My Story

by Monroe, Marilyn

• ISBN13: 9781589793163
• ISBN10: 1589793161
• Edition: Illus.
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-10-30
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Pub

Summary

Little known and long unavailable, this autobiography, written by actress and starlet Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962), describes her early adolescence, her rise in the film industry from bit player to celebrity, and her marriage to Joe DiMaggio.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Joshua Greene
How I Rescued a White Piano	1	(9)
My First Sin	10	(10)
It Happened in Math Class	20	(6)
I Branch Out as a Siren	26	(5)
Marriage Knell	31	(3)
Lonely Streets	34	(4)
Another Soldier Boy	38	(5)
I Begin a New Dream	43	(3)
Higher, Higher, Higher	46	(7)
I Get Through the Looking Glass	53	(4)
How I Made a Calendar	57	(5)
I Jump Through the Paper Hoop	62	(8)
I Didn't Like Parties but I Liked Mr. Schenck	70	(10)
MY STORY
The Police Enter My Life	80	(7)
The Bottom of the Ocean	87	(3)
My First Love	90	(8)
I Buy a Present	98	(6)
I See the World	104	(4)
I Become a Cause	108	(5)
Up--and Down Again	113	(5)
Back to 20th	118	(6)
About Men	124	(4)
About Women	128	(3)
Another Love Affair Ends	131	(4)
Johnny Dies	135	(3)
I'll Be Smart---Tomorrow	138	(3)
My Joan Crawford ``Feud''	141	(6)
My Fight with Hollywood	147	(3)
Why I Am a Hollywood Misfit	150	(4)
My Own Recipe for Fame	154	(7)
A Gentleman from Center Field	161	(6)
Bosom Tempest	167	(3)
A Wise Man Opens My Eyes	170	(5)
I Marry Joe	175	(6)
Korean Serenade	181