Marilyn Monroe has been gone for over sixty years, and yet people are still talking about her.
Both an informative study and a perceptive critical assessment, On Marilyn Monroe: An Opinionated Guide gives this brilliant performer the attention she desired--that of an artist whose work deserves both examination and celebration..
Besides her films, it also addresses the work she did on television and the stage, as well as her underrated abilities as a vocalist.
In this lively guide, Richard Barrios looks beyond the ballyhoo and legend at Monroe\'s best-known films, and some that even today remain obscure.
Rigorously applying both skillful technique and an inherent charisma, she was able to create truly unforgettable performances.
The truth that lay behind the dazzling surface was that she was one of the hardest working of actors.
Even when films such as The Seven Year Itch and Some Like It Hot saw immense success, Monroe seldom got her due as the inventive and accomplished performer she was.
Both during her life and following her death, Monroe was dismissed as more of a phenomenon than an actor, often an object of ridicule instead of a performer whose work could be taken seriously.
On Marilyn Monroe: An Opinionated Guide looks past the sensation to the real legacy--her richly varied body of work.
All of this is true, and yet there is so much more to her story.
What, exactly, is the spell she casts on so many? Stunning, exciting to watch, incredibly famous, Monroe lived a very public life and died young, with a sad suddenness.
Marilyn Monroe has been gone for over sixty years, and yet people are still talking about her
