Biographies (con't.)

	The Marilyn Scandal by Sandra Shevey Publication: W. Morrow & Co. 1988. USA. ISBN: 0-688-08219-x. Details: Hardback. 311 pages. Contains: 24 pages of photos (b&w). Bibliography. Index. Boy does this book run hot and cold. On one hand, the author has done fresh research, interviewing the likes of Whitey Snyder and Joshua Logan - a welcome respite from the sloppy rehash biographies that inevitably come out each year; on the other hand, she repeats without question some easily disproven apocryphal stories about Marilyn, misquotes dialogue from Marilyn's movies, and makes unusual assertions without identifying her source for the information. Don't let the title fool you: the book is essentially a biography, though there are tidbits here and there regarding the author's belief that Marilyn did not die by her own hand. Perhaps the lurid and uninformative title (given that the book is a biography, and not a conspiracy-theory diatribe) was a misguided attempt by the publisher to generate sales?
	The Marilyn Scandal by Sandra Shevey Publication: Sidgwick & Jackson. 1987. UK. ISBN: 0-283-99456-8. Details: Hardback. 311 pages. Contains: 24 pages of photos (b&w). Bibliography. Index. This is identical to the U.S. hardback edition, with the exception of the cover.
	The Marilyn Scandal by Sandra Shevey Publication: Jove Books. 1990. USA. ISBN: 0-515-10238-5. Details: Softback. 321 pages. Contains: 16 pages of photos (b&w). Bibliography. Index. This edition was reset in a new typeface, and the photos are grouped in 1 section instead of 3, but it is otherwise identical to the U.S. hardback edition.
	The Marilyn Scandal by Sandra Shevey Publication: Arrow Books. 1989. UK. ISBN: 0-09-960760-3. Details: Softback. 418 pages. Contains: 16 pages of photos (b&w). Bibliography. Index. This differs from other editions in that the photos are grouped into 2 sections. The cover, of course, differs as well.
	The Marilyn Scandal by Sandra Shevey Publication: Arrow Books. 1990. UK. ISBN: 0-09-960760-3. Details: Softback. 418 pages. Contains: 16 pages of photos (b&w). Bibliography. Index. This differs from the original Arrow Books edition in that it has a red banner across the front cover, and a new appendix containing transcripts of declassified FBI documents relating to Marilyn.

	Further Reading Other books that, though listed under different categories (or not available to me at this time), contain a considerable amount of biographical information: My Sister Marilyn by Berniece Baker Miracle This book by Marilyn's half-sister contains a wealth of biographical information about Marilyn's childhood. The Life and Curious Death of Marilyn Monroe by Robert Slatzer As the title suggests, Slatzer's well-known book offers a good deal of information on Marilyn's life in addition to the investigation into her death. All of the books in the Equal Mix section of this web site contain a fair amount of biographical information.
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