Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: Orphan child, teenage bride Chapter 2: Glamour girl, Hollywood hopeful Chapter 3: Pin up, movie star Chapter 4: Divorce, the method and the miller Chapter 5: Triumph and tragedy Chapter 6: Icon and legend Credits Index

Promotional Information

More than 100 quotations from Marilyn and her contemporaries about Marilyn. Over 220 photographs reveal Marilyn in all her guises. Newly published interviews. Another book in the successful Handbook series that studies iconic figures of the twentieth century. Fresh contemporary design including timeline endpapers.

About the Author

Mike Evans is a specialist in twentieth century popular culture. He has written for a variety of publications including Sounds, Melody Maker and The Guardian since the seventies. His books include the much-acclaimed The Art of the Beatles, the best-selling Elvis: A Celebration, NYC Rock and Wake Up in New York City. A musician himself, he lives and works in London, dividing his time between writing, a freelance editorial consultancy, and his wife, children and grandchildren.