Marilyn Monroe's status as an icon of the twentieth century is undisputed, but the real Marilyn has remained a mystery. Ever since her tragic death in August of 1962, her life has been pondered by everyone from film scholars and historians to novelists and pop culture mavens, creating endless pages of biography, analysis, adoration, invective, and speculation.

This visual compendium of Marilyn's life includes hundreds of photographs by some of the world's top photographers: Eve Arnold, George Barris, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Milton Greene, Sam Shaw, and Bert Stern, among others. Along with the iconic images we have come to love are also images that catch Marilyn in rare, candid moments.

With this one-stop resource, fans and scholars have easy access to all of the information on Marilyn's life and times. The facts of Marilyn's amazing life are represented in full. And, of course, there is complete information on her films, including comprehensive credit listings, complete with cross-referencing, a comprehensive bibliography, and an extensive name index. The Marilyn Encyclopedia surpasses everything that has come before it.

This stunning visual compendium of Marilyn's life includes hundreds of rare photographs and easy access to all of the information on Marilyn's life and times. With complete information on Marilyn's films, including comprehensive credit listings, cross-referencing, a comprehensive bibliography, and an extensive name index, "The Marilyn Encyclopedia" surpasses everything that has come before it.

Adam Victor is a writer of fiction and nonfiction and a translator. He appeared in and was a consultant on the E! True Hollywood Story entitled "The Loves of Marilyn Monroe."