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Mellen Marilyn Monroe: Pyramid Illustrated History of the Movies by Joan Mellen
Published by Pyramid Publications. 1974. USA.
ISBN: 0-515-03129-1.
Details: Softback. 145 pages.
Contains: Over 80 pages of photos (b&w). Bibliography. Filmography. Index.
This edition has a different cover than the hardback first edition, as well as an amended title, but otherwise remains the same.

Marilyn Monroe: Historia Illustrada Del Cine by Joan Mellen
Published by iesa. 1977. Spain.
ISBN: 84-7311017-X.
Details: Softback. 154 pages.
Contains: Over 80 pages of photos (b&w). Bibliography. Filmography. Index.
This Spanish edition (translated by Ramon Font) has the same contents as the U.S. paperback edition. S.J.

Marilyn on Location by Bart Mills
Published by Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. 1989. UK.
ISBN: 0-283-99766-4.
Details: Hardback. 153 pages.
Contains: Approx. 80 pages of photos (b&w). Bibliography. Filmography. Iconography. Index.
Note: This is a black-and-white scan of a color cover.
This book could easily have been titled "I Hate Marilyn Monroe." One can only wonder why Mills chose to write about Marilyn - whom he describes as a "mentally troubled drug addict" - when he so clearly rankles at the mere thought of her. The Monroe presented here is incapable of delivering her lines and hitting her marks at the same time, requires extensive editing to patch-together usable footage from her takes, and has to be treated by her female costars as "their retarded little sister." All of which is completely contradicted by the raw footage from her last, uncompleted film Something's Got to Give, which shows an actress completely focused on her work, patiently doing take after take at the director's insistence, and having no trouble whatsoever in hitting her marks. Despite all that unfairness, I'd have to say that the crowning achievement of this work is Mills' description of Marilyn "riding into Madison Square Garden in New York City on an elephant and leading the assembled mob in singing 'Happy Birthday' to the president." Ummm….no. Nice try, though. The elephant riding and the singing were two separate events that took place seven years apart (besides, can you imagine riding an elephant in the Jean Louis gown that MM wore to sing to Kennedy?). But, hey, who needs research when you have vitriol? K.K. (graphic and details courtesy of C.B.)

Mills Marilyn on Location by Bart Mills
Published by Pan Books Ltd. 1990. UK.
ISBN: 0-330-31841-1.
Details: Softback. 153 pages.
Contains: Approx. 80 pages of photos (b&w). Bibliography. Filmography. Iconography. Index.
This is the oversize paperback edition of Mills' book. The cover layout is slightly different, but it is otherwise the same as the original hardback.

Conway The Complete Films of Marilyn Monroe by Mark Ricci & Michael Conway
Published by Citadel Press. 19??. USA.
ISBN: 0-8065-1016-1.
Details: Softback. 160 pages.
Contains: Photos on all pages (b&w).
This edition has only the copyright date, and not the printing date, so I'm not sure in which year it was printed. It is a re-release of the 1964 Bonanza / Citadel edition, which differed in that the authors' names were listed in reverse order on the cover.

Further Reading
Other books that, though listed under different categories (or not available to me at this time), address the topic of Marilyn Monroe's movies and acting talent in some significant way:

Marilyn: The Last Take
by Peter Harry Brown & Patti Barham
This biography contains a wealth of information about Marilyn's last, aborted movie, Something's Got to Give.

Marilyn and Me
by Susan Strasberg
Susan Strasberg provides a wealth of information about Marilyn's relationship with Paula and Lee Strasberg, her last acting coaches (and Susan's parents).

Copyright © 1996, 1997 Kay Krewson. All rights reserved.


	Marilyn Monroe: Pyramid Illustrated History of the Movies by Joan Mellen Published by Pyramid Publications. 1974. USA. ISBN: 0-515-03129-1. Details: Softback. 145 pages. Contains: Over 80 pages of photos (b&w). Bibliography. Filmography. Index. This edition has a different cover than the hardback first edition, as well as an amended title, but otherwise remains the same.

	Marilyn Monroe: Historia Illustrada Del Cine by Joan Mellen Published by iesa. 1977. Spain. ISBN: 84-7311017-X. Details: Softback. 154 pages. Contains: Over 80 pages of photos (b&w). Bibliography. Filmography. Index. This Spanish edition (translated by Ramon Font) has the same contents as the U.S. paperback edition. S.J.

	Marilyn on Location by Bart Mills Published by Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. 1989. UK. ISBN: 0-283-99766-4. Details: Hardback. 153 pages. Contains: Approx. 80 pages of photos (b&w). Bibliography. Filmography. Iconography. Index. Note: This is a black-and-white scan of a color cover. This book could easily have been titled "I Hate Marilyn Monroe." One can only wonder why Mills chose to write about Marilyn - whom he describes as a "mentally troubled drug addict" - when he so clearly rankles at the mere thought of her. The Monroe presented here is incapable of delivering her lines and hitting her marks at the same time, requires extensive editing to patch-together usable footage from her takes, and has to be treated by her female costars as "their retarded little sister." All of which is completely contradicted by the raw footage from her last, uncompleted film Something's Got to Give, which shows an actress completely focused on her work, patiently doing take after take at the director's insistence, and having no trouble whatsoever in hitting her marks. Despite all that unfairness, I'd have to say that the crowning achievement of this work is Mills' description of Marilyn "riding into Madison Square Garden in New York City on an elephant and leading the assembled mob in singing 'Happy Birthday' to the president." Ummm….no. Nice try, though. The elephant riding and the singing were two separate events that took place seven years apart (besides, can you imagine riding an elephant in the Jean Louis gown that MM wore to sing to Kennedy?). But, hey, who needs research when you have vitriol? K.K. (graphic and details courtesy of C.B.)

	Marilyn on Location by Bart Mills Published by Pan Books Ltd. 1990. UK. ISBN: 0-330-31841-1. Details: Softback. 153 pages. Contains: Approx. 80 pages of photos (b&w). Bibliography. Filmography. Iconography. Index. This is the oversize paperback edition of Mills' book. The cover layout is slightly different, but it is otherwise the same as the original hardback.

	The Complete Films of Marilyn Monroe by Mark Ricci & Michael Conway Published by Citadel Press. 19??. USA. ISBN: 0-8065-1016-1. Details: Softback. 160 pages. Contains: Photos on all pages (b&w). This edition has only the copyright date, and not the printing date, so I'm not sure in which year it was printed. It is a re-release of the 1964 Bonanza / Citadel edition, which differed in that the authors' names were listed in reverse order on the cover.


	Further Reading Other books that, though listed under different categories (or not available to me at this time), address the topic of Marilyn Monroe's movies and acting talent in some significant way: Marilyn: The Last Take by Peter Harry Brown & Patti Barham This biography contains a wealth of information about Marilyn's last, aborted movie, Something's Got to Give. Marilyn and Me by Susan Strasberg Susan Strasberg provides a wealth of information about Marilyn's relationship with Paula and Lee Strasberg, her last acting coaches (and Susan's parents).


	Copyright © 1996, 1997 Kay Krewson. All rights reserved.