Spoto's biography of Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe makes use of over 150 interviews and more than 35,000 pages of previously sealed files, including Monroe's diaries, letters, and other personal and revealing documents. The book reveals new details of every aspect of her life, from her guarded childhood, and her relationships with men and marriages, to her mysterious death. Spoto comments on previous books about Marilyn, and puts to rest questions regarding Monroe's connection with the Kennedys.
Chapter 2. JUNE 1926–JUNE 1934
Chapter 3. JUNE 1934–NOVEMBER 1937
Chapter 4. NOVEMBER 1937–JUNE 1942
Chapter 5. JUNE 1942–NOVEMBER 1945
Chapter 6. DECEMBER 1945–AUGUST 1946
Chapter 7. SEPTEMBER 1946–FEBRUARY 1948
Chapter 8. FEBRUARY 1948–MAY 1949
Chapter 9. JUNE 1949–DECEMBER 1950
Chapter 10. JANUARY 1951–MARCH 1952
Chapter 11. MARCH–DECEMBER 1952
Chapter 13. JANUARY–SEPTEMBER 1954
Chapter 14. OCTOBER 1954–JANUARY 1955
Chapter 15. FEBRUARY–DECEMBER 1955
Afterword: The Great Deception