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I Wanna Be Loved by You: Marilyn Monroe: A Life in 100 Takes—
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The Story
Publishing one hundred years after her birth, Andrew Wilson's biography of Marilyn Monroe is a kaleidoscopic tour of her life told through 100 captivating snapshots. Dreamer. Bombshell. Icon. Featuring a wealth of unpublished material, I Wanna Be Loved By You presents Marilyn in a startling new light. It draws upon unpublished letters from Marilyn, Arthur Miller, and Joe DiMaggio; case notes and private letters from Monroe's psychoanalyst, Dr. Ralph Greenson; and unpublished audio recordings from the likes of Jane Russell, Billy Wilder, John Huston, Amy and Milton Greene, housekeeper Eunice Murray (the last person to see Marilyn alive), and many more. We go behind the scenes of her marriages to teenage sweetheart Jim Dougherty, Joe DiMaggio, and Arthur Miller. We see Marilyn train with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio, working to dismantle the common perception that she was merely a dumb blonde. And in the concluding chapters, Wilson dissects what happened on the night Marilyn died after a suspected drug overdose. Were the Kennedys involved, or was she just let down by those closest to her? With a dazzling and unique blend of reportage, archival investigation, interviews, and oral history, I Wanna Be Loved By You is a revealing and nuanced portrait of the life, death and afterlife of an icon who still fascinates us today.
Author: Andrew Wilson
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 06/02/2026
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9781538723500
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/13/2026
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2026
Library Journal 05/01/2026 pg. 118
Booklist 05/01/2026
About the Author
Andrew Wilson is a novelist, journalist, and the author of acclaimed biographies of Patricia Highsmith, Sylvia Plath, and Alexander McQueen. His journalism has appeared in the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Smithsonian, the Washington Post, and more. He is a frequent broadcaster and has appeared on BBC Front Row, Great Lives, Woman's Hour, the Today program, and Sky News.
Author: Andrew Wilson
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 06/02/2026
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9781538723500
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/13/2026
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2026
Library Journal 05/01/2026 pg. 118
Booklist 05/01/2026
About the Author
Andrew Wilson is a novelist, journalist, and the author of acclaimed biographies of Patricia Highsmith, Sylvia Plath, and Alexander McQueen. His journalism has appeared in the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Smithsonian, the Washington Post, and more. He is a frequent broadcaster and has appeared on BBC Front Row, Great Lives, Woman's Hour, the Today program, and Sky News.
Description
Publishing one hundred years after her birth, Andrew Wilson's biography of Marilyn Monroe is a kaleidoscopic tour of her life told through 100 captivating snapshots. Dreamer. Bombshell. Icon. Featuring a wealth of unpublished material, I Wanna Be Loved By You presents Marilyn in a startling new light. It draws upon unpublished letters from Marilyn, Arthur Miller, and Joe DiMaggio; case notes and private letters from Monroe's psychoanalyst, Dr. Ralph Greenson; and unpublished audio recordings from the likes of Jane Russell, Billy Wilder, John Huston, Amy and Milton Greene, housekeeper Eunice Murray (the last person to see Marilyn alive), and many more. We go behind the scenes of her marriages to teenage sweetheart Jim Dougherty, Joe DiMaggio, and Arthur Miller. We see Marilyn train with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio, working to dismantle the common perception that she was merely a dumb blonde. And in the concluding chapters, Wilson dissects what happened on the night Marilyn died after a suspected drug overdose. Were the Kennedys involved, or was she just let down by those closest to her? With a dazzling and unique blend of reportage, archival investigation, interviews, and oral history, I Wanna Be Loved By You is a revealing and nuanced portrait of the life, death and afterlife of an icon who still fascinates us today.
Author: Andrew Wilson
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 06/02/2026
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9781538723500
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/13/2026
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2026
Library Journal 05/01/2026 pg. 118
Booklist 05/01/2026
About the Author
Andrew Wilson is a novelist, journalist, and the author of acclaimed biographies of Patricia Highsmith, Sylvia Plath, and Alexander McQueen. His journalism has appeared in the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Smithsonian, the Washington Post, and more. He is a frequent broadcaster and has appeared on BBC Front Row, Great Lives, Woman's Hour, the Today program, and Sky News.
Author: Andrew Wilson
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 06/02/2026
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9781538723500
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/13/2026
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2026
Library Journal 05/01/2026 pg. 118
Booklist 05/01/2026
About the Author
Andrew Wilson is a novelist, journalist, and the author of acclaimed biographies of Patricia Highsmith, Sylvia Plath, and Alexander McQueen. His journalism has appeared in the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Smithsonian, the Washington Post, and more. He is a frequent broadcaster and has appeared on BBC Front Row, Great Lives, Woman's Hour, the Today program, and Sky News.
