Product Description

"She was, quite simply, the most captivating star in Hollywood history. Yet this celebrated icon was a carefully crafted character a show-biz concoction that could never quite hide the real-life vulnerability of a thrown-away child desperate for love and intimacy. Marilyn Monroe was a disarming beauty with undeniable allure and universal appeal. But she was also the vulnerable girl who was Norma Jean. And though she became one of Hollywood's greatest stars, Marilyn often found herself relegated to playing a supporting role in her own life the ironic prisoner of her hyper-sexual screen persona. BIOGRAPHY; employs never-before-seen home movies, newsreels, trailers and classic clips to explore her Jekyll and Hyde life. Get an intimate look at the woman and the legend through interviews with Gloria Steinem, Hugh Hefner, Susan Strasberg, first husband James Dougherty and friends James Bacon and Evelyn Moriarity. This feature length BIOGRAPHY; is the definitive portrait of Norma Jean, Marilyn Monroe and the greatest Hollywood legend of all."

Product Details

• #20191 in VHS
• Released on: 1999-04-27
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Formats: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• Running time: 100 minutes