Acknowledgments
Introduction
A Brief History of Marilyn Monroe
Principal Personages
Timeline
Sources for Quotes
Annotated Filmography
Annotated Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Carl Rollyson is professor of journalism at Baruch College, The City University of New York. He has published more than forty books, including Hollywood Enigma: Dana Andrews (2012), Amy Lowell Anew: A Biography (2013), and American Isis: The Life and Art of Sylvia Plath (2014).
It is seldom that a book is recommended as a research tool for
scholars and also leisure reading for movie star fans. However,
Marilyn Monroe's life was extraordinary. It is appropriate that
books on her life would also be unique, and this book is
interesting and very useful at the same time. Rollyson has a rich
background in producing biographies. . . .In this new book, the
author makes his research materials accessible to readers. He
includes a brief, well-organized, and very readable biography in
which he tries to clarify the cracks and discrepancies that still
exist in her life story. Also included is a descriptive listing of
the significant people in her life, a detailed time line, sources
for quotes, and an annotated filmography. Especially valuable for
researchers is the bibliography of selected quality materials. The
annotations are extensive, not only describing the contents but
evaluating the importance of the resource. The book is an
especially useful tool for researchers and for students studying
this controversial and enigmatic woman. Summing Up: Recommended.
All academic audiences; general readers.
*CHOICE*
Rollyson, author of Marilyn Monroe: A Life of the Actress (1986),
provides this day-by-day chronology that suggests different aspects
of Monroe’s life. The book begins with a biography and an annotated
listing of principal personages; this is followed by the time line,
which moves from her grandparents (1876) to her death (1962). The
concise entries flow by months and years to suggest the passages in
her life and give insight into her everyday interests, providing
another way to view Monroe’s short life. Recommended for hard-core
fans of this film icon.
*Booklist*
Author Carl Rollyson's new book Marilyn Monroe, Day by Day is a
carefully researched and consistently fascinating look at the
actress's life. . . .And, throughout its over 300-detailed pages,
we are offered a very thorough look at Marilyn Monroe's life and
career. It is too easy to dismiss books of this sort as mere
trivia, but Rollyson's book does not fall under this category. The
information he provides not only gives fans of Marilyn Monroe a
clear understanding of the events in her life, it also helps us
examine her process in choosing roles, her approach to each
character, the subsequent publicity she must engage in, and her
reaction to various directors and co-stars. . . .While it would
seem no more could possibly be said about Marilyn Monroe, Carl
Rollyson's book offers a great deal of compact information that
will interest and enlighten any of her fans.
*Examiner.com*
Providing a year-by-year time-line of Monroe’s life, with the
events of each month—and day—where known. A useful reference book
for the Monroe scholar.
*Mad about Marilyn*
Marilyn Monroe Day by Day is a treasure-trove of information
related to all manner of Marilyn-related events. Carl Rollyson is a
fantastic author and researcher and the work put into this book is
nothing short of spectacular. If you want to know what show Marilyn
attended on 11th January 1955, or when she did costume tests for
‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,’ then look no further than this book. I
know I will be using it on an everyday basis and it will always
have a place on my bookshelf.
*Michelle Morgan, author of Marilyn Monroe: Private and
Confidential*
Carl Rollyson, the first biographer to focus on Marilyn Monroe as
an actress, has created a unique timeline depicting the life of an
American icon. An indispensable research tool, Day By Day will
clarify events from her troubled childhood onward, while dispelling
some of the more pernicious myths. The woman who emerges is witty,
sociable and hard-working. Rollyson also chronicles Monroe’s
omnipresence in the magazines and newspapers of the day, revealing
the complex interplay between image and reality. He offers sharp
analysis of her cinematic legacy; deft portraits of the people who
knew and loved her; and an opinionated guide to the many books
published since her death. Far from closing the debate, Marilyn
Monroe Day by Day sheds new light on an enduring enigma.
*Tara Hanks, author of The Mmm Girl*
An outstanding achievement. Carl Rollyson’s A Life of the Actress
remains the definitive study of Monroe’s career. Now, in Marilyn
Monroe Day by Day he presents a fascinating experiment by carefully
piecing together the events of her life—day by day—to reveal a
portrait of a woman who is strong, in control, and extraordinarily
shrewd. The result is a riveting social document that unfolds like
an adventure novel.
*David Wills, author of Marilyn Monroe: Metamorphosis*
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