Marilyn Monroe: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Monroe’s life and career are covered in Anthony Summers, Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe (1985); Gloria Steinem and George Barris, Marilyn (1986); Donald Spoto, Marilyn Monroe: The Biography (1993); and Berniece Baker Miracle and Mona Rae Miracle, My Sister Marilyn (1994), written by her half sister and her niece. S. Paige Baty, American Monroe (1995), examines America’s fascination with Monroe.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: AllMusic - Marilyn Monroe. | Jul 20, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | May 28, 2026 | ||
| Media added. | May 15, 2026 | ||
| Added Top Questions and details about her childhood, first marriage, and modeling career. | May 13, 2026 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 12, 2026 | ||
| Added Quick Facts box. | Dec 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - American Masters - Marilyn Monroe: Still Life documentary. | Dec 05, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Aug 01, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - The Death of Marilyn Monroe (PDF). | Apr 15, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 10, 2025 | ||
| Revised her death information. | Jan 13, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 27, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMovie - Marilyn Monroe. | Sep 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveAbout - Biography of Marilyn Monroe, Model and Actress. | May 24, 2022 | ||
| Revised discussion of her divorce from Arthur Miller and added information about her death. | Dec 17, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Sep 21, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMusic - Marilyn Monroe. | Apr 11, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Modern American Poetry - Biography of Marilyn Monroe. | Apr 11, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Marilyn Monroe. | May 14, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Matinee Classics - Biography of Marilyn Monroe. | May 14, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History - Biography of Marilyn Monroe. | May 14, 2013 | ||
| Added information concerning the last year of her life, including her work on the film Something's Got to Give and her alleged affair with Pres. John F. Kennedy. | Aug 03, 2012 | ||
| Changed "Jean" to "Jeane." | May 09, 2012 | ||
| Added photograph. | Aug 26, 2011 | ||
| Removed hyphen in the title The Seven Year Itch. | May 25, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: Encyclopedia Mythica - Nekhbet. | Feb 24, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Canadian War Museum - Biography of Sir Sam Hughes. | Jun 25, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Susan Anthony. | Jun 25, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Women In History - Biography of Susan Brownell Anthony. | Jun 25, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 10, 2006 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 17, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of Marilyn Monroe. | May 23, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 30, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Oct 13, 1999 |
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