My Story

Marilyn Monroe

Nov 2006 · Taylor Trade Publishing

About this ebook

Written at the height of her fame but not published until over a decade after her death, this autobiography of actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) poignantly recounts her childhood as an unwanted orphan, her early adolescence, her rise in the film industry from bit player to celebrity, and her marriage to Joe DiMaggio. In this intimate account of a very public life, she tells of her first (non-consensual) sexual experience, her romance with the Yankee Clipper, and her prescient vision of herself as "the kind of girl they found dead in the hall bedroom with an empty bottle of sleeping pills in her hand." The Marilyn in these pages is a revelation: a gifted, intelligent, vulnerable woman who was far more complex than the unwitting sex siren she portrayed on screen. Lavishly illustrated with photos of Marilyn, this special book celebrates the life and career of an American icon—-from the unique perspective of the icon herself.

Ratings and reviews

I started to wonder if this book was truly authentic... I say that because I've heard interviews when she speaks about the same things. Then there is the honesty that comes across... the sense of someone wanting to tell their life in their own words and thats when it felt real... not fancy and wordy, just real. Wish she was able to finish it, though. Makes me feel sad. Laura Henry

Not much depth. I only read it because everyone seems to look up to this girl and i still cant figure out why...seems like all the book talks about is men of her life. Ugh.

I liked the way the book is easly understandable, the she narrates as if talking to the person reading. I really liked the view from inside her head about her life. It's a pitty it dind't went far...

About the author

Marilyn Monroe was a film actress whose seductive screen presence shot her to stardom as a sex symbol. After she was mysteriously found dead of a drug overdose at the age of 36, the movie star became a beloved pop icon. Journalist, novelist, and Oscar-winning screenwriter of Underworld, Ben Hecht (1893-1964) assisted Marilyn in the creation of My Story.