Five Books That Shaped Marilyn Monroe

One hundred years since her birth (on 1 June, 1926), Marilyn Monroe remains one of the most mythologised and photographed figures of the 20th century. As an image, she’s as famous as Jesus or Coca-Cola, infinitely reproduced and canonised as an avatar of a specific species of intense, tragic glamour. Starlet, teen bride, addict, pin-up, introvert, sex symbol, orphan, exhibitionist, platinum blonde, depressive, sequin-clad goddess, divorcee, fantasy,hellip; read more raquo;