Web Link Bibliography–This Web Link Bibliography is a listing of a just few of
the thousands of sites dedicated to the life, love, and death of Marilyn
Monroe. The purpose behind the creation of this list is two-fold: First and
foremost, being a Marilyn Monroe fanatic I feel it is my duty to be a reliable
source of information on the infamous actress; Secondly, to set an example on
how to research the biographical information on people solely through the
internet. Some of the websites available out there are packed full with
inaccurate information and disrespectful comments. As today’s students rely
more and more heavily on the internet for their information, I feel it is
necessary to teach them how to decipher what can be trusted and what needs to
be disregarded.
Disclaimer:
Marilyn Monroe posed for multiple nude photo-sessions throughout her career. If
you venture into the photo galleries of any of the websites listed, you may
come across some of her more ’scandalous’ shots. Be Advised!
Marilyn
Monroe Websites
Her Life
1. The Marilyn Pages – Marilyn Monroe
Biography and Images- This site is an over-all
buffet style site which offers a little bit of everything. The essentials,
biography, filmography, photo gallery, are all included, but no one category
sticks out from the rest. The information presented on this site is, for the
most part, accurate and dependable.
Date
visited- February 11, 2006
http://ellensplace.net/marilyn.html
2. Marilyn Monroe at Glamournet-
This
site is full of information but is very chaotically put together. It has
numerous links to different sites for further detail on movies, magazine
covers, and photo shoots, but has little (if any) real logic to the outline of
the site. I do like that the author has a section called “Marilyn On the Web”
which allows you to follow different links to fan clubs and other Marilyn
sites.
Date
visited- February 14, 2006
http://glamournet.com/legends/Marilyn/
3. Norma2Marilyn- This is a great website that
has many different facets concerning Marilyn’s life before she was known as “Marilyn.”
The webpage is very well organized and offers a unique index of “MM Girls” from
over the four decades since her death. “MM Girls” refers to the women that
played Marilyn, or Marilyn-based characters, on television, stage, or film.
Date
visited- February 11, 2006
http://www.norma2marilyn.com/
4. Time Magazine 100- Marilyn Monroe-
This
is a wonderful Time Magazine article that
recognizes Marilyn Monroe as being one of the top twenty “Heroes & Icons”
of the twentieth century. The article does a wonderful job of reviewing the
trials and tribulations in Marilyn’s life and honors her as a strong, powerful,
and intelligent woman.
Date
visited- February 11, 2006
http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/monroe01.html
5. About.com – Marilyn Date book-
This website
is a very interesting take on the standard biography. Instead of going through
the years documenting the major events day by day, they have organized it into
months and go year by year.
Date
visited- February 11, 2006
http://history1900s.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2F
www.norma2marilyn.com%2Fhistory.html
6. Marilyn Monroe’s Hollywood- This is a very cool website
which offers precise locations and addresses that Marilyn Monroe was associated
with. These addresses include schools she attended, stores she patronized, the
location of her Hollywood Walk of Fame star, and even where she signed her
different contracts (very handy information to have if you are traveling to
Date
visited- February 14, 2006
http://www.seeing-stars.com/StarIndexes/Marilyn.shtml
7. Marilyn Monroe at Geocities-
This
is a very superficial website that holds some images and a brief biography on
Marilyn but has nothing unique or notable about it.
Date
visited- February 11, 2006
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Studio/2024/marylin.html
8. Marilyn Monroe’s Place- This site has a very extensive
biography, as far as websites go, and I really like how one section of the site
is dedicated to dispelling myths and rumors that rage on about the famous
actress. From my knowledge base the information on this site is accurate and
the photo gallery is larger than most. At the time of this assignment the site
concerning her final days was still under construction.
Date
visited- February 9, 2006
http://www.geocities.com/marilynmonroesplace/
Her Fame
1. Marilyn Monroe’s Official Website-
Of
course, being the “official” website, this page is overflowing with different
paths to take, links to follow, and pages to read. They offer a page focusing
on Marilyn’s favorites and a gift shop for memorabilia. My extensive experience
in hunting down Marilyn memorabilia taught me that although this shop has cute
stuff, there is a wider variety (at cheaper prices) on Ebay.
Date
visited- February 9, 2006
http://www.marilynmonroe.com/index.php
2. Legend Marilyn Monroe-
This
is one of my favorite sites because it is thorough and offers a glimpse at her
will in addition to a cute trivia game. The site is respectful and honors the
work that Marilyn did both onscreen and off. My only problem is the blue text
on black screen can be difficult to read.
Date
visited- February 9, 2006
http://www.marilyncollector.com/legend/
3. Internet Movie Database- IMDb is a wonderful site for
any entertainment related research. It offers a full list of Marilyn’s movies,
which are then broken down into character/cast list, film release date, and
personal reviews of the movie. I enjoy using this site because I am confident
their information is updated and accurate consistently. It even includes her
un-credited work in Scudda-Hoo!
Scudda-Hay! in 1948 which is atypical.
Date
visited- February 9, 2006
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000054/
4. Marilyn Monroe at Wikipedia-
This
is a very well organized (and cross referenced) website that allows the casual
inquirer to click on the different hyperlinked words and investigate each
subject further. The site is very well organized which allows for user friendly
visits and research. I highly recommend this site if you are seeking
biographical information.
Date
visited- February 15, 2006
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe
5. Marilyn Monroe at Reel Classics-
Although
at the time of this assignment this site is still under construction, it still
offers a rarity in Marilyn sites: movie clips! Check it out for some of the
great scenes in movies like Seven
Year Itch (one of my favorites!).
Date
visited- February 11, 2006
http://www.reelclassics.com/Actresses/Marilyn/marilyn.htm
6. Goddess – Marilyn Monroe-
A very
nice tribute to Marilyn Monroe. This site offers a lot of great information on
her life, love, and death. The pages dedicated to the poems she wrote is quite
a rarity. I was impressed with the book list and song clips and song lyrics of
her major musical productions. The photo gallery also contains a few rare shots
of Marilyn when she was still known as “Norma Jean.”
Date
visited- February 14, 2006
http://www.angelfire.com/ny/marilynmonroegoddess/pageMM1.html
7. E! Online – Movie Credits for
Marilyn Monroe- This is the E! Online filmography webpage that allows each
viewer to click on each of the thirty-eight links to movies written about her
or movies she starred in. This list is not fully comprehensive and does not
include Something’s Got to Give, which was the
movie that went uncompleted after her untimely death.
Date
visited- February 11, 2006
http://www.eonline.com/Facts/People/0,12,11013,00.html
Her Death
1. Crime Library- This website depicts Marilyn
Monroe’s official autopsy report that has since been questioned and reviewed
repeatedly. The actual text of the report is a bit graphic but the site also
offers links to conspiracy theories and her legal last will.
Date
visited- February 11, 2006
http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/celebrity/marilyn_monroe/autopsy.html
2. CNN Transcript of Interview-
This
website is a direct transcript of an interview that was held on CNN celebrating
the anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s death. I personally saw this interview when
it was aired in 2003 and felt it held a lot of good information that helped
portray Marilyn as a person instead of a celebrity.
Date
visited- February 15, 2006
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0308/05/lkl.00.html
3. Marilyn Monroe at Celebrity Morgue- WARNING! This website contains a photograph of Marilyn Monroe’s body post
mortem. If the images of cadavers will bother you in anyway please skip this
link. The circumstances surrounding Marilyn’s mysterious death are briefly
touched upon in the dialogue, but the intimate details are left out.
Date
visited- February 11, 2006
http://www.celebritymorgue.com/marilyn-monroe/
4. Forever Marilyn Pages- This website is a fairly
decent site that has a standard biography and filmography available. One
exceptional aspect of this site is its unique dedication of part of the site to
Marilyn’s crypt/gravesite in
Date
visited- February 11, 2006
http://www.angelfire.com/my/forevermarilyn/
5. Federal Bureau of Investigation –
Freedom of Information Privacy Act- This is the FBI’s website with
all declassified information concerning Marilyn Monroe. Most of the documents
have at least some lines deleted with black marks but there are some pages that
offer information concerning tapped phone lines and surveillance on her home. I
have all 97 pages printed out and in a binder for reference; however I do not
suggest this for the casual Marilyn surfer.
Date
visited- February 15, 2006
http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/monroe.htm
Her Gallery
1. Entertainment For You-
Excellent
photo gallery! This site has one of the most extensive collections that is
organized into type of picture. The site also offers quotes by and about
Marilyn, as well as her biography and generic statistics of her career.
Date
visited- February 11, 2006
http://www.eforu.com/cgi-bin/clickthru.pl?S27598
2. Marilyn Monroe Archives-
This
is an excellent website that has a lot to offer any Marilyn enthusiast. The
site is not fancy in appearance but has a lot to offer from recommended book
lists to categorized photo galleries to even music clips from her musical
comedies. I was very impressed at the extent of the book list and recommend
this to anyone who is interested in learning more about Ms. Monroe.
Date
visited- February 15, 2006
http://members.aol.com/PJaySin/marilyn.htm
3. Danamo’s Marilyn Monroe Online-
This
is a great website, one of my top five, which offers a multitude of different
links, facts, trivia, and photographs. I like this website mostly for its page
dedicated to disproving the urban myth that Marilyn Monroe had six toes on each
foot. It shows the picture in question and several others to prove the claim
otherwise. The photo gallery is organized by photographer and sitting, which is
another attractive trait.
Date
visited- February 15, 2006
http://marilynmonroepages.com/
Marilyn
Miscellaneous
1. Marilyn Monroe Links- WARNING! Before you follow this link please
note that the advertisement bar on this page has posted sexually explicit
images in the past. If this will offend you in anyway, please skip this link.
This website is purely made up of links to other websites that have more
information about Marilyn Monroe. In addition to the link index the site also
offers a semi-decent photo gallery of 56 images. The official website is
included in the index.
Date
visited- February 14, 2006
http://www.famousbabes.com/marilyn/marilyn.htm
2. The Marilyn Museum-
This
is a very confusing website that offers Marilyn throw pillows on the same page
as it offers diet suggestions. I am not entirely certain as to who is the
author, or their motivation for this site, but it does give you links to other
sites that may be more useful in your search for accurate information on the
actress.
Date
visited- February 11, 2006
http://www.themarilynmuseum.org/
3. Quotations Search – The Quotation
Page- This website is a cute collection of some of Marilyn’s most
famous quotes. Of the quotations I have encountered over the years, this site
offers a nice variety of accurate quotes from different times across her life.
Date
visited- February 11, 2006
http://www.quotationspage.com/search.php3?Author=Marilyn+Monroe&file=other
4. Marilyn Monroe at Facade- This is a very, very unique
website that studies and reveals the biorhythms, rune readings, numerology
forecasts, and tarot card readings for Marilyn Monroe based on her birth date
and birth name. Not exactly the most scientific resource, but it may be fun to
get your own reading done.
Date
visited- February 11, 2006
http://www.facade.com/celebrity/Marilyn_Monroe/
