Marilyn Her Life in Pictures

Marilyn Her Life in Pictures by Northcliffe, Oliver. hardcover edition. ISBN: 0039864030502.

This book opens with a short biographical introduction and then provides a chronological visual history of her life, from her early years working in a wartime munitions factory in Burbank, through the hard times as she built her reputation as an actor, to her greatest successes. The camera loved Marilyn, and photographers were always on hand to take her picture. This book chooses from the huge number of images available to produce a fascinating coverage of her eventful but brief life.