Hollywood:
casting couch in, 17, 18, 54, 86–87, 95
Joe’s view of, 23–24, 53, 69, 78, 86, 87, 93, 94, 108, 110, 112, 129, 131, 133, 138, 139, 156, 268, 309, 316–17
Marilyn’s rise in, 1, 44
Marilyn’s stories to June about, 86, 87
powerful men in, 6–7
Hollywood Reporter, 308
Holm, Celeste, 262
Hoover, Herbert, 174
Hoover, J. Edgar, 18, 304, 307, 309, 329, 333
Hope, Bob, 251, 283
Hopper, Hedda, 45, 101, 172, 256, 258
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), 180, 202–4, 218
How to Marry a Millionaire, 91–93, 112
Hughes, Howard, 77
Hugo (dog), 222, 223
Huston, John, 50, 263, 269, 270, 272
Hyde, Johnny, 50–51, 117, 135, 157
I
Imperial Hotel, 126, 127, 129
Inge, William, 196
Ingram, Doris, 39
Inside Edition, 384, 385
Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 300
Irwin, Phil, 154
Italy, Joe and George Solotaire’s visit to, 185
J
Jackson, Anne, 177
Jackson, Reggie, 392
Jacobs, Arthur P., 178, 201, 354
Jacobson, Max, 331
Jean Harlow Story, The, 219
Jean Louis, 313, 345
Jefferies, Norman and Keith, 303
Jessel, George, 44
Jockey Club, 47
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, 374–75
Johnson, Lyndon, 266
Johnson, Nunnally, 311
“Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio” (Homer and Courtney), 109
Jones, Hank, 337, 338
Jones, Shirley, 192
Judaism, 141–42, 190, 206, 207
Judy (Joe’s acquaintance), 233, 234
K
Kahn, Roger, 64
Kamber, Bernie, 81, 105, 258
Kantor, Judy, 206
Karen, Billy, 153, 154, 155
Karger, Anne, 122, 359
Karger, Fred, 51, 141, 175
Karger, Mary, 122, 149, 359
Kautzky, Rudy, 300
Kaye, Danny, 321
Kazan, Elia, 158
HUAC testimony of, 203
Marilyn and Arthur Miller’s visits with, 243–44
Marilyn’s affair with, 26, 95, 117–18
Kelley, Natalie, 18
Kelley, Tom, 18, 124
Kelly, Gene, 3, 304
Kelly, Grace, 132, 170
Kennedy, Ethel, 259, 304, 314, 330, 335
Kennedy, Jacqueline, 226, 244, 264, 265, 267, 314, 315, 360
Kennedy, John F., 259, 287
assassination of, 369–70
Marilyn’s relationship with, 226, 264–67, 286, 288, 290, 292, 304, 305, 309, 312–15, 318, 329, 331, 336, 338, 348
Kennedy, Joseph P., Sr., 266
Kennedy, Robert F., 309
Joe’s snubbing of, 370
Marilyn’s relationship with, 259, 303–5, 313–14, 315, 318, 319, 329–33, 334–36, 338, 339, 341, 343, 346–47, 348–49, 350, 356, 369
Kennedy, Teddy, 264, 329
Kennedy family:
Joe’s hatred of, 259, 360, 363, 369–70
Marilyn’s anger at, 336, 337–39, 341, 345, 346–47
Marilyn’s documentation on, 336, 338, 349, 355
Kenneth (hairdresser), 244, 284
Keyes, Evelyn, 145–46, 147
Khrushchev, Nikita, 251–52
Khrushchev, Nina, 251
Kilgallen, Dorothy, 172
King, Larry, 381
Kingsley, Sidney, 170
Knickerbocker Hotel, 8, 14, 16, 81, 89, 143, 151
Korea, Marilyn’s troop visit in, 126, 127–29
Kotz, Florence, 154, 155
Krasna, Norman, 252
Krim, Arthur, 314
Kris, Marianne, 225–26, 241, 246, 253, 260, 261, 262, 270, 277, 278, 279, 280–81, 290, 364, 367, 368
Krohn, Leon, 23, 149, 156, 247, 333, 344
Kron, Betty, 82
L
Ladies of the Chorus, 52, 263
La Guardia, Fiorello, 8
LaMendola, Bob, 374, 375
Lamprecht, Kurt, 201, 202, 204, 226, 266–67, 299, 344
Lancaster, Burt, 321
Lang, Walter, 140
Lange, Hope, 197–98
Lanza, Mario, 262
Largo, 342, 343
La Scala, 296, 325, 342, 344
Law, Tom, 283
Lawford, Patricia Kennedy, 264, 303, 330, 332, 335, 336, 340, 341, 342, 346
Lawford, Peter, 264, 265–66, 267, 287, 292, 303, 304, 309, 312, 313, 314, 319, 330, 332, 333, 335–36, 338, 339, 340, 341–42, 346, 347, 348–49, 350, 351–52, 355, 360, 363
Lawrenceville Prep School, 235
Lazar, Irving “Swifty,” 155
Lazzeri, Tony, 8
Leatherbee, Mary, 171
Le Club, 171
Lee, Martha, 373
Leigh, Dorian, 171
Leigh, Janet, 292
Leigh, Vivien, 210–11, 262
Lemmon, Jack, 245
Lenox Hill Hospital, 251
Le Pavillon, 49
Let’s Make Love, 252–58, 318
Levant, Oscar, 262
Levathes, Peter, 312, 316, 339
Levy, Alan, 300
Lexington Hotel, 242, 284
Liberatore, Eddie, 188
Life, 20, 155, 157, 190, 249, 323
Lilly, Doris, 92–93, 94, 95, 100
Lincoln, Abraham, 119, 221
Lingenfelder, Benjamin, 40
Lipps, Amy, 97–98
Little Engine That Could, The, 326
Little Prince, The (Saint-Exupéry), 112
Liverpool Lil’s, 226
Lodigiani, Dario, 47–48, 85
Loewenstein, Rudolph, 189, 225
Logan, Joshua, 196, 197, 198, 211, 251
Lollobrigida, Gina, 191
Look, 102, 158, 170, 182, 359
Lorre, Peter, 262
Los Angeles Orphans Home Society, 32–33
Los Angeles Times, 104, 124, 209, 360
Louis, Joe, 83
Love Happy, 50
Lovell, Gloria, 287, 293, 294
Lower, Ana, 36–37, 39, 40, 42, 43, 90
Luckman, Sid, 186, 242
Lucky to Be a Yankee (DiMaggio), 100
Lyons, Leonard, 170, 182
Lytess, Natasha, 52–53, 90–91, 93–94, 101, 102, 103, 113, 114–15, 118, 125, 139, 168, 196, 198
M
MacArthur, Douglas, 174
McCarthy, Joe, 104, 226
McCullers, Carson, 171
McGuire, Phyllis, 258, 286–87
McKnight, Marian, 194
Maf (dog), 286, 288, 303, 325, 358
Mafia:
Joe’s connections in, 142, 192
Kennedy family’s relations with, 318, 332
Sinatra’s connections in, 309
Magnani, Anna, 111
Mailer, Norman, 5, 347, 368
Major League Baseball, 391
Making of Some Like It Hot, The (Curtis), 249
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round, 54–55
Mankiewicz, Joe, 50
Mansfield, Jayne, 191
Mantle, Mickey, 20–21, 282, 371, 380
Mapes Hotel and Casino, 268
March, David, 2–3, 4, 6, 7, 15, 23
Marilyn, Joe & Me (June DiMaggio), 85
Marilyn Monroe Productions (MMP), 159, 161, 164, 177, 196, 197, 198, 209, 210, 212, 213, 218, 219, 310, 316–17
Marilyn Monroe Seven, 239
Marmor, Judd, 25–26
Marotta, Vincent, 372
marriage, Marilyn’s comments on, 160–61, 204, 206
Martin, Dean, 187, 288, 289, 299, 316
Martin, Dean, Jr., 316
Martin, Ida, 34, 35
Masi, Vic, 135
Mason,
Lola, 227
Masters, George, 255, 305
Matthau, Walter, 244
Mature, Victor, 216
Maxwell, Elsa, 191, 243
Mayflower Hotel, 182
Mays, Willie, 148
MCA, 178
Medical Tribune, 366
Melson, Inez, 113, 150, 152, 198, 232–33, 239, 340, 356, 357, 358, 359, 362, 363, 369
Ménière’s disease, 166
Meriwether, Lee, 192–94, 227
Merman, Ethel, 140, 143
Mersen, Anne-Marie, 185
Meryman, Richard, 323
Method acting, 91, 158, 167, 168, 211
Mexico:
Joe’s 1962 trip to, 362
Marilyn’s 1962 trip to, 305–7, 321, 353
Miller, Arthur:
first divorce of, 199, 203, 208
government investigations of, 180, 202–4, 206–7, 218, 251, 307
jealous streak of, 227
Joe’s feelings about, 201
Joe’s only encounter with, 254
Let’s Make Love script-doctoring by, 252
Marilyn’s 1957 Christmas gift to, 232
Marilyn’s affair with, 176–78, 188–89, 190, 191, 199–200, 202, 203
Marilyn’s divorce from, 273, 275, 276, 277, 284, 286, 290, 299
Marilyn’s early relationship with, 118–19, 131, 158, 173
Marilyn’s marriage to, 142, 161, 207–10, 211–14, 216, 217–19, 221–29, 230, 232, 233, 237, 238, 243–48, 252–58, 260, 261, 262–64, 268–71
Marilyn’s resentment of, 310
Marilyn’s wedding with, 204–6
Rostens’ relationship with, 196–97
third marriage of, 367–68
Miller, Augusta, 207, 277
Miller, Florence, 205
Miller, Inge Morath, 275, 367, 368
Miller, Isidore, 207–8, 277, 283, 305, 314–15, 348
Miller, Jane, 118, 222–23, 299
Miller, Mary Slattery, 118, 189, 196–97
Miller, Morton, 205, 206
Miller, Rebecca, 367
Miller, Robert, 118, 222–23, 299
Millman, George, 99, 106
Millman, Lillian, 106
Millman, Mort, 65, 73
Minardos, Nico, 95
Minnelli, Vincente, 262
Miracle, Berniece, 27, 37–38, 90, 283, 284, 357, 358, 359, 368
Miracle, Mona Rae, 283, 284
Miramar Hotel, 357, 358, 359
Misfits, The, 252, 257, 263, 267–70, 272, 274, 275, 277
Miss America pageant, 68
Mitchum, Robert, 39, 101, 102, 103, 316
Mitty, John J., 120
Mize, Johnny, 48
Mizrahi, Anna, 369
Mocambo, 200
Modern Screen, 132
Moll, Georgia, 192
Mona Rae, 90
Monette, Val, 242
Monette Company, 242, 253, 263, 277, 290, 316, 328, 330, 334
Monkey Business, 3, 15, 68
Monroe, Jack, 35
Monroe, Marilyn:
abortions of, 44, 95, 160, 229
acting ambitions of, 91, 107–8, 129, 158–59, 165, 167, 168, 202, 208, 225, 245, 317
aging fears of, 166–67, 341
appendicitis attack of, 22–23
Arthur Miller’s relationship with, see Miller, Arthur
autopsy on, 355
baby grand piano of, 29, 31, 88, 220
bathing by, 109, 166, 223
batting skills of, 244
birth of, 26–27
childhood abuse of, 29, 34–35
childhood of, 24, 27–38, 44–45, 73
clothing of, 46, 68–69, 71, 91, 93, 100, 118, 122, 128, 146, 160, 196, 205, 206, 216, 219–20, 313, 327, 358
conspiracy theories about, 355–56, 364
cooking attempts by, 83, 88, 207, 345
cosmetic surgery on, 50, 327
death of, 323, 342, 352–57, 363, 364, 366, 367, 368, 371, 375, 376, 381–82
death preoccupation of, 90, 167, 172, 262, 325
“discovery” of, 42
disguises of, 85, 122, 160, 214, 272, 332, 343
Dorothy Arnold’s statements about, 75–76
dreams of, 28, 166, 231, 261
drug and alcohol use by, 3, 94, 132, 139–40, 148, 160, 164, 171, 177, 211, 212, 213, 214, 228, 229, 230, 231, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249–50, 253, 255, 260, 261, 263, 268, 269, 270, 271–72, 276, 277, 288, 289, 290, 291, 300, 308, 310, 311, 314, 315, 317, 319, 320–22, 331, 335, 340, 341, 343, 344, 347, 348, 349, 353, 354, 355, 360, 363, 364–65
fame of, 15, 17, 19–20, 22, 47, 48–49, 69, 75, 91, 92, 94, 100, 105, 108, 111, 115, 122, 123, 124, 126–27, 129, 130, 131, 135–36, 139, 146, 157, 162, 186, 190, 208, 361, 362
family plans of, 22, 23
family psychiatric history of, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 37, 43–44, 53, 215, 233
father of, 27, 31, 37, 114, 231, 298, 310–11
FBI surveillance of, 203, 218, 305, 306–7, 309, 315, 318, 332, 333
first marriage of, 40–42, 44
funeral of, 357–62, 381
gallbladder surgery on, 289
generosity of, 90, 103, 105, 129–30, 232, 255, 323
grave of, 361, 362
gynecological problems of, 23, 149, 156, 251, 333
habitual lateness of, 3, 91, 94, 140, 145, 146, 156, 166, 211, 223–24, 245, 310
half-sister of, see Miracle, Berniece
hallucinations of, 231
homes of, 73, 88, 135, 159, 174, 189, 197, 220–21, 228, 287, 300, 301–3, 343, 345
intellect of, 74, 178, 201
jewelry theft from, 210
JFK birthday appearance of, 312–15
JFK’s relationship with, 226, 264–67, 286, 288, 290, 292, 304, 305, 309, 312–15, 318, 329, 331, 336, 338, 348
Joe Jr.’s relationship with, 68, 71, 72, 73–74, 75, 81, 88, 90, 99, 100, 105, 106, 120–21, 130, 131, 134–35, 151, 169, 170, 199, 209, 223, 232, 236, 237–38, 273–74, 283, 291, 299, 309, 323–24, 350–51, 382, 395
Joe’s relationship with, see Monroe-DiMaggio relationship
massage treatments of, 267, 272, 291, 325
medical supervision of, 363–64
memoir of, 4, 6, 13, 14, 17, 35, 41, 122, 126, 136, 138, 167
messiness of, 7–8, 89–90
modeling career of, 42–43
money problems of, 90, 91, 244, 246, 282, 296, 299–300, 302, 305
mood swings of, 92–93, 224–25, 253, 254, 268, 319, 322, 323, 365
mother of, 25, 44–45; see also Baker, Gladys
notebooks of, 331–32, 334, 355
nude photographs of, 17–18, 19, 115, 124
nudity episodes of, 271, 288, 299, 315, 322
poetry writing by, 327
political views of, 100–101, 203, 209, 264, 266, 304, 307
pregnancies of, 95, 215, 227–28, 229, 247, 248
production company of, 133, 157; see also Marilyn Monroe Productions (MMP)
psychiatric hospitalization of, 277–81
psychiatric treatment of, 25–26, 165–67, 199, 209, 213–15, 225–26, 246, 260–62, 270, 271–72, 276, 277, 287, 290, 291, 292–95, 298, 300, 301, 308–9, 310, 312, 319–20, 322, 326, 328, 336–37, 347, 363, 366
purported pornographic film of, 370
RFK’s relationship with, 259, 303–5, 313–14, 315, 318, 319, 329–33, 334–36, 338, 339, 341, 343, 346–47, 348–49, 350, 356, 369
risqué humor of, 109
self-image of, 224–25, 255
sexual issues of, 96, 298, 365–66
sexual relationships of, 17–18, 26, 41, 42, 43, 44, 49, 50–51, 54, 86–87, 92, 95–97, 116, 117, 118, 141, 143–44, 145, 147, 153, 154–55, 157–58, 160, 161, 174–75, 178, 180, 202, 255–58, 285–86, 288, 289, 290, 299, 305, 307–8, 309, 315, 321–22, 328–33, 343
shifting personas of, 41, 92–93, 94, 109, 133, 250
Sinatra’s affair with, 285–86, 288, 289, 290, 305, 316, 326, 328, 340
su
icidal tendencies of, 212, 229, 246, 254, 262–63, 270, 279, 339, 343, 345
vanity of, 255
will of, 327, 368–69
Yves Montand’s affair with, 255–58, 259, 263, 318–19
Monroe-DiMaggio relationship:
arguments in, 69–70, 80–81, 87, 93, 100–101, 105, 112, 114, 116, 131, 134, 139, 140, 142–43, 145–46, 147, 174, 284, 285
divorce and, 148–56, 187, 189, 190, 194, 201, 204
early relationship in, 15–24, 46–54, 68–70, 71–87, 88–106, 107–11
engagement and, 111–19
first date, 1–8, 12–14
gifts exchanged in, 81–82, 116, 124, 210, 277
honeymoon and, 123–30
incompatibility in, 79, 89, 93, 103, 104, 108, 112, 114–15, 130–31, 152–53, 160–61
Joe’s career guidance of Marilyn and, 23–24, 52–53, 90, 91, 93, 94, 102, 108, 110, 111, 114, 116, 125, 129, 132, 133, 135, 137, 139, 159
Joe’s dying thoughts of, 389, 391
Joe’s image of Marilyn, 21–22, 78, 112, 130, 139, 145
Joe’s Marilyn look-alike companions and, 97, 183, 186, 187, 188
Joe’s Marilyn mannequin and, 189–90, 191
Joe’s physical abuse of Marilyn in, 134, 139, 141, 147, 148, 150, 189
Joe’s proposals in, 99
Joe’s second marriage proposals in, 316–17, 328
Joe’s writings about, 163
love letters written, 130, 358
Marilyn’s death and, 356, 357, 360, 362, 363–64, 366, 371, 373, 375, 376, 377, 381–82
Marilyn’s full-length poster of Joe and, 233
Marilyn’s psychiatric hospital release by Joe and, 279–81
marriage in, 130–37, 138–48, 160–61
postmarital affair, 238–40, 241–43, 250–51, 253, 258–59, 263, 274–75, 276–77
postmarital relationship, 159, 161–64, 169–70, 173, 174, 176, 178–82, 200–201, 214, 216, 233, 248, 253–54, 268, 270, 279–85, 286, 288–89, 290, 295–97, 298–302, 305, 308–9, 312, 323, 324–25, 326, 327–28, 330, 333–34, 339, 340–41, 343
second wedding plans in, 334, 341, 344, 345, 351, 356, 360
sexual relationship of, 49, 96, 116, 161, 178, 180, 365–66
wedding in, 117, 120–23, 219–20
Montand, Yves, 248, 252, 254, 255–58, 259, 263, 318–19
Moore, Cleo, 192
Moore, John, 206
Morgan, Jane, 283
Mortensen, Edward, 27
Mosby, Aline, 19
Mother Wore Tights, 110
Mount Royal Hotel, 103
Mr. Coffee, 372
Murray, Don, 197
Murray, Eunice, 294, 295, 296, 300, 301, 302, 305, 307, 325–26, 328, 330, 332, 347–48, 349, 350, 352–53, 354, 358, 359
Murrow, Edward R., 170
Muskie, Edmund, 259
Myett, Carroll, 162
My Favorite Wife, 310
My First 2,000 Men (Renay), 183
My Sister Marilyn (Miracle), 284
N
Nacchio, Joe, 146, 188, 379, 383–84, 390–91, 392, 393
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