My Story

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Eventually, though, Hecht seemed to see her emotional reaction as an advantage for him, for as he remarked, “the moment a true thing comes out of her mouth, her eyes shed tears. Her dramatic performance in Bus Stop (1956) was hailed by critics and garnered a Golden Globe nomination. Her fame persisted long after her tragic death—but as time has gone by, it has become almost impossible to separate the legend of the woman born as Norma Jeane from the truth. Marilyn was a passionate reader, owning four hundred books at the time of her death, and was often photographed with a book. A couple of years after he scripted one of her best early comic performances ( Monkey Business), he was hired to get her story down on paper, based on personal interviews and taped conversations.

Or does it sound like something that fits into the carefully curated persona of a dizzy little dream of a working class girl whose cup size is higher than her IQ? Based on what amounts to little more than a coffee table book, My Story definitely made me hungry for more details about Norma Jean Baker/ Marilyn Monroe. but then again, at the end of this book, the collaborator's note says: "This is where Marilyn's manuscript ended when she gave it to me.Her early film appearances were minor but her performance in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve were well received.

Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress, model, and singer, who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s and early 1960s. She then went on to study at the Actors Studio to broaden her range and her performance in Bus Stop was hailed by critics and she received a Golden Globe nomination. By 1952 she had her first leading role in Don't Bother to Knock and 1953 brought a lead in Niagara, a melodramatic film noir that dwelt on her seductiveness. A poor condition book can still make a good reading copy but is generally not collectible unless the item is very scarce.These accounts are more candid than I expected, particularly when they come to Monroe's openness about her depression and feelings of intellectual inferiority. Supposedly written in her own words and published 10 years after her death in 1962, this is an unfinished account of some of the transitions Norma Jean Mortensen , who spent her childhood in a procession of foster homes and unyielding poverty made to become the Marilyn Monroe of legends. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. The Marilyn in these pages is a revelation: a gifted, intelligent, vulnerable woman who was far more complex than the unwitting sex siren she portrayed on screen.

As if reading her diary- the reviews complaining of an abrupt ending should remember she died before her story was finished.Greene, this special book celebrates the life and career of an American icon—from the unique perspective of the icon herself. Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926 and baptized Norma Jeane Baker, in Los Angeles, California. Later, when she began to “develop,” she felt alienated from her own body, and thought of it as something other than herself, her “magic friend. After she was mysteriously found dead of a drug overdose at the age of 36, the movie star became a beloved pop icon. But then the image began to slip a bit, with stories of her various mishaps—her unreliability, her marital discords, her futile attempts to have a baby.