I Remember Marilyn

This section is comprised of memoirs by people who knew or worked with Marilyn, not including those that consist of "I slept with Marilyn" type storylines.


Haspiel
Marilyn: The Ultimate Look at the Legend by James Haspiel
Published by Henry Holt & Co. 1991. USA.

ISBN 0-8050-1856-5.
Details: Hardback. 205 pages.
Contains: Over 150 photos (color, b&w). Index.

Fabulous book. Could also be classified as a photography book, due to the wealth of unusual and striking photos, but it is at heart a fond but honest memoir by the man who is arguably Marilyn Monroe's biggest fan. This is a must-have for any collection.

Haspiel
Marilyn: The Ultimate Look at the Legend by James Haspiel
Published by Henry Holt & Co. 1991. USA.

ISBN 0-8050-2965-6.
Details: Softback. 207 pages.
Contains: Over 150 photos (color, b&w). Index.

The softback version of the first edition.

Haspiel
Marilyn: The Ultimate Look at the Legend by James Haspiel
Published by Smith Gryphon Ltd. 1991. UK.

ISBN 1-85685-007-2.
Details: Hardback. 205 pages.
Contains: Over 150 photos (color, b&w). Index.

The is the British hardback edition.

Miracle
My Sister Marilyn by Berniece Baker Miracle & Mona Rae Miracle
Published by Algonquin Books. 1994. USA.

ISBN 1-56512-070-1.
Details: Hardback. 238 pages.
Contains: 22 pages of photos (b&w).

Many rare photos of Marilyn back when she was still Norma Jeane. This book comes in at least two bindings: one has a matte cover and dark purple endpapers, another has shiny cover paper, cream-colored endpapers, and slightly different dimensions.

Miracle
My Sister Marilyn by Berniece Baker Miracle & Mona Rae Miracle
Published by Boulevard Books. 1995. USA.

ISBN 1-57297-026-X.
Details: Softback. 238 pages.
Contains: 22 pages of photos (b&w).

This paperback edition does not differ from the hardback original.

Miracle
My Sister Marilyn by Berniece Baker Miracle & Mona Rae Miracle
Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1994. UK.

ISBN 0-297-81480-X.
Details: Hardback. 238 pages.
Contains: 22 pages of photos (b&w).
Note: This is a black-and-white scan of a color cover.

This British edition has a different cover and slightly more square dimensions than the Alqonquin Books edition, but it is otherwise the same. C.B.


Further Reading

Other books that, though listed under different categories (or not available to me at this time), contain text by people who are documented as having known Marilyn Monroe:

Marilyn Monroe: An Appreciation
by Eve Arnold
From the body make-up to the champagne and Sinatra music, this is an excellent view into what it was like to photograph Marilyn Monroe.

Finding Marilyn
by David Conover
An account of Norma Jeane Dougherty's discovery by photographer David Conover.

Marilyn Fifty-Five
by Ed Feingarsh & Bob LaBrasca
Ed Feingarsh photographed Marilyn in 1955 as part of an assignment for Redbook magazine.

The Joy of Marilyn in the Camera Eye
by Sam Shaw
This excellent book shows Marilyn as her friends knew her in the mid-to-late '50's: relaxed, alternately happy and serious, and enjoying her life with husband Arthur Miller.

Marilyn Among Friends
by Sam Shaw
Another glimpse into Marilyn's life in the 50's, with the added allure of color photos.

The Last Sitting
by Bert Stern
This well-known work features a selection of the photographs that were taken by Bert Stern in what proved to be Marilyn Monroe's last formal sitting.


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