Beaglier Books Marilyn Monroe by Jenna Glatzer

A must for any Marilyn collector, Marilyn Monroe: A Photographic Life is packed with rare stories, photographs, and reproduced pieces of memorabilia. This is a true picture of the icon's life.

Everyone knows the classic photographs of Marilyn Monroe: in the dress she wore to John F. Kennedy's birthday, or leaning out of a balcony over the streets of New York City, or famously standing over the subway grates while shooting The Seven Year Itch. Behind the glamour, we've also heard the sad stories: her mother's institutionalization, her three failed marriages, her own struggles with mental health, her surprising death that still leaves us with questions.

Marilyn Monroe: A Photographic Life delves into the life of the star-before, during, and after she became a "Blonde Bombshell." Born Norma Jeane Mortenson (the Baker came later), she had a troubled childhood that culminated in her self-described "inferiority complex." But all the while, she dreamed of something more. Read the stories behind her first marriage (and why she kept it secret when she started modeling), her early roles with the studios (and the one exec who thought she didn't have "it"), and her life as a budding actress that include humble anecdotes (at one point, she was so poor that she and a roommate shared one pair of high heels-and whoever had a date that night got to wear them). Format BB - Hardback Number of pages 176 Width 216 Millimeters Height 305 Millimeters