Joe and Marilyn Legends in Love |
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| Author:
| Heymann, C. David |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4104-7213-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
| Publisher: | Thorndike Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $32.99 |
Book Description:
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A New York Times Bestselling Author From the author of Bobby and Jackie comes the riveting, true story of the passionate, volatile relationship between baseball great Joe DiMaggio and Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe.When Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe eloped in January of 1954, they became an international sensation. Though the marriage lasted only nine months, they remained close until Monroe's mysterious death in 1962. For the next twenty years, Joe sent red roses to her crypt three...
More DescriptionA New York Times Bestselling Author From the author of Bobby and Jackie comes the riveting, true story of the passionate, volatile relationship between baseball great Joe DiMaggio and Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe.When Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe eloped in January of 1954, they became an international sensation. Though the marriage lasted only nine months, they remained close until Monroe's mysterious death in 1962. For the next twenty years, Joe sent red roses to her crypt three times a week. Heymann delivers an intimate, sensitive, shocking, and richly detailed look at two of America's biggest stars and their famously tragic romance.