mal_28_mirror_image When Marilyn looked in the mirror, what did she see? Many cling to the idea that there were two Marilyns: Norma Jeane, the sweet All-American girl, and Marilyn, a fantasy that she invented. A truer duality may be that like everyone, and especially like those in the public eye, Marilyn had a public persona and a private self. She was a much more complex, talented, intelligent and self-aware individual than early biographers reported. Over the past decade the pendulum has been shifting. 2005?
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Mirror Image “Many cling to the idea there were two Marilyns: Norma Jeane, the All-American girl, and Marilyn Monroe, a fantasy she invented. A truer duality may be that like most in the public eye, she had a public persona and a private self. Marilyn was much more intelligent and self-aware than early biographers reported.” Color chromogenic print. 1/25 © Mary Ann Lynch