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The best book about Marilyn...


...and I've read ALL of them...

is out of print, but it's by Donald Spoto.

No one wants to believe the TRUTH, but he actually did detective like work and based his book on FACTS, not speculation.

If you want to know the truth, seek out that book.

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It's not out of print, I just bought it


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Oh good!

Please let me know what you think.

He really, REALLY dug deep and had a lot of contacts most didn't have.

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I haven't read it cover to cover yet but I have read bits and pieces of it with the help of the index, looking up things that I wanted to read about.

I totally agree with his accidental death, drug interaction, and the Dr and maid covered it up theory.
No way she killed herself.



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This book is great, but, please, don't exaggerate. It wasn't largely based on facts. There are serious mistakes. It says Marilyn met with Jean Harlow's mom when Jean Harlow's mom was already dead for years. The part of her death IS largely speculation (every theory related to it is this, largely theory). While his investigation about the Kennedys are good, we must take into account he is a big fan of the Kennedys and thus makes his investigation largely biased, which is small problem, something people tend forget. He is also a fan Marilyn, which, believe or not, is also a problem.

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I just don't think the Kennedys would be that threatened or so stupid to reveal anything that important between the sheets.

I think it was a sad accident.

Not at all intentional.

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I agree with you. I'm not sure if she had anything at all with them, besides being acquaintances. But I don't think they murdered her, or even if she was that important to them, if they had an affair (I would call it a fling on their part). Saying this, I also don't think she was killed by Greenson and/or Murray.

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The best book is The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe by J. Randy Taraborrelli

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I'll have to check that out.

Thanks!

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I have that book, but I read it once years ago. It's the only MMB I own since I'm not her biggest fan. I don't know what book is the best since most entertainment medium do not treat her like a real person.

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