They knew Marilyn Monroe : famous persons in the life of the Hollywood icon / Les Harding.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harding, Les, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Actors--United States--Biography--Dictionaries.

Actors.

Monroe, Marilyn, 1926-1962--Friends and associates--Dictionaries.

Monroe, Marilyn.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Taking an innovative approach to the life and legend of Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962), this biographical dictionary concentrates on her circle of friends, acquaintances and coworkers--1618 in all. Distilled from hundreds of celebrity biographies are references to, and quotes about, the iconic Hollywood sex symbol from such diverse personalities as architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Israeli diplomat Abba Eban, beat poet Jack Kerouac, novelist Somerset Maugham, jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, counterculture guru Timothy Leary and evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, to name but a few. All of these remarkable

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chronology; Marilyn Monroe Filmography; The Dictionary; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-60163-X

9786613914088

0-7864-9014-4

OCLC:

818814743