Hardcover - gift book /biography & autobiography / entertainment & performing arts. Most people know that marilyn monroe (1926'äì1962) was a hollywood icon, and at one time the most famous movie star on the planet. What, perhaps, they don't know is that she lived in 42 different homes; that she loved abraham lincoln with a passion; that she was the first choice for the role of holly golightly in breakfast at tiffany's; and that her absences while filming let's make love added 28 days to the shooting time and $1 million to the budget. Biographic: marilyn presents an instant impression of her life, work and legacy, with an array of irresistible facts and figures converted into infographics to reveal the actor behind the movies.
