Marilyn in Manhattan : her year of joy / Elizabeth Winder.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250064967
- ISBN: 1250064961
- Physical Description: xv, 283 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Flatiron Books, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Miss Lonelyhearts -- The fugitive -- Blonde on (subdued) blonde -- Liquor, literati, Lee Strasberg -- Infatuation -- Flesh impact -- Ingenue -- The Strasbergs -- In bloom -- Shangri-la -- Fire Island -- In the bulrushes -- Sutton Place -- Baby doll -- Cherie -- Stars -- The return -- Mazzie -- Epilogue. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Erlanger Branch | B M753win 2017 (Text) | 33126021986215 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
- Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2017 March #1
Poet and author Winder (Pain, Parties, Work) reinforces the adage that a picture is worth a thousand words in this overstuffed yet hollow "year in the life" biography of Marilyn Monroe (1926â62). The year in question is one Monroe spent in New York (late 1954 through early 1956), dodging sexist Hollywood executives and a crumbling marriage to Joe DiMaggio, teaming with photographer Milton Greene to form her own management company, studying Method acting with Lee Strasberg, and generally living it up in Manhattan. The stories of her adventures in the city feel choppy, most likely because of the numerous sources. Overlong and overcooked descriptions of the star's outfits, maquillage, eating and drinking habits, and hotel room decor are studded with adjectives that objectify Monroe nearly as much as the Hollywood moguls did. Despite the quoting of some poems and diary entries by the actress, there's very little insight into her head or heart. We see her pathos and humor, but at a remove, and from too many viewpoints.
Copyright 2017 Library Journal.VERDICT This "Marilyn studies" entry provides second- or third-hand observations and too much filler. Readers would do better going to the primary sources or looking at photo studies, such as Eve Arnold's Marilyn Monroe or Greene's posthumously published Milton's Marilyn.âLiz French, Library Journal