Some Like It Hot (film) 271–4, 275–6, 277, 283
Something’s Got To Give (film) 308, 320–2, 323–4, 327–9, 332, 334, 344
Sorell, Helena 93–4
Soule, Claire 134
Springer, John 295, 297, 300, 302
Stage Door (play) 105–6, 109
Stanford, Annabelle 100, 113, 127, 138–9, 304
Stanislavski, Constantin 205
Stanwyck, Barbara 135, 137
Stapleton, Maureen 214
Statement in Full (play) 157
Steber, Eleanor 108
Steele, Tommy 231
Steinberg, Dr Oscar 276–7, 278, 325, 331
Steinberg, Vanessa 276–7, 278, 325, 331
Stengel, Marge 309
Stern, Bert 322–3, 329
Stewart, Sheila 200
Stieg, Lewis F. 160, 161
Stiles, Bernard 222
Stiles, Dolly 222, 229, 232, 243, 244, 247, 253
Stotts, Bob 43, 45, 54, 76, 77
Strasberg, Lee 205, 214, 215, 241, 245, 292, 296, 300, 306, 307, 312–13, 342
Strasberg, Paula 205, 217, 218, 235, 240–1, 256, 284, 292, 313, 323, 329
Strasberg, Susan 209, 243, 281, 292
Styne, Jules 344
Sutton Place 211
Sykes, Will 177
Taplin, Lorena Ann 31
Taylor, Curtice 280–1, 288, 289
Taylor, Elizabeth 150, 321, 327, 328
Taylor, Frank 280, 282, 285, 289
Temple, Shirley 30
Theisen, Earl 138
There’s No Business Like Show Business (film) 189, 190–2, 195
Thomas, Bob 167, 168, 269
Thompson, J. Lee 343
Thorndike, Joe 209
Thorndike, John 208–9
Thorndike, Dame Sybil 230, 251
Thornton, Michael 123, 234–6
Tibbs Farm 221, 222
Ticket to Tomahawk (film) 118–19
Tierney, Tom 270–1
Time-Life Building 266–7
Tippy (dog) 12, 13
Todd, Thelma 101, 130
Traviss, Pat 170, 171
Truax, Lisa 156
Tufts, Sonny 94
Turner, Lana 122
Turner, Roy 42
Twentieth Century Fox 87, 88–9, 92, 95, 118, 121, 122, 126, 135, 153, 180, 184, 204, 213, 328–9
films see individual index entries
Uhley, Dr Leon 327
Underwood, Ron 43
Van Nuys High School 46
Verdon, Gwen 164
Vine Street School 29, 37
Vista Del Monte 51, 52–3, 57
Vogue photo shoot 322–3, 329
Von Driska, Darrell 151, 152
Wakehouse, Donald 186
Wald, Jerry 136
Wallach, Eli 208, 214, 288, 289
Walmsley, Gene 290
Ward, Horace 260
Warner, Jack 260
Wattis, Richard 236
Wayne, David 137, 172
Wayne, John 142
Weatherby, W. J. 297–8, 303
Webb, Clifton 188
We’re Not Married (film) 142
Weston, Mark 206, 215
Wexler, Milton 343
Whitman, Walt 253
Whitten, Gladys 193
Widmark, Richard 140
Wilder, Billy 189, 271, 273, 274, 343
Willett, Frank 78–9
Willett, Kirby 33–4
Willett, Minnie 33, 34, 78, 91
William Morris Agency 111, 112, 113
Williams, Frank 223
Willinger, Lazlo 72
Wilson, Colin 255, 259
Wilson, Earl 117, 305
Wilson, Harry Charles 19
Winchell, Walter 173
Winer, Albert 211
Winters, Shelley 92, 132–3
Wisdom, Norman 254
Woodward, Joanne 308
Wright, Frank Lloyd 269
Wright, Loyd 181, 182, 184, 190
‘Wrong Door Raid’ 200–1
Wyman, Jane 199
Young, Alan 89–90, 348–9
Zanuck, Darryl F. 92, 122, 137, 140, 175, 178
Zec, Donald 226
Zernial, Gus 144–5
Zolotow, Maurice 32, 105
A Stylish Gladys Pearl Baker, nee Monroe – Norma Jeane’s mother. She was a troubled woman and spent most of her life in institutions. (from the collection of Greg Schreiner)
C. Stanley Gifford was the man most believed to be Norma Jeane’s father. Marilyn tried on various occasions to visit him at his dairy farm in Hemet, but was turned away every time.
(from the collection of Eric Woodard)
A rare beach outing for Norman Jeane (left) with her mother, Gladys (behind). Despite being raised in foster homes, she did occasionally see and live with her mother, though a close bond was never formed. (unknown photographer)
Life at the Los Angeles Orphans Home was firm but fair. Here the children watch a flag being raised outside the building, during the time that Norma Jeane lived there.
(from the collection of George and Even Finch).
Norma Jeane, photographed just after she left the orphanage, aged about ten, during the time she lived in Barbara Court with her foster mother Grace Goddard.
(unknown photographer)
In September 1938, Norma Jeane moved into ‘Aunt’ Ana’s home at 11348 Nebraska Avenue, where this photo was taken. She began to make friends, among them Ana’s nephew, Max Ritchie, who took this photograph. (from the collection of April and Jim Dakis)
When she hit her teens, Norma Jeane’s figure started to fill out and she was noticed by boys and girls alike. (unknown photographer)
Mr and Mrs Dougherty, circa 1943, posing happily on the Island of Catalina, shortly before Jim left to fight for his country.
(from the collection of paul kanteman)
In 1945, photographer William Carroll was looking for a model to use in an advertising counter display. He hired Norma Jeane, seen here with a huge smile on her face. (William Carroll)
Bill Pursel in the late 1940s, round the time he and Norma Jeane were dating. The two met in 1946, while Norma Jeane was in Las Vegas obtaining her divorce from Jim Dougherty, and they were to remain close for the next four years.
(from the collection of Bill Pursel)
Norma Jeane leans against a car, perched jauntily on one leg. This photo was given as a gift to Bill Pursel from Norma Jeane, and he pinned it to the wall of his college dormitory.
(from the collection of Bill Pursel)
This snapshot was given to Bill Pursel by Norma Jeane early in their relationship. She was living at 4215 Rowland Street at the time, which was where this rare shot was taken. (from the collection of Bill Pursel)
Marilyn (centre) is photographed in a boat alongside an unknown model (left) and Annabelle Stanford (right). Annabelle modelled with Marilyn on several occasions and dated Dick Pursel, the brother of Marilyn’s boyfriend Bill. (unknown photographer)
Although her star was rising, Marilyn continued to live with Aunt Ana Lower. She is seen here outside what is believed to be Ana’s house on Nebraska Avenue. (unknown photographer)
An early 1950 publicity still, showing a relaxed, happy Marilyn. Her career was blossoming and despite emotional upheavals, for the most part she was enjoying her rise to stardom. (unknown photographer)
Marilyn arrives in Jasper by train, prior to filming ‘River of No Return’. She posed happily with some soldiers, and fan Sandy Robinson was there to record the event for posterity.
(Sandy Robinson)
Amid the paraphernalia of location shooting, Marilyn looks elegant whilst filming ‘Niagara’. When shooting was over and Marilyn left town, she also left behind two pairs of her new shoes plus a generous gratuity for her chambermaid, Blanch Maj. “We were all so excited and most impressed with the fact that we had Marilyn’s very own shoes in our family,” remembered Blanche
’s niece Pat Brennan. (George Bailey)
Marilyn and Joe DiMaggio arrive in Japan for a working honeymoon. Marilyn was full of hope for a happy marriage, but it would be tumultuous from the start.
(from the collection of Tina Garland)
On tour in Korea. Although the photo shows a sunny day, it snowed for much of the time. Even so, Marilyn abandoned her thick coat for a low-cut beaded evening gown.
(Don Obermeyer)
Marilyn and Joe DiMaggio tried to settle into a normal life together, but the balance between a private and public life caused strain in the marriage. Marilyn was always happy to be photographed, while Joe found it intrusive and unnecessary. (unknown photographer)
Marilyn gets ready to depart England, seen here with her husband Arthur Miller, following behind. The experience had not been a particularly positive one. “It was raining all the time,” she later said, “Or maybe that was just me.” (Horace Ward)
Marilyn and the Oliviers – Vivien Leigh in fur coat, gloves and pearls, Laurence Olivier next to her, talking to Marilyn. They smiled on, but the press showed scant regard, aside from a young Alan Whicker, in trademark glasses with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, seen busy taking notes. (Horace Ward)
Marilyn with Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. In 1961 Marilyn became something of a mascot for the infamous ‘Rat Pack’, visiting them in Las Vegas and hanging out at their homes. The friendship between Marilyn and Sinatra had cooled by 1962, but she remained close to Dean Martin. After she was fired from ‘Something’s Got to Give’, co-star Martin refused to work with any other actress and immediately walked off set. (unknown photographer)
Marilyn ‘off duty’; she would often go out wearing old clothes, no make-up and with her hair un-styled. It was a disguise that often worked, although the evidence of these photographs indicates that she was occasionally still recognized. (unknown photographer)
12305 Fifth Helena Drive. This was Marilyn Monroe’s last home, and also where she passed away on the night of the 4/5 August 1962. The tile beside her front door read ‘Cursum Perficio’, which translated means ‘I’ve finished my journey’. (Eric Woodard)
The wall crypt where Marilyn Monroe now lies. Every year thousands of fans visit the site, and often leave mementos, flowers and notes.
(Eric Woodard)