Why Norma Jean Killed Marilyn Monroe

by Lucy Freeman

Book Overview

A psychological perspective on the Marilyn Monroe story examines the depth of sorrow that caused the screen star to kill herself.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1880141132
• ISBN13: 9781880141137
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A unique entry in the books about Marilyn's life

Author Freeman structures her book as two parallel portraits of Norma Jean (Monroe's given name) and the larger than life glamour character Marilyn Monroe. This isn't a comprehensive biography of Marilyn's life--Freeman sets out only to examine Monroe's psychological trauma, from childhood through her adult life, culminating in her suicide at the age of 36. Freeman's insight come from Marilyn's psychologists and psychoanalysts. This is a unique contribution to the books on Marilyn Monroe's life.