The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe
- ISBN-10
- 0805078185
- ISBN-13
- 9780805078183
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 371
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-01-10
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Sarah Churchwell
Description
Evaluates the actress's numerous roles from sex symbol and innocent to crafty manipulator and dumb blonde, drawing on published sources to consider the plausibility of disputed facts while considering how her life reflected shifting cultural attitudes.
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