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Marilyn Encyclopedia | 
 enlarge | Author: Adam Victor
Publisher: Overlook TP
Category: Book
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 196620
Media: Paperback
Pages: 342
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3
Dimensions (in): 11.6 x 8.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 1585671886
Dewey Decimal Number: 791
EAN: 9781585671885
ASIN: 1585671886
Publication Date: October 1, 2001
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Amazon.com Review
IThe Marilyn Encyclopedia/I is, according to its jacket notes, "the most comprehensive book about [Marilyn Monroe's] extraordinary life and legacy ever published." This may easily be true--it is incredibly, insanely detailed. Author Adam Victor has taken every conceivable source of Marilyn information--admittedly including Internet rumors and Hollywood gossip among the more well-documented tidbits--distilled them down to alphabetical entries, and cross-referenced them to within an inch of their lives. While the casual fan can check out Marilyn's ILook/I covers or a list of the screenwriters she worked with, hardcore devotees can look up such vital information as the name of the first restaurant she and Joe DiMaggio ate at on their honeymoon (a controversy--was it the restaurant at the Hot Springs Hotel or at the Clifton Inn?) or the name of Marilyn's poodle (Maf Honey). The meticulous cross-referencing makes IThe Marilyn Encyclopedia/I an extremely enjoyable browser's read, allowing the reader to hop from Marilyn's disdain for underwear to her working relationship with John Huston to the fact that she never had much trouble with gambling--all with the flip of a page. This encyclopedia of course contains a rich assortment of photos: posed studio portraits, pinups, and candid shots vie for space throughout the tome. Despite his obvious devotion as a fan, Victor is remarkably evenhanded in his choice of the quotes and anecdotes sprinkled throughout the book. The reader cannot help but be left with the impression that, for all her magical appeal, Monroe may well have been a trying person to deal with on a day-to-day basis. This is the perfect book for the dedicated fan who wants to know everything--no, really, everything--about Marilyn Monroe. I--Ali Davis/I
Product Description
This stunning visual compendium of Marilyn's life includes hundreds of rare photographs and easy access to all of the information on Marilyn's life and times. With complete information on Marilyn's films, including comprehensive credit listings, cross-referencing, a comprehensive bibliography, and an extensive name index, iThe Marilyn Encyclopedia/i surpasses everything that has come before it.
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 WOW! WOW! WOW! Amazing! July 29, 2007
T.T. (MovieLand)
After reading the glowing reviews for this book, I just had to get it and see what the fuss was about. I was cynical though, and thought it was probably overrated. How wrong I was! When I went to the mail there was this huge package for me, and I wondered, what did i order that big? When I opened it I was astonished and delighted that "The Marilyn Encyclopedia" was so big. I thought, "a Marilyn book this big?! Boy, this has to have a lot of info and pics!" I was right! I've never seen a MM book like this or a celebrity book like this actually. I praise Mr. Victor for all his hard, hard work. To compile this must have been an an excruciating task (he said this book took 3 yrs to create and he had a lot of help) There's 334 pages of just info (and pics). And you might as well think if it as more than 334 pages; because if this was an average sized book it would have been 600 pages! That's why they had to make the pages so long and the book is so big. Mr. Victor did the impossible. From A-Z you will find how someone, something, or someplace relates to Marilyn Monroe!! For instance, there's "Elizabeth Taylor", "Biography", "Beauty", "Body", e.t.c, e.t.c. Basically you will get all the scoop you can possibly get on MM! With my collection of MM books, I THOUGHT I knew everything, heard all the quotes she said, all the quotes people said about her. But there's SO much more-and you can only find them in this book. If you are a MM fan/book enthusiast you really don't have a collection until you have this!! The ONLY thing that I didn't like a little was there were some great pics and a lot were small. I was like, "oooh that pic should have been bigger." But that couldn't bring me to give this book 4 stars; it's just too good for that! To sum up this book, Victor even has MM's phone number and social security number under "Numbers"! (Too bad it's of no use now) Get this book now! It is the best Marilyn Monroe book!
A very complete look at the legend May 29, 2007
L. Abel (Sunny California)
The Marilyn Encyclopedia is perhaps the most thorough look at Marilyn Monroe's life available. Every detail imaginable from A-Z is here: where she lived, what her marriages were like, what her favorites were, and almost anything else you could want to know. It also offers an in-depth look at each of her movies, including plot synopsis, reviews, background. This book is a complete must have for any fan. There are tons of pictures, rare facts, and quotes. Completely worth the price in my opinion.
 absolutely no real facts only real facts about marilyn in play here i am mother by nancy miracle September 12, 2005
rick rolo (nyc)
1 out of 12 found this review helpful
it seems to me they could have come up with at least her place of birth not the town but at least the state as donald spoto at least got right nancy miracle's play tells the real story and is available.
 Dissapointed April 19, 2005
Irene Smith (Greenville, SC USA)
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
i was hoping this book would contain better pictures of marilyn's most famous outfits from her movies. being a costumer br /i like to have full shots, that are large enough to see details. br /this book didn't have that, most pictures are small, one to two inch. with a few full page pictures thrown in. most are just head shots though. it does list what movie, or event the pictures came from and all sorts of other info. so for a refrence book it's not bad.
AMAZING! July 15, 2003
Elizabeth Roberts-Zibbel (bowling green ohio)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
As a rather new Marilyn fan/collector, this book is invaluable to me as a resource. It is a huge book, alphabetized and cross-referenced, covering everything from movies, music, books, and biographies to gowns, hotels, cars, cities, and family. There are also, of course, hundreds of gorgeous pictures! What I'm enjoying the most is that as I read other Marilyn books, I can fact-check and look up obscurely mentioned items to learn more, or gain perspective. An objective, fact-filled, exhaustive collection of Marilyn trivia.
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