Book Description
With astute research and crisp writing, AdamVictor sifts through the competing versions ofevents throughout all of Marilyn's life and tracesa young woman's inexorable path to iconhood,creating a compelling anatomy of fame in ourcentury. This visual compendium of Marilyn's lifeincludes hundreds of photographs by some of theworld's top photographers, including rare, candidmoments alongside the iconic images we've come toknow and love. This is a one-stop resource for allof the information about Marilyn's life and films.With 170 full-colour and 205 b/w illustrations.