Marilyn: Among Friends

by Sam Shaw and Norman Rosten

Book Overview

A poignant, informal portrait remembers the film legend through anecdotes about her personal life, her secret fantasies, and her ever-fluctuating moods, speculations on her romances and untimely... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805008438
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.76 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Definitely a must have for Marilyn's fan

This book is simply astonishing!I love Marilyn's images that were taken at Central Park and NYC.She looks marvelous.This book is worth every penny.Go get yours today!

Absolutely one of the best MM books

THIS IS THE BOOK WHERE I DISCOVERED THE MAGIC THAT IS MARILYN MONROE. It was my mother's book. I will never forget the first time I saw her and what I thought; I was immediately attracted and fascinated by this blonde, pretty, healthy figured woman that was laughing and smiling so much. Her happiness drew you in. It was infectious; why was this woman so happy? Out of all the old Hollywood actresses, none of them smiled and laughed like her. They were all serious. And that made Marilyn stand out; she was different. Sadly, the real Marilyn was the polar opposite. A very unhappy, surly woman. This book has tons of gorgeous, full, black & white, and color pictures, probably a lot you've never seen before. The insight into MM's general personality, told by her good friends, Sam Shaw, and Norman Rosten, is also priceless. This book is worth every penny and more. If you don't have this book in your collection, you don't really have a good MM collection.

Beautiful Marilyn Book!

I am a huge Marilyn Monroe fan.I own tons of her books and I think this one has the most beautiful photos in it.Sam Shaw has taken many lovely pictures of Marilyn, and this book shows a lot of them.This book also has a wonderful text.I would defenitly recomend this book to every Marilyn fan.

GREAT BOOK!

Unusual book, lot's of photographs, some candieds, some from Marilyn's movie sets. Pictures are all black and white. It has many images you will not see anywhere else. Also a beautiful text by Norman Rosten, Marilyn's poet friend. Get this book! Lot's of pictures during her Arthur Miller phase. '