I am grateful to the following people for interviews, for access to documents, and for their correspondence: Kathleen Gray, Darryl Rooney, Greg Schreiner, Scott Feinberg, Joshua Greene, Carl Rollyson, Melissa Stevens, and Anne Orteig. For access to the Norman Mailer collection and Maurice Zolotow collection, I thank Elizabeth Garver and Richard Watson at the Harry Ransom Center.
Susan Strasberg’s Marilyn and Me was a key document in writing this book, as were Eve Arnold’s Marilyn Monroe, John Gilmore’s Inside Marilyn Monroe, Norman Rosten’s Marilyn: An Untold Story, Shelley Winters’ Shelley II, and James Haspiel’s Marilyn: The Ultimate Look at the Legend. In addition to these texts were several filmed interviews, including Scott Feinberg’s interview with Amy Greene, Kim Morgan’s interview with Jack Garfein, and the informative website everlasting-star.net.
I owe many of the physical details to Marilyn’s devoted photographers, who left a stunning visual record of her year in New York City.
It is a pleasure to thank my agent, David Kuhn, as well as Sarah Levitt, Nicole Tourtelot, William Lo Turco, Kate Mack, Jessie Borkan, and Nate Muscato. Many thanks to everyone at Flatiron Books, especially Colin Dickerman, Whitney Frick, James Melia, and Amelia Possanza. Bob Ickes and David Lott have my sincerest gratitude for their patience in handling endnotes and edits, and many thanks to Henry Kaufman for his expert legal read.
Last, I thank my family for their consistent and kind encouragement.
Also by Elizabeth Winder
Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953
About the Author
Elizabeth Winder is the author of Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953. Her work has appeared in the Chicago Review, The Antioch Review, American Letters and Commentary, and other publications. She is a graduate of the College of William and Mary and earned an MFA in creative writing from George Mason University. You can sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Cast of Characters
Preface
One. Miss Lonelyhearts
Two. The Fugitive
Three. Blonde on (Subdued) Blonde
Four. Liquor, Literati, Lee Strasberg
Five. Infatuation
Six. Flesh Impact
Seven. Ingenue
Eight. The Strasbergs
Nine. In Bloom
Ten. Shangri-la
Eleven. Fire Island
Twelve. In the Bulrushes
Thirteen. Sutton Place
Fourteen. Baby Doll
Fifteen. Cherie
Sixteen. Stars
Seventeen. The Return
