My Story

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First Taylor Trade Publishing edition 2007

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Monroe, Marilyn, 1926–1962.

My story / Marilyn Monroe with Ben Hecht. — Illustrated ed., 1st Taylor Trade Publishing ed.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN-13: 978-1-58979-316-3 (cloth : alk. paper)

ISBN-10: 1-58979-316-1 (cloth : alk. paper)

1. Monroe, Marilyn, 1926–1962. 2. Motion picture actors and actresses—United States—Biography. I. Hecht, Ben, 1893–1964. II. Title.

PN2287.M69A35 2007

791.4’02’8092—dc22

[B]

2006017455

The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials,

ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992.

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