Inside Marilyn Monroe

Inside Marilyn Monroe is an intense, personal memoir spanning more than a decade (1952-1962) by the then-actor John Gilmore, detailing his acquaintanceship with the most important movie star in the world, Marilyn Monroe. From Hollywood to New York, from New York back to Hollywood, the casual hello-goodbye friendship built to a point where Monroe and Gilmore were about to make a picture together before tragedy struck in Marilyn's life.

Gilmore turned from acting to devote himself to writing, and his memoir gathers Marilyn's personal life through the eyes of many associates and stars. The result is a treasure trove presenting many facets of Marilyn's life that were previously unknown.

Gilmore's memoir shuns the conspiracy theories and focuses on Marilyn as she really was -- not as the media-created, cardboard sexpot but the living and breathing "wonder" Gilmore knew. This haunting, highly personal memoir contains many photographs never before published.

ISBN-13 : 9780978896805
Publisher : Ferine Books
Publication date : 05/28/2007
Author : John Gilmore

About the Author

JOHN GILMORE was born in the Charity Ward of the Los Angeles General Hosptial, the same as Marilyn Monroe. A child actor, later a young leading man, Gilmore has worked with major stars in motion pictures, television, and on the stage. He has been invovled in the motion picture industry most of his life, is now one of today's most controversial literary figures. Among his books are Author Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder; L.A. Despair; Laid Bare: A Memoir of Wrecked Lives and the Hollywood Death Trip; Cold-Blooded; Crazy Streak; and Manson: The Unholy Trail.