Marilyn Monroe: The Final Years

In August 1962, thirty-six-year-old Marilyn Monroe died under circumstances that remain mysterious. Keith Badman mines years of exhaustive research - previously unpublished records, exclusive interviews, and eyewitness accounts - to act as both biographer and detective in recounting the final chapters of Monroe's storied and tragic life. Badman dispels popular beliefs, such as her supposed suicide or rumored long-lasting affairs with John and Bobby Kennedy. The author also reveals shocking truths such as the identity of Marilyn's biological father, the horrors of her psychiatric institutionalization, and how she was exploited during a stay at a Lake Tahoe hotel shortly before her death. Ultimately, Badman pays homage to Monroe by reclaiming the facts from the realm of sensationalized allegations. Marilyn Monroe: The Final Years sheds new light on an immortal legend.