Marilyn's Last Words by Matthew Smith
Marilyn Monroe's death in August 1962, apparently a suicide, shocked the world. The coroner's report stated that her death was due to a massive overdose of Nembutal capsules. But what about the discrepancies between the official report and the eyewitness accounts and memories of the people who were there at the scene of her deathfriends, her housekeeping staff, police officers, and doctors? And what about the forensic evidence that disappeared between the time of her death and the coroner's report being issued? Looking back at thousands of documents, many never before published, and interviewing dozens of sources, Matthew Smith argues strongly for a startling new version of events, as he paints a portrait of Monroe's day-to-day world toward the end of her life. The case he makes is based not only on the documents and on complete forensic evidence, but also on the secret, confidential tapes Monroe made for her psychiatrist in the days leading up to her deathtapes that reveal a woman in charge of her life and her fate, a woman looking forward to a busy, bright future. Here, in her own words from the transcripts of the tapes, are the most private, secret thoughts of Marilyn Monroe.Matthew Smith worked for three years as a desk editor for Pan Macmillan book publishers before joining 2000 AD as an assistant editor in July 2000, to work on a comic he had been reading religiously since 1985. In December 2001, he was named editor of the Galaxy's Greatest, and in January 2006, he was named editor-in-chief of the 2000 AD series. He is based in Oxford.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780786715596 |
| ISBN 10 | 0786715596 |
| Title | Marilyn's Last Words |
| Author | Matthew Smith |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2005-07-19 |
| Number of pages | 328 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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