A special edition introduced by Melvyn Bragg and featuring
Mailer's Marilyn
In the studios of KCET, Los Angeles, MELVYN BRAGG meets Norman Mailer to talk about his recently published biography of Marilyn Monroe.
Mailer's biography complements a collection of photographs of Marilyn Monroe , who was in her time the most sought-after photographic subject in the world.
Marilyn Monroe died on 5 August 1962, aged 33. Despite her extraordinary world-wide appeal, her personality remains enigmatic.
Also included in the programme, MARILYN MONROE on film, including scenes from The Prince and the Showgirl, Some Like it Hot and The Misfits.
Producers BEN REA. JOHN REYNOLDS Assistant editor TONY STAVEACRE Editor BILL MORTON