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Marilyn: Her Life in Her Own Words (Paperback)

by George Barris (Author)
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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Citadel Press; Reprint edition (1 Nov 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0806524537
  • ISBN-13: 978-0806524535
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 22.9 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 652,712 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Fulfilling Marilyn Monroe's dream of putting together a picture book-autobiography, the author, a personal friend of Marilyn's, provides a fascinating glimpse into her life, in this stunning tribute to one of America's most beloved celebrities, who would have been seventy-five years old on June 1, 2001. Reprint.

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5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic, 6 Aug 2004
When i first read this book i couldnt put it down, for such a glamourous woman, her life is absolutely facinating, from the desertion of her father at a young age to the incredibly hot romance affair with the kennedy brothers! i could not put this book down for a second, my eyes would hurt for not blinking for hours! with pictures included, the words would come to life and you could imagine how she would walk or do a certain thing, its shocking, romantic and at times, funny. This book has definately given me a bigger look at her point of view at life and her dramas. I definately recommend this book to anyone!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Marilyn's Mystiqie, 21 Feb 2006
This review is from: Marilyn-Her Life in Her Own Words: Marilyn Monroe's Revealing Last Words and Photographs (Hardcover)
As a marilyn fan i have always been a keen collector of these books. How ever exspecting it to be yet another photo book of marilyn I was blown away. In it Barris discribes his love for marilyn with many of the most dazzleing pictures ever taken of Marilyn, and heart warmth words that will bring a tear to any readers eye. Its a shame to just store in a book self makes a great coffee table book. A must have for any fan of Marilyn's and photography.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Marilyn's swan song, 15 Aug 2007
By F. A. Penney "Fraser Penney" (Edinburgh, Scotland UK) - See all my reviews
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This is one of the most amazing books on Marilyn Monroe and tells the story of her life as she told it to George Barris just a few weeks before her death. Marilyn was by now at a crossroads in her life and this was her reflection on her life so far. She had been through a lot of turmoil during the last two years of her life but had kept going and was coming out the other side... you can't help wondering why Fox had treated her so shabily during those final months when making, Something's Got To Give. They must have known how vulnerable and emotionally fragile she was and yet instead of trying to help her they fired her...
How awful for Marilyn, to be abandoned once more, she must have felt like the young Norma Jeane being hauled unwillingly into the orphanage. But she had her supporters this time and one of them was George Barris.
Marilyn opens her heart in this book and we see her as a very human character, raw and very tender from her recent ordeals. She is very honest and perhaps reveals to us a Marilyn we have never seen before, the private side which only a very few would have been privileged to see up 'til then.
These photographs are magnificent, a study in photographing people in general and women particularly, and technically astounding. The color images, almost certainly shot on the Kodachrome of the vintage, and thirty-some years old when the book was prepared for litho, have a lovely vintage tonality. A great model, a great photographer, great cameras and films, and some beautiful scenery in Southern California all add up to photos that would be worthwhile even if Marilyn had never been famous and were still alive baking cookies in Ohio.
The photos are unlike any that were taken before, in total contrast to the recent shoot with Bert Stern, these photos reveal a more natural side, often with very little make-up and hair undone. I think they're very poignant to Marilyn's state of mind, she looks so open, ready for the world, older but wiser than before: "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."
It almost seems unbelieveable that time was running out for Marilyn, there was so much promise left, a great actress was emerging and one can only surmise what she would have become had she survived that fateful night in August.
A truly outstanding book and one I would highly recommend.
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