Gurdin, Dr Michael 114, 331–2
Guthrie, Raymond 5, 10
Hakim, Raoul 130
Halsman, Philippe 114
Hamilton, Jack 270
Hand, Tommy 251–2
Hand, Tony 251–2
‘Happy Birthday Mr President’ 326
Hardy, Oliver 29
Harlow, Jean 16, 20, 32, 33, 88, 172, 190, 277, 343
Hartman, Edmund 320
Haspiel, James 212
Hast, Ron 341, 342
Havious, Gerdi Marie 340
Hawks, Howard 142, 143, 144, 162, 165, 166
Hayes, Steve 91, 193–4, 207
Hecht, Ben 105, 181, 182, 190
Heckart, Eileen 217
Hefner, Hugh 336
Heison, Bill 43, 44
Henaghan, Jim 127, 128, 149–50
Henaghan, Jim, Jr 149–50, 164
Henderson, Olive 35
Henderson, Patricia 154–5
Herbuveaux, Nanette 181
Heriot, Peggy 249
Herman, Woody 106
Heston, Charlton 282
Heuth, Potter 66, 68, 71
Highland Avenue 22–3
Hill, George 306
Hilldale Avenue 142
Hogan, Tilford M. 17
Hohenberg, Margaret 207
Holga Steel Files 71
Holloway Drive 132–3
Hollywood Bowl 13, 108
Hollywood Studio Club 105, 106, 113
Holm, Celeste 121, 123
Hometown Story (film) 123
Hopper, Hedda 195, 286–7, 304, 305, 331
How To Marry a Millionaire (film) 172–3, 177
Howell, Chester and Doris 50, 52
Hudson, Rock 180, 282
Hughes, Howard 87
Hugo (dog) 264, 266, 294, 308
Huston, John 120, 121, 287, 292
Hyams, Joe 311
Hyde, Johnny 111–14, 120, 121, 126–8, 131
Hyman, Earle 213–14
Ingram, Joan and John 52
Ingram, Margaret 26
Ishii, Tom 43
Ittel, Allison 186
Jack Benny Program 176
Jackson, Anne 208
Jackson, Joyce 242–3
Jacob, Joseph 155–6
Jacobs, Arthur P. 219, 309, 323, 330–1, 341, 343
see also Arthur P. Jacobs Agency
Japan, visit to 185–6
Jasgur, Joseph 75
Jeakins, Dorothy 284–5, 287
Jeffries, Norman 316, 336
Jennings, Bill 152
Jergens, Adele 104
Jessel, George 122
Johnson, Erskine 119, 149
Johnson, Nunnally 320
Jolley, Arthur E. C. 156
Jones, Harmon 131
Josefa (dog) 122, 126
Kamber, Bernie 159
Kamm, Herbert 264
Kanteman, Paul ‘Wes’ 48–51, 53, 56, 57, 58, 59, 62, 62–3, 67, 110–11, 347
Kapland, Morrie 153–4
Karger, Anne 114, 197, 201
Karger, Fred 104–5, 106, 108–9, 111, 114, 199
Karpman, Jerry 153–4
Kaufman, George S. 105
Kazan, Elia 102, 126–7, 130, 131, 132
Keel, Howard 41
Kelley, Tom 109–10, 115, 148
Kelton Avenue 91
Kennedy, John F. 297, 303, 324, 325–6, 331
Kennedy, Robert (Bobby) 325–6, 329, 331, 332
Kent, Jean 241
Khrushchev, Nikita 277
Kilgallen, Dorothy 156
Kingston, Kenny 188–9
Kinnell, Murray 20, 21
Kirkland, Douglas 311–12, 314
Knebelkamp, Diane 34, 59, 60, 341
Knebelkamp, Sam and Enid 32, 34, 45, 48, 60, 98, 99, 102, 148, 176, 274–5, 341, 344
Knight, Esmond 241, 243–4
Korea tour 186–8
Kotz, Florence 200
Kris, Dr Marianne 262, 279, 285, 298, 300
Krogull, Christine 93
Kronquist, Larry 71, 72
Ladies of the Chorus (play) 104, 109, 110–11
Lake Sherwood 49–50, 55
Lane, Thomas 171
Lang, Fritz 135
Lankershim School 36
Larson, Catherine 32, 60, 99, 102, 275, 341
Larson, Robert 275
Laughton, Charles 93
Lawford, Peter 123–4, 305, 325, 326, 333, 334, 337, 338, 341
Leaf, Earl 122
Leigh, Vivien 213, 223, 229, 236, 241, 248
Lemmon, Jack 271, 272, 273
Let’s Make It Legal (film) 135
Let’s Make Love (film) 282–4, 285, 287
Levathes, Peter 321, 324, 334
Levy, Benn 259
Lewis, Jerry 167
Life (magazine) 114, 209, 270, 277, 315, 332–3
Lincoln, Abraham 40, 211, 261
Linden, Don 6, 152
Lipton, Harry 77, 78, 95, 96, 98, 99, 101, 112
Litchfield Productions 282
Logan, Joshua 217, 229, 250
Long, Art 291
Look (magazine) 311, 314
Loos, Anita 122
Loraine, Don 187
Los Angeles flood (1938) 36–7
Los Angeles Orphans Home 25–32
Losman, Marian 43
Louis, Jean 285, 320
Love Happy (film) 116, 117
Lower, Ana 22, 34, 37–9, 41, 42, 50, 51, 52, 57, 67, 73, 84, 86, 89–90, 103–4
Luckman, Sid 335
Lyles, A. C. 119–20, 348
Lynley, Carol 314
Lyon, Ben 87, 88, 89
Lyon, Bill 87, 88, 89
Lytess, Natasha 102–3, 120, 125–6, 128–9, 132, 133, 134–5, 135, 137, 138, 140, 159, 160, 165–6, 172, 175, 178, 180–1, 182, 195, 204, 216, 324
MacAllister, Virginia 117
McArdle, Maureen 264–5
McCallister, Lon 117
MacDiarmid, Edna 290
McGuiggan, Peggy 274
McKee, Grace see Goddard, Grace
Maf (dog) 307, 308, 312, 349
Mafia 345
Maj, Blanch 154
Mangone, Peter 212
Mankowitz, Wolf 240, 259
Mansfield, Jayne 264
March, David 141, 145, 148, 151
March, Fredric 17, 304
Margaret, Princess 257
Marilyn Monroe Productions 203, 204, 210, 213, 249, 262–3, 271, 294
Marlowe, Ann 296, 306
Marlowe, Patricia 340
Marmor, Dr Judd 133
Marshall, David 345
Martin, Dean 167, 305, 323, 327, 329
Martin, Ida 35, 37
Martin, Ida Mae 36
Marx, Groucho 116
Masters, George 212–13
Mattei, Roger 264
Mature, Victor 122
Maugham, Somerset 206
Maxwell, Elsa 205, 215, 261
Melson, Inez 199, 200, 203, 270, 273, 339, 341
Merman, Ethel 191, 195
Meryman, Richard 315, 332–3
Method acting 139, 205, 239
Miller, Arthur 130, 131, 132, 207–8, 211, 215, 218–19, 261–2, 265–6, 268, 271, 272, 276, 277, 278, 279, 282, 283, 301–2, 308, 318, 344
contempt of Congress charge 218, 263–4, 272
The Crucible (play) 282
divorced from MM 297
first date with MM 131
marriage breakdown 244, 289, 292–3, 294
marries MM 220
The Misfits (film) 280, 286, 288
and MM’s death 340
trip to England with MM 223, 226, 227, 229, 231, 232, 234, 235, 238, 241, 243, 244, 245, 247, 250, 255, 258, 259
A View From the Bridge (play) 211, 250, 255, 257
Miller, Augusta 219, 268, 293, 302
Miller, Bobby 219, 269, 279–80, 293
Miller, Isidore 219, 302, 317, 326, 34
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Miller, Jane 219, 269, 279, 293
Miller, Richard 75
Milne, Marcus 242
Miracle, Berniece Baker (sister) 2, 19, 39–40, 43, 63, 89, 91, 307, 308, 340, 341
Miracle, Paris 39, 63
The Misfits (film) 280, 284, 285, 287–91, 292, 293, 294
Mitchum, Robert 174–5
Mocambo nightclub 165
Monkey Business (film) 142–4, 147, 157
Monroe, Della (later, Graves; Grainger: grandmother) 1–2, 6, 7–8
Monroe, Gladys Pearl (mother) see Baker, Gladys
Monroe, Marilyn
abortions 278, 330–1
adoption plans 319, 330, 344
affinity with children 107, 209–10, 290
alcohol dependence 88, 248, 268
appendicitis 144, 148–9
autobiographies 181–2, 190
awards 138, 149, 168, 189, 320
birth 6
buys own home 315–16, 320
Cal-Neva weekend 333–4
callgirl rumours 97, 98
childhood and teens 7–45
childhood molestation 20–1, 36
chronic unpunctuality 62–3, 121, 126, 135, 139, 143, 164, 166, 172, 189, 192, 216–17, 239, 256, 258, 266, 273–4, 283, 288
Cindarella story 10–11, 27, 30, 36, 89, 149
concentration difficulties 91, 143, 210
conversion to Judaism 220
death 339–40, 344–5
depression 128, 277, 294, 330, 333, 336, 337
difficult and manipulative side 101, 212–13, 245, 250, 289, 314–15
difficulty remembering lines 87, 241, 274, 290, 327
disguises 212, 246, 280
distressed by media and public intrusion 118, 185, 196, 217, 276
divorces 90–1, 199–200, 297
education 12–13, 16, 29, 36, 37, 39, 40, 42–3, 43, 46, 50, 134
endometriosis 38, 138, 173, 243–4, 331
family fear of insanity 1, 8
FBI interest in 317–18
fear of childbirth 59–60
films see individual index entries
financial affairs 96, 115, 153
first crush and date 41
first film parts 92
first screen test 87–8
foster care 6–7, 8–9, 10–14, 19–21, 22–3, 32–7, 32–47
funeral 341–2
gall bladder removal 307, 308
generosity 64, 154, 176, 286, 290, 291, 295, 337
gynaecological problems and operations 177, 201, 277–8, 304, 331, 332
hair 70, 74–5, 120, 257
institutionalised 298–300
intruder incident 98–9
JFK birthday celebrations 324–5, 326
Kennedy liaisons see Kennedy, John F.; Kennedy, Robert (Bobby)
lesbian rumours 332
love of animals 12, 33, 58, 59, 173, 265, 281, 288
love of literature 81, 93, 134, 246, 253
marriages see DiMaggio, Joe; Dougherty, Jim; Miller, Arthur
menstrual problems 38, 138–9, 244, 291
miscarriages 132, 243, 267–8, 276, 330–1
modelling jobs 65, 66, 67, 68–77, 109
name change 88
nude calendar shoot 115–16, 147–8
nude swimming film sequence 327
orphanage placement 25–32
paternity 5
plastic surgery 114
poetry-writing 142, 262, 265
pregnancy rumours 97–8, 132, 243, 259, 263, 265–6, 273, 275, 276, 286
prescription drug use and overdoses 248, 276, 277, 288–9, 298, 307, 310, 323, 327–8, 329–30, 333, 335, 337, 343, 345
psychic readings 188–9
psychoanalysis 133, 207–8, 248, 262, 279, 298
reticence about family and personal life 86–7, 89, 106, 149, 150, 187
screen test 87–8
sexually unfulfilled 182
shyness and insecurity 13, 20, 39, 43, 54, 55, 99, 179, 230
singing 13, 164, 165
stammer 21, 39
suicidal behaviour 128, 181, 194, 268, 298, 299
television work 176
theatre work 99–100, 105–6
traffic accidents and violations 72–3, 109–10, 190, 215–16
university enrollment 134
wants children 56, 151, 268, 269, 290
wardrobe 138, 158, 168, 187, 225–6, 255, 257, 326
Monroe, Marion Otis (uncle) 35
Monroe, Olive (aunt) 23, 26, 35
Monroe, Otis (grandfather) 1
Montand, Yves 258, 282, 283, 284, 286–7
Moore, Isabel 15
Moran, Earl 75
Morath, Inge 318
Moriarty, Evelyn 285–6, 289, 291, 319, 325, 327, 334
Morrison, Charlie 165
Mortensen, Martin Edward 4, 5, 9
Mosby, Aline 145, 159
Muggsie (dog) 59, 66–7
Muir, Dorothy 43, 44, 45, 77, 86–7
Murphy, Olin Gleason 33
Murray, Don 215, 217
Murray, Eunice 310–11, 315, 316, 317, 318, 325, 335–6, 337, 338, 339, 343, 345
Murrow, Edward R. 207
My Story (autobiography) 190
National Concert Artists Corporation 77
NBC 207, 254, 296, 300, 302, 306
Nebraska Avenue 37–9
Nelson, Elyda 22, 40, 49, 51, 52, 56, 59, 61, 62, 72
Newcomb, Patricia 217, 295, 297, 309, 314, 317, 320, 323, 324, 328, 330, 332, 335, 336
Niagara (film) 153, 154–5, 156, 167
Night Without Sleep see Don’t Bother to Knock (film)
Niven, David 94
Noonan, George 162
North Doheny Drive 171–2, 173, 174, 309, 311
North Harper Drive 125–6
North Palm Drive 190, 192, 193
North, Sheree 180
O. Henry’s Full House (film) 142
Obermeyer, Don 187–8
O’Brien, Bob 264
O’Connor, Donald 191, 192
Odessa Street 45–6
O’Doul, Lefty 185, 186, 292
Olivier, Laurence 213, 221, 223, 224, 225, 226, 229–30, 236, 239–40, 241, 242, 245, 248, 250, 252, 260
Olmstead, Forrest 148, 176, 177
Olmstead, Jo 59, 60, 275
Oppenheimer, Peer J. 207, 274, 290, 349
Ormandy, Eugene 108
Ornitz, Don 328
Oxnard Avenue 35–6
Packham, PC 236–7
Palance, Jack 139
Paris Match (magazine) 320
Parkside House 222, 224–5, 228–9, 232, 233–5, 245, 249
Parry, Paul 68
Parsons, Louella 121, 122, 126, 168, 190, 238, 286, 297, 305, 331
Payne Whitney hospital 298–300
Pearson, Drew 195
Pearson, G. 233–4
Peck, Gregory 282
Pemberton, Allan R. 228
Peters, Jean 156
Playboy (magazine) 336
Pletcher, Marjorie 289
Plummer, Bob, Jr 290
Porter, Brenda 231
Preminger, Otto 175
The Prince and the Showgirl (film) 213, 221, 225, 239–42, 243, 244, 247, 248, 250–1, 254, 255–6, 258, 262, 264
Pryer, Tom 153
Pupello, Lynn 303, 307–8
Pursel, Bill 38, 44, 79–80, 81, 82–3, 85–6, 87, 88, 93, 94–5, 96, 97–8, 105, 106–8, 115–16, 117–18, 123–5, 145–6, 326, 342, 347–8
Pursel, Dick 100
Pursel, Jeanne 87
Quayle, Anthony 250, 255
Quinn, Anthony 87
Rabe, Peggy 145
Radioplane 61–2, 65, 66
Rain (television project) 296, 300, 302, 304, 306–7
Randall, Tony 283
Randolph, John 72
Ratoff, Gregory 121
Rattigan, Terence 221, 236, 237, 238, 253
Rauh, Joe 263, 272, 340
Red Rock Dairy 1
51, 152
Redbook (magazine) 25, 150, 168, 311, 315, 332
Reid, Elliott 166, 349
Reinhardt, Max 160–1
Reis, May 262, 292, 294, 300, 302
Remick, Lee 329
Richards, Agnes 170
Right Cross (film) 123
Ritter, Thelma 289–90
River of No Return (film) 110, 174–6
Rizzo, Willy 320
RKO studios 23, 25, 102, 135
Roberts, Ralph 285, 289, 291, 292, 294, 300, 308, 309, 325, 337
Robertson, Dale 133
Rockefeller, Laurence S. 266
Rockhaven Sanitarium 170–1, 270
Rodgers, Dr Mortimer 277–8
Rogell, Al 24
Rogers, Ginger 42, 142, 144
Rosten, Hedda 208, 245
Rosten, Norman 208, 209, 213, 277, 294, 322, 336
Rosten, Patricia 209
Rowland Street 101
Roxbury 261, 269, 272, 280, 281, 294, 308
Royal Command Performance 257, 258
Rubin, Kathleen Hughes 95–6, 118–19
Rubin, Stanley 110, 175, 176
Rudin, Milton 315, 316, 324, 328, 338
Russell, Jane 162–3, 164, 166, 171, 174, 186
Russell, Lilian 277
Ryan, Robert 135
Ryerson, Florence 100
Ryman, Lucille 95, 99, 101, 120
Sale, Richard 119, 135
Sampson, Edwin 242
Sandburg, Carl 81, 305
Sanders, George 121
Sawtelle School 39
Schaefer, Hal 164, 165, 191–2, 194–5, 197–201, 202
Schenck, Joseph 101–2, 121, 130
Scherbatoff, Princess Mara 219, 220
Schiller, Larry 336
Schlesinger, Carl 266–7
Schneider, Charles 270
Schulman, Arnold 320
Schultz, Ken 92
Scott, Mark 192
Scott, Vernon 311
Scudda Hoo, Scudda Hay (film) 92
Searle, Gerald 242
Second World War 58
Seedman, Stanley 92
Seigel, Dr Lee 324
Selsman, Michael 314–15, 325, 329, 330–1, 332, 340
Serafina (cat) 285
Serling, Rod 306
The Seven Year Itch (film) 189, 195–7, 204, 210, 226
Sharp, Ernest 184
Shaw, Edith 210
Shaw, Meta 209–10
Shaw, Sam 208
Sheehan, Howard, Jr 289
Shepherd, Richard 206–7
Shurr, Louis 116
Siegel, Sol 184
Signoret, Simone 258, 282, 286
Sims, Mary 305
Sinatra, Frank 178, 200, 203, 303–4, 305, 307, 313, 333–4, 341
Sitwell, Dame Edith 205, 231, 256
Skipsey, Eric 312
skirt-blowing scene 196–7, 303
Skolsky, Sidney 91, 135, 147, 174, 184, 193, 194, 198, 199, 343–4
Skouras, Spyros 263, 272
Slade, Ira 219
Slade, Paul 219
Slatzer, Robert 156–7
Smith, Maria 71
Snively, Emmeline 70, 71, 72, 73, 74–5, 76, 77, 87
Snyder, Allan 163, 175, 288, 289, 292, 293, 306, 309, 311, 325, 326, 327