Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2023-01-27
Books mentioned on Who Killed Marilyn Monroe?
Even if you've never seen her films or know her by name, you will almost certainly recognize Marilyn Monroe. This famous Hollywood icon rose to global fame as a model, actress, and socialite -- only to die, officially from an overdose, at the young age of 36.
Ben Bowlin discussed The Strange Death of Marilyn Monroe by Frank A. Capell, Marilyn by Norman Mailer, The Life and Curious Death of Marilyn Monroe by Robert F. Slatzer, The Curious Death of Marilyn Monroe by Robert F. Slatzer, Marilyn Monroe, Murder Cover-up by Milo A. Speriglio, Double Cross by Sam Giancana and others, Goddess by Anthony Summers, and Marilyn Monroe by Donald Spoto.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Strange Death of Marilyn Monroe
Discussed“it's re it's by a guy named Frank a Capell it's a pamphlet self-published it's a Zine basically it's called The Strange death of Marilyn Monroe 1964.”
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Marilyn
Discussed“it takes the alternative narratives take more of a public stage when famous writer and famously not great human being Norman mailer publishes Marilyn a biography in 1973”
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The Life and Curious Death of Marilyn Monroe
Discussed“a guy named Robert F slatzer comes along in 1975 he publishes a book called The Life and curious death of Marilyn Monroe”
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The Curious Death of Marilyn Monroe
Discussed“a guy named Robert F slatzer comes along in 1975 he publishes a book called The Life and curious death of Marilyn Monroe”
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Marilyn Monroe, Murder Cover-up
Discussed“this is a private investigator his name Milo spiriglio he publishes a book called Marilyn Monroe murder cover-up”
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Double Cross
Discussed“as a matter of fact in 1992 that uh Mob boss's brother and his godson collaboratively publish a book called double cross and in that book they say that the CIA put out a contract on Marilyn Monroe's life”
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Goddess
Goddess by Anthony Summers is an investigative biography examining the complex life, turbulent career, and mysterious final months of iconic Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe.
Discussed“in the 1980s a British journalist by the name of Anthony Summers published his take called goddess The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe where he claimed that Monroe had serious substance abuse issues”
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Marilyn Monroe
Discussed“then there's folks like Donald Spoto who wrote Marilyn Monroe the biography not a biography you see how the Publishers enjoy fighting on that one uh this comes out in 1993”
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