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Published to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's death, this thought-provoking collection of narratives and essays by Joyce Carol Oates, Marge Piercy, Laurence Olivier, and others illuminates a fascinating woman whose influence has reached further and deeper--and lasted longer--than that of any other pop star in history.

Contents

INTRODUCTION (Yona Zeldis McDonough)

FREEZE FRAME: MARILYN AS ICON

ICONOMANIA: FAME, SEX, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND THE MYTH OF MARILYN MONROE (Richard B. Woodward)

CENTERFOLD (Joyce Carol Oates)

SOME LIKE HER HOT: MARILYN AND SEX

TOO SEXY, SEXY TOO (Alice Elliott Dark)

SCRATCHING TOM EWELL'S ITCH (Albert Mobilio)

BOOT IN THE FACE: MARILYN AS VICTIM

THE WOMAN WHO WILL NOT DIE (Gloria Steinem)

MARILYN, WE HARDLY KNEW YOU (Kate Millett)

THE "LOVE GOODDESS" WHO NEVER FOUND ANY LOVE (Clare Boothe Luce) Looking Good (Marge Piercy)

GOLDEN GIRL: MARILYN IN HOLLYWOOD

WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO INVENT HER (Molly Haskell)

FACE VALUE (Sabrina Barton)

SEXY AND HER SISTERS (Lore Segal)

THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL (Sir Laurence Olivier)

PERSONAL GEOGRAPHY: MARILYN IN CULTURE

FRENCH KISS (Catherine Texier)

MARILYN AT THE MIKVAH (Evan Zimroth)

TWO DAUGHTERS (Dennis Grunes)

THE SUM OF THE PARTS: MARILYN RECONSTRUCTED

MOTHER, DAUGHTER, SIREN, LOVER: MARILYN IN SONG (Lisa Shea)

THE HUNTED (Melissa Holbrook Pierson)

RELIQUARY (Yona Zeldis McDonough)

CHRONOLOGY

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