BOOK REVIEW: Icon: The Life, Times, And Films Of Marilyn Monroe By Gary Vitacco-Robles

By 1st January 2015Book Reviews

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This is the most detailed account of Marilyn Monroe so far. After 100’s of biographies, each one offering their own take on Marilyn’s life and death and only a few of them being commendable, Gary Vitacco-Robles presents us with the definitive study of a woman who has been examined and discussed with almost as much scrutiny as Jesus Christ.

These two books offer the reader a comprehensive view of Marilyn, giving them an academic level of study that is easy to read and follow and in doing so, putting to bed the myths and lies that have been written over the years since her death and about her death! Based upon interviews, diaries, medical and personal files, they also cover all aspects of her career and film work.

Gary’s life long knowledge of Marilyn Monroe is apparent in the book as he writes about the years that followed her death and his own understanding of the subject, drawing from this the basis of his conclusions, void of sensationalism. In doing so restoring Marilyn’s reputation in the process.

By Fraser Penney