1979; Marilyn Monroe CONFIDENTIAL, An Intimate Personal Account by Lena Pepitone and William Stadiem; Hardback, good condition of book; dust cover has a minor tear or two; Simon and Schuster publishers.
 
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress, model and singer. Famous for playing comic "dumb blonde" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and was emblematic of the era's attitudes towards sexuality. Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade, her films grossed $200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962.  More than half a century after her death, she continues to be considered a major popular culture icon.