Marilyn's younger days:
I recently finished Marilyn Monroe's biography--I highly recommend it. Hers, and Elvis' are just so full of excitement and scandal they are are hard to put down. They were both so bizarre and immature, despite their beauty and talent. It was so sad that she had 14 abortions. She then developed endometriosis and couldn't have children. The author commented on how often Marilyn liked to exaggerate the difficulties of her childhood and eventually flat-out lied to get attention and sympathy. She was so obsessed with being the only sexy thing around, although she was also very frustrated with her dinky roles; she felt restricted by her contractual agreements and wanted to be taken as a serious actor alongside Marlon Brando and James Dean. She felt the only way she could maintain the attention of the public was to constantly be sexy...her insecurities even caused Cyd Charisse to have to darken her hair, because Marilyn didn't want her taking attention away. I still can't believe all those horny Kennedy brothers got away with...and I now tend to believe they had something to do with her death..read the book!
Watch it!!!!!!!So I picked out Natalie Wood's biography this time. I have liked her since I saw "Splendor in the Grass" in early 2004...I was in a stagnant part of my life right before getting married and John was gone..it had a big impact on me lol. She's so adorable in it and such a great actress. And Warren Beatty is hot in it too--I once had a boyfriend that sorta resembled him in that movie. John and I always like the scene where she's in the tub saying "Did he spoil me mama!?"
She was also great in Gypsy.
Anyway, I've only just begun her bio, but I never knew her parents were Russian refugee immigrants. I know it should be a good one because I remember her brief trist with Elvis and how dramatic she was. And I also remember her mysterious death in which many believe Robert Wagner is guilty of something--and oddly enough, Christopher Walken was with them. I didn't know Christopher Walken was famous back then. Anyway, I never finished Steven Tyler's autobio...he's just so full of himself, it feels like a lot of it was embellished. I didn't finish George W. Bush's, only because I checked out the Monroe one at the same time and her's took over lol. I really did like Bush's story though--what I had read revealed a lot about what was really going on in his mind, before and during his presidency. I supposed I am more likely to believe what research and multiple witnesses account about a person's life, as opposed to their own.
Natalie and Elvis
They were so cute in that movie...you all should watch it!
Gonna go read her biography now :)
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