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Lois Banner on ‘MM – Personal’

Dr Lois Banner, author of MM – Personal: The Private Archive of Marilyn Monroe, has been interviewed by Susan Andrews of USC Dornsife: ‘To understand the highly complex Monroe, Banner said that you have to understand her complexities. “She had … Continue reading


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David Marshall Reviews ‘MM – Personal’

David Marshall, author of The DD Group and Life Among the Cannibals, has reviewed Lois Banner and Mark Anderson’s MM – Personal: The Private Archive of Marilyn Monroe: ‘The feeling is quite a lot like one feels after the death … Continue reading


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‘MM – Personal’: What the Critics Said

MM – Personal, the new book by Lois Banner and Mark Anderson, has been widely covered in the media this week. “Anderson and Banner’s selection of material presents Monroe in a positive light. She is a woman fighting to control … Continue reading


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‘MM – Personal’ Reviewed

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Liz Smith Reviews ‘MM: Personal’

“Unlike last year’s Fragments, which consisted solely of Marilyn’s notes, poems, jottings, recipes, etc., MM Personal — while it also has letters from the star — is mainly correspondence to Monroe. From friends and professional colleagues — including harried notes and telegrams from … Continue reading


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More on ‘MM: Personal’

“Marilyn Monroe is the most famous, ubiquitous, and idolized woman of our modern age. An icon of physical beauty, sexuality, and the quintessentially American dream, Marilyn’s legend continues to grow four decades after her death. MM:Personal is a new and … Continue reading


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MM: Personal

This upcoming book by Dr Lois Banner is an illustrated look at ‘the Inez Melson files’, collected by Melson, Marilyn Monroe’s business manager, from filing cabinets at Monroe’s home immediately after her death in 1962. The collection, photographed by Mark … Continue reading


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