MARILYN MONROE: PRIVATE AND UNDISCLOSED

My next book, 'Marilyn Monroe: Private and Undisclosed' was published in the United Kingdom by Constable and Robinson in September 2007 and in the USA by Carroll and Graf.

The book took four years to research and write, and I can honestly say that I enjoyed every single minute of it!  During the research I had the pleasure of speaking with approximately 100 people who knew Marilyn in some way; whether it be as a fan, a friend, a colleague or even a family member.  I contacted every, single person I could, and compiled their memories into what is a very different look at Marilyn Monroe's life.

I had access to a variety of never-before-seen documents and papers which allowed me to build up a comprehensive and worthwhile account of Marilyn Monroe's life.

I have PDF versions of the publicity brochures available to anyone who would like one.  Please e-mail me for more details.

You can order the book at www.amazon.co.uk and read exactly what the book is all about:

This valuable new biography, by the President of the UK fan club, contains the fullest ever collection of primary source material on Marilyn Monroe, covering all stages of her life. It includes over 70 fine-reproduction rare and unpublished photographs. The photographs show Marilyn's real world, the world away from the fans, the studio heads and general public. They reveal a different side of Marilyn from the celluloid invention - relaxing at home, living her everyday life. They include locations from the various stages of her life - the schools she attended as Norma Jeane, the ballroom where she danced with first husband Jim Dougherty; the street where Marilyn claimed she was attacked by an intruder; and candid shots of her on the sets of films. Michelle Morgan has also interviewed every single person accessible who knew or was related to Marilyn in any way, including the main players in her life - family and friends, as well as work colleagues, and more casual acquaintances. More than 50 interviewees are featured, many never put on the record before, including a large number from her orphaned childhood and early years - details of which until now have remained mysterious and patchy. Documentary sources range from the private testimony of her gynaecologist, to the previously undisclosed Laurence Olivier papers relating to Marilyn's time in England. Following a series of sensationalist biographies of the Marilyn Monroe in recent years, this comprehensive, meticulously researched volume brings an important fresh perspective to the many controversies in her life, and will serve as an essential sourcebook of documentary and photographic evidence.