggs
MM II, The return of Marilyn Monroe
New York, 1991

Joan Mellen Marilyn Monroe Joan Mellen
Marilyn Monroe, Ihre Filme - ihr Leben
München, 1986

James Spada and George Zeno
Monroe, Her Life in Pictures
1982

Lena Pepitone and William Stadiem
Marilyn Monroe Confidenial
New York, 1979

Hans Jorgen Lembourn
Diary of a Lover of Marilyn Monroe
New York, 1979

Mark Conway and Mark Ricci The Films of Marilyn Monroe Mark Conway and Mark Ricci
The Films of Marilyn Monroe
Secaucus, NJ, 1972

Charles Hamblett Wie vermoorde Marilyn Monroe? Charles Hamblett
Wie vermoorde Marilyn Monroe?, Een verbijsterend document over de wereld van de schijn
Den Haag, 1966

Michelle Morgan The little book of Marilyn Michelle Morgan
The little book of Marilyn, Inspiration from the Goddess of Glam
Philadelphia,

Michelle Morgan The girl Michelle Morgan
The girl, Marilyn Monroe, the seven year itch, and the birth of an unlikely feminist
Philadelphia,

Books with substantial mentioning of Marilyn Monroe

Virginia Forte (ed.)
The 100 most influential entertainers of stage and screen
New York, NY, 2015

Michelle Vogel & Liz Nocera Hollywood Blondes Michelle Vogel & Liz Nocera
Hollywood Blondes, Golden Girls of the Silver Screen
2007

 Leading Ladies
Leading Ladies, The 50 Most Unforgettable Actresses of the Studio Area
2006

Foreword by John-Michael Howson Cut! Foreword by John-Michael Howson
Cut!, Hollywood murders, accidents, and other tragedies
Willoughby, Australia, 2005

James Robert Parish The Hollywood Book of Scandals James Robert Parish
The Hollywood Book of Scandals, The Shocking, Often Disgraceful Deeds and Affairs of More than 100 American Movie and TV Idols
New York etc., 2004

Peter Bogdanovich Who the Hell's in It Peter Bogdanovich
Who the Hell's in It, Conversations with Hollywood's Legendary Actors
New York, 2004

Laurie Jacobson Dishing Hollywood Laurie Jacobson
Dishing Hollywood, The Real Scoop on Tinseltown's Most Notorious Scandals
2003

John Dileo 100 Great Film Performances You Should Remember - but probably don't John Dileo
100 Great Film Performances You Should Remember - but probably don't
New York, 2002

Eva Gesine Baur Göttinnen des Jahrhunderts Eva Gesine Baur
Göttinnen des Jahrhunderts, 26 Porträts
2001

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 3. Actors and Actresses
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Gavin Lambert, edited by Robert Trachtenberg
On Cukor
New York, 2000

Karen Burroughs Hannsberry Femme Noir Karen Burroughs Hannsberry
Femme Noir, The Bad Girls of Film
Jefferson, N.C., 1998

Gregg Felsen Tombstones Gregg Felsen
Tombstones, 75 Famous People and Their Final Resting Places
Berkeley, California, 1997

John Austin
Hollywood's Babylon women
New York, 1994

Danny Peary Alternate Oscars Danny Peary
Alternate Oscars, One Critic's Defiant Choices for Best Picture, Actor, and Actress - From 1927 to the Present
New York, 1993

Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan
Movie Characters of Leading Performers of the Sound Era
Chicago and London, 1990

Michael Jay (editor) Hollywood Goddesses Michael Jay (editor)
Hollywood Goddesses
London, 1982

Patrick Agan The Decline and Fall of the Love Goddess Patrick Agan
The Decline and Fall of the Love Goddess
Los Angeles, 1979

James Robert Parish The Fox Girls James Robert Parish
The Fox Girls
New Rochelle, N.Y., 1971

Ray Stuart (ed.) Immortals of the Screen Ray Stuart (ed.)
Immortals of the Screen
New York, 1965

Friederike Mat (ed.) Unsere Filmlieblinge Friederike Mat (ed.)
Unsere Filmlieblinge, Ein Bilderbuch
Wien, München, Düsseödorf, Bozen, 1956

Books with an entry on Marilyn Monroe

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Glenn Mitchell The Marx Brothers Encyclopedia Glenn Mitchell
The Marx Brothers Encyclopedia
London, 1996

Danny Peary Cult Movie Stars Danny Peary
Cult Movie Stars
New York, [..], 1991

Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor The American movies reference book Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor
The American movies reference book, The sound era
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969

Books with photograph(s) of Marilyn Monroe

John Kobal (ed.) Movie-Star Portraits of the Forties John Kobal (ed.)
Movie-Star Portraits of the Forties, 163 Glamor Photos
New York, 1977

Articles on Marilyn Monroe

Andreas Busche, A Star Is Reborn, in: epd Film, nr. 4, 2012 pp. 26-31

James Robert Haspiel, The Monroe-Harlow Connection, in: Films in Review, vol. 30, 1979 pp. 145-149, 173