My Week with Marilyn & The Prince, the Showgirl and Me
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Imagine sneaking away to spend seven days with the most famous woman in the worlds biggest movie star。 A beguiling memoir that reads like a fable， My Week with Marilyn is above all a love letter to one of our most enduring icons。
England， 1956。 Hollywood's biggest star- Marilyn Monroe- desperately needs time away from a difficult movie shoot opposite Laurence Olivier and the pressures of her new marriage to the playwright Arthur Miller。 She turns her attention to Colin Clark， a young and handsome assistant on the set。 Together they escape， beginning a remarkable true adventure: an innocent week in the English countryside in which Clark becomes Marilyn's confidant and ally。。。 and maybe falls a little bit in love。
Never before published together in a single volume， here are both the fly-on-the-wall diary Clark kept during the often tumultuous filming of the legendary film The Prince and the Showgirl and his heartfelt and intimate remembrance of the brief episode that was to change his life。
England， 1956。 Hollywood's biggest star- Marilyn Monroe- desperately needs time away from a difficult movie shoot opposite Laurence Olivier and the pressures of her new marriage to the playwright Arthur Miller。 She turns her attention to Colin Clark， a young and handsome assistant on the set。 Together they escape， beginning a remarkable true adventure: an innocent week in the English countryside in which Clark becomes Marilyn's confidant and ally。。。 and maybe falls a little bit in love。
Never before published together in a single volume， here are both the fly-on-the-wall diary Clark kept during the often tumultuous filming of the legendary film The Prince and the Showgirl and his heartfelt and intimate remembrance of the brief episode that was to change his life。
Reviews
payton
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DNF
Jasmine
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This book is like cotton candy。 Sweet and enjoyable， but not a whole lot of substance。 Also， I do wonder about some of the “speeches” that Clark made to Marilyn Monroe when she needed a confidence boost。 I’m sure he remembers saying kind things to her， but I wonder if he embellished some of his words。 He seemed surprisingly eloquent for a 23-year old。I felt that the title is a little misleading。 I thought it was going to be about them taking a mini vacation together somewhere in the English coun This book is like cotton candy。 Sweet and enjoyable， but not a whole lot of substance。 Also， I do wonder about some of the “speeches” that Clark made to Marilyn Monroe when she needed a confidence boost。 I’m sure he remembers saying kind things to her， but I wonder if he embellished some of his words。 He seemed surprisingly eloquent for a 23-year old。I felt that the title is a little misleading。 I thought it was going to be about them taking a mini vacation together somewhere in the English countryside， but it was really more like “A few visits to Marilyn Monroe’s house over the course of a week”。 But that title probably doesn’t sell books。It was still interesting， and I learned a little more about this mysterious movie star。 。。。more
Bailee Walsh
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3。5/5
Sanne
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Just。。 not my thing。
Jordan Walker
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Very interesting。 Such a small glimpse into the complicated， secretive life of one of the world’s most famous， sought after movie stars。 This story paints a picture from Colin’s perspective， however I don’t think his experience was enough to draw many accurate conclusions about what Marilyn’s story was at the time。
m。
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honestly only bc of eddie redmayne reading it on storytel ♡
MaryJo Hansen
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This edition consists of two books: My Week with Marilyn which describes a private week that Colin Clark had with Marilyn Monroe while shooting the movie "Prince and the Showgirl" in London in 1956。 The second book is his collected diaries of the entire shoot called "The Prince and the Showgirl"。 Both are fascinating in- the- moment studies of making a film with Marilyn and Laurence Olivier。 The diaries do not mention the week he spent with her as he felt it was too personal at the time。 He publ This edition consists of two books: My Week with Marilyn which describes a private week that Colin Clark had with Marilyn Monroe while shooting the movie "Prince and the Showgirl" in London in 1956。 The second book is his collected diaries of the entire shoot called "The Prince and the Showgirl"。 Both are fascinating in- the- moment studies of making a film with Marilyn and Laurence Olivier。 The diaries do not mention the week he spent with her as he felt it was too personal at the time。 He published that story later。 The movie with Eddie Redmayne， Kenneth Branaugh and Michelle Williams is based on the that book。 Seeing this wonderful movie made me investigate the source material。 Marilyn was difficult and insecure and also the biggest star in the world at the time。 Olivier was unimpressed。 Since he was also directing the film， he tried dominating and harassing her for her inability to learn the lines， be on time; and Marilyn， in turn， shrank from him in fear。 Not a good filming situation！ She also had personal troubles on the set， was newly married to Arthur Miller， abit of a smug intellectual as described by Colin who did not appreciate her， and perhaps suffered a miscarriage。 Colin became her friend， one of the only people she felt she could trust on the set。 。。。more
Kate
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Colin Clark's memoir， My Week With Marilyn， chronicles his time as a 'third assistant director' （aka gofer） on the set of Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier's 1956 movie， The Prince and the Showgirl。Clark， 23-years-old at the time， was a devoted keeper of a journal。 Keen to work in the film industry， he wangled a position on the Showgirl film-set through family connections - his parents were great friends of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh。 His journal documents the lead-up to filming， in Colin Clark's memoir， My Week With Marilyn， chronicles his time as a 'third assistant director' （aka gofer） on the set of Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier's 1956 movie， The Prince and the Showgirl。Clark， 23-years-old at the time， was a devoted keeper of a journal。 Keen to work in the film industry， he wangled a position on the Showgirl film-set through family connections - his parents were great friends of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh。 His journal documents the lead-up to filming， including arranging for a house for Monroe， who was traveling to England with new husband， Arthur Miller。Now the curious thing about this memoir is that it is in two parts。 The first part is titled The Prince， the Showgirl and Me， and is Clark's journal entries over the duration of filming。 It describes the progress of the film， Clark's dalliance with a wardrobe assistant， and what became legendary clashes between Monroe and Olivier。The second part， titled My Week with Marilyn， is Clark's journal entries from the week when Monroe singled him out， and they spent time together。 Although that week was relatively innocent， it's not hard to understand why Clark has cashed in on saying that he 'shared a bed with Marilyn'。Clark's observations are wonderfully frank and completely unaffected， and from the outset he states that Monroe is not his type， deeming her '。。。a bit too exaggerated'。 Her figure - and especially her bust - is fantastic but a little on the plump side。 Problems - too much fakery: peroxide hair， dead white make-up， heavy lipstick， but that is her image。 She looks confused too， lost， troubled。 That's the MM image too， I know， but even when she's shut the door on the reporters， she still looks in distress， not just acting it。 And of Arthur Miller he says - AM certainly doesn't behave like America's most eminent intellectual。 More like an overgrown schoolboy。 Despite Clark's doubts about Monroe's talent， her continual tardiness to set， and fluffing of her lines， he says， '。。。when we see the rushes it is MM who lights up the screen。 It is very bad luck on SLO。'As filming progressed， tensions mounted， particularly between Olivier and Monroe。 Monroe expressed her worry about the film during the week that she made Clark her confidante， and he summed up the situation - We are all trying to make a film which absolutely should not be made。 That is why it is such agony for everyone。 Agony for you - we can all see that - and agony for Laurence Olivier too。 You are a great film star who needs to prove that you can act。 Olivier is a great actor who wants to be a film star。 For some reason somebody has chosen a script where you play an American chorus girl， which is the sort of part you've played before and does not challenge you at all， and Olivier plays a stuffy old man， which is the opposite of what he wants to be。 There are some wonderful insights into Olivier， Leigh and Monroe in this memoir。 It is also an interesting reflection of its time， with Clark's attitude toward women and sex very much what I image for the fifties （to this end， Clark appears as somewhat naive）。 However， unfortunately the glimpses of the big stars aren't enough to save the tedium of the rest of Clark's journal， particularly part one。I saw the movie， My Week with Marilyn， starring Michelle Williams as Marilyn and Eddie Redmayne as Colin， back in 2011， and remember really enjoying it - a rare case of the film being better than the book。 I was also prompted to watch some of the The Prince and the Showgirl - Clark is correct， Monroe shines and Olivier is wooden。2。5/5 For fans only。 。。。more
A。K。 Johns
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I wanted to read this book （These books） to find out just how true to them the film had been。 I’ve always had an admiration for Marilyn that I will never know where it came from， so the idea of a film about her behaviour and lifestyle backstage and at home during the filming of one of her films， that I actually hadn’t seen at that point， piqued my interest。 （I have since watched ‘The Prince And The Showgirl’ and loved it。 She really did steal the limelight and royally showed up Sir Larry， having I wanted to read this book （These books） to find out just how true to them the film had been。 I’ve always had an admiration for Marilyn that I will never know where it came from， so the idea of a film about her behaviour and lifestyle backstage and at home during the filming of one of her films， that I actually hadn’t seen at that point， piqued my interest。 （I have since watched ‘The Prince And The Showgirl’ and loved it。 She really did steal the limelight and royally showed up Sir Larry， having been upset by him throughout the production）。 Having thoroughly enjoyed the new film， I wanted to get more details from these volumes。 I have to say that I don’t think that I gleaned any further information from them， but instead I just found myself enjoying the tale all over again。 It reads as it is seen on screen， easily and with great charm。 The chapters are short and simple， as they are written as diary entries， and the only change that I would make， as this particular edition is a compilation of both of Colin’s books， is that I would have placed that specific “Week” in question where it was meant to be chronologically。 It just makes it a bit harder to remember at which time it occurred in the process of the films completion。It’s surprising what Mr Clark gets away with disclosing about the various people involved and of some of his actions too， but although he is a bit of a rogue， he doesn’t claim to be anything else。 He describes himself with warts and all too。 I do wonder if the first edition on its release might have been partially doctored to protect certain people。 There are lots of subjects that would have been taboo back then。His descriptions of Sir Laurence’s anger towards the starlet， for instance， might have been quite damning at the time。 Although I know that they were close friends， he’s certainly put me right off him and seeing him in the original film didn’t change that。 What Mr Clark says about Marilyn however might as well be hero worship。 Nothing but kind words and adoration， despite her obvious issues that caused many problems for all involved in the picture。 I wonder how much of their friendship was real or whether it might have been Monroe’s womanly wiles getting what she wanted from him， as he was warned she might。 I’d like to think that she was the sweet and lovely young lady described by Colin though。The style of writing itself is easy to read， not just because of the short diary entries， but because he doesn’t use complicated language or try to prove that he’s better than others by using Latin phrases or words only heard in high society and learned at his posh school。There is a segment by the screenwriter， for the Eddie Redmayne film， which shares views that I’m not sure I agree with， but it was a nice feature to have。 My only other criticism would be that as he said that he didn’t write down what happened on “The Week”， how does he remember it all so clearly？ I absolutely loved this book。 Colin isn’t essentially a good person， by his own admission， but he certainly does have a charm of his own and his views on the crazy life on a film set do match my own experiences。9。22/10。 。。。more
Gerry
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This is an unusual book in that it combines two books into one， successfully it should be said。 They are both Colin Clark's works， 'The Prince the Showgirl and Me' from 1995 and 'My Week with Marilyn' from 2005。 It also includes an introduction from Simon Curtis， the director of the film ‘My Week with Marilyn’ and includes an exclusive interview from Louise Tucker with Adrian Hodges， screenplay writer of the resultant film。 Colin Clark was a young， 24-year-old， third assistant-director on the fi This is an unusual book in that it combines two books into one， successfully it should be said。 They are both Colin Clark's works， 'The Prince the Showgirl and Me' from 1995 and 'My Week with Marilyn' from 2005。 It also includes an introduction from Simon Curtis， the director of the film ‘My Week with Marilyn’ and includes an exclusive interview from Louise Tucker with Adrian Hodges， screenplay writer of the resultant film。 Colin Clark was a young， 24-year-old， third assistant-director on the film 'The Prince and the Showgirl' that was meant to give Sir Laurence Olivier， recognised as SLO throughout the book， and Marilyn Monroe the opportunity to show why he was the leading British actor of the day and she was the screen's leading， and most in demand， actress。 But it failed miserably as Clark got the job because he was a friend of SLO and his wife Vivien Leigh， VL in the book; it was very much a case of who you knew because Clark had absolutely no experience in film at all。 In fairness， he was keen and determined to do a good job so he very quickly learnt what was needed and went on to further success in film-making。What he didn't realise was the difficulties that would arise with SLO not taking to MM （who he originally thought he would be able to have an affair with）， who was constantly late and when she did arrive， was not as professional as SLO wished in offering up her lines and often went into a tantrum over various issues。 Fortunately Clark decided to write a diary of everything that went on and it proves to be a most fascinating， and very readable， account of how the film progressed， or on occasions， didn't progress。It all takes place between 3 June 1956 and 19 November of the same year and packed into those four and a half months there is so much drama that the book is difficult to put down; it was often disappointing to have to turn off the light at night there was so much tension on and off the set。 The off the set action revolved around MM living in a country house away from Pinewood Studios with her drama coach's wife Paula Strasburg， who caused so much trouble that SLO lost his temper with her on more than one occasion。There are actually two books in one in this version; the first records the events that happened around the film while the second， which is the 'My Week with Marilyn' offering， has been extracted from the main body because Clark felt it was too personal to be included there。 Indeed， he wrote the entries around the dates that had been extracted in a way to disguise what else was going on behind the scenes as it were。 But he later decided that his week with Marilyn was worthy of recording。Clark captures all the asides， innuendoes and carping comments made by all the participants with the only one who seemed not to join in being the elder states-lady Dame Sybli Thorndike， who he adored and who gave him a scarf to keep warm when he arrived early morning at the set to start the long wait for the leading lady。 As for MM， it was not difficult to see how the tension developed， I imagine one had to treat her quite delicately but it would seem that if that was done， she would have been more reasonable。 SLO was so demanding that she just couldn't take it。His week has a more tender approach in that he befriended Marilyn and even shared her bed， without， so he says， anything untoward happening， for she was allegedly on her honeymoon with Arthur Miller， AM， who Clark and most of the others on the set strongly disliked for the way he treated MM。 He even left her， went to Paris and then on to New York while she was working and that is when Clark became a closer friend than he previously had been。There are so many anecdotes worth relating but just a couple that amused me are his comment on the screenwriter of the original play， Terrence Rattigan， of whom he writes， 'Rattigan couldn't write the menu on a fish and chip shop blackboard'， perhaps a little harsh but he made his point， and then， towards the end of the filming， he records， 'All that we can hope now is that we've produced a good film。 At the moment it is impossible to tell。'Editing can， of course， make a vat difference， but even so this film was not very well received， unlike this book of which the Daily Telegraph critic commented， 'There are many books on film-making more weighty than this， but few as entertaining。' On that note， who wants weight？ And I entirely agree with his comment。 。。。more
Haley
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I thought this story was a sweet reminder of how lovely it can feel to be truly seen by someone。
Jayme Cook
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The Perfect Prey。This book gave a great back story into the making of The Prince And The Showgirl。 It gave great insight into how psychiatrically damaged Miss Miss Monroe really was and how many people took advantage of her mental illness to make as much money as she could。 She didn't have a chance。 The Perfect Prey。This book gave a great back story into the making of The Prince And The Showgirl。 It gave great insight into how psychiatrically damaged Miss Miss Monroe really was and how many people took advantage of her mental illness to make as much money as she could。 She didn't have a chance。 。。。more
Emanuela Medan
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It is a light read and well written book。 Even though title of this book emphasises its plot based on working with Marilyn， only first part of the book is。 Book is then rather short and would be much better if there is more to it。 Once you read the initial diary， later story is only repeating itself。Otherwise， this part part involving Marylin is really interesting and it is compelling to see real parts of somebody who was so idealised。
Jo
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The first part， the written-from-memory-after-Marilyn-died [eyebrow raise] narrative of The Week， was juvenile and implausible。 The second part， Clark's diary of the filming process， was actually very interesting - a good look at filmmaking with glimpses of British upper-crust society。 [Reader beware: there are a （surprisingly） few very brief but very frank sexual incidents。]A story about why I even read it:One morning a few weeks ago I was at Panera with my kids - #fika。 An elderly gentleman we The first part， the written-from-memory-after-Marilyn-died [eyebrow raise] narrative of The Week， was juvenile and implausible。 The second part， Clark's diary of the filming process， was actually very interesting - a good look at filmmaking with glimpses of British upper-crust society。 [Reader beware: there are a （surprisingly） few very brief but very frank sexual incidents。]A story about why I even read it:One morning a few weeks ago I was at Panera with my kids - #fika。 An elderly gentleman we knew in passing （literally - we'd passed him a few times on a local bike path） also happened to be there， reading a book because all his friends were either dead or wintering in Florida。 I asked if it was a good book， and the poor man was so glad that he volunteered on the spot to send it to me when he was done。 What could I do but take him up on it？ If I ever see Bill again， we can have a chat about Colin Clark's week with Marilyn， or whatever。 。。。more
Stiina
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Listened to this solely because I am following Simon Prebble around。I'm not interested in Marilyn Monroe but this story did sound worthwhile。 Nope。 It's full of a man， propping himself up with false humility and telling about his 5 or 6 interactions with Marilyn。 From the book description it sounded like they spent a week together on vacation or something， but really he just went to her house a couple times and went for a road trip with her and the chauffeur。I don't doubt that she was very troub Listened to this solely because I am following Simon Prebble around。I'm not interested in Marilyn Monroe but this story did sound worthwhile。 Nope。 It's full of a man， propping himself up with false humility and telling about his 5 or 6 interactions with Marilyn。 From the book description it sounded like they spent a week together on vacation or something， but really he just went to her house a couple times and went for a road trip with her and the chauffeur。I don't doubt that she was very troubled and lonely and needed a friend， but he really shows himself as her saviour and the only one who "didn't want anything from her"。。。。 But I expect he got a lot from her， after all。 He just waited until she died to betray her and make money off of her。 Hypocrite。 。。。more
Michaela
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1。5
Chara's Craftsations
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3。5
Josefin
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3。5 ⭐️
Rhan
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Took me a while to get through， and while some parts had merit， overall the narrator came across as self-absorbed， sexist， and insufferable。 Because of this， I also didn't really believe most of what he was saying。 Took me a while to get through， and while some parts had merit， overall the narrator came across as self-absorbed， sexist， and insufferable。 Because of this， I also didn't really believe most of what he was saying。 。。。more
Emily
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This is split into two different books， the first being the real life diaries of the author Colin Clark as he worked on a film with Marilyn Monroe。 The other is more of a story based on real life events where Colin spent a weekend with Marilyn。 I really enjoyed the first volume， the diaries gave insight into the films production and the work Colin did onset。 But the second volume， which was originally published much later than the first， felt like another man exploiting Marilyn。 Despite my mixed This is split into two different books， the first being the real life diaries of the author Colin Clark as he worked on a film with Marilyn Monroe。 The other is more of a story based on real life events where Colin spent a weekend with Marilyn。 I really enjoyed the first volume， the diaries gave insight into the films production and the work Colin did onset。 But the second volume， which was originally published much later than the first， felt like another man exploiting Marilyn。 Despite my mixed reviews I enjoyed being transported to another time， and was interested to learn the author is the son of the famous art historian， Kenneth Clark， whose books I frequented during my university study。 。。。more
Femke
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Interessant
Morgan
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WARM， FUNNY & INFORMATIVEIf you are looking for a biography of Marilyn Monroe this is not it。The first section consists of journal entries by Colin Clark。 It reads as a very warm & funny account of his first time working on a movie set which just happened to be ‘The Price and the Showgirl’ （1956-7） with Marilyn Monroe & Sir Laurence Olivier。Marilyn Monroe & Sir Laurence Olivier！ A more unlikely match-up in Hollywood history I can’t imagine， but it came about because each of them had the idea tha WARM， FUNNY & INFORMATIVEIf you are looking for a biography of Marilyn Monroe this is not it。The first section consists of journal entries by Colin Clark。 It reads as a very warm & funny account of his first time working on a movie set which just happened to be ‘The Price and the Showgirl’ （1956-7） with Marilyn Monroe & Sir Laurence Olivier。Marilyn Monroe & Sir Laurence Olivier！ A more unlikely match-up in Hollywood history I can’t imagine， but it came about because each of them had the idea that it would be good for their career: Marilyn to show her as a serious actress & Sir Laurence to show him as a ’film star’。 As 3rd Asst。 Director （the lowest of the low on the movie –making totem pole） Mr。 Clark recounts with interesting details the mechanics of the making of a movie， although I’m sure much has changed since that time， I found it fascinating。 （Mr。 Clark is very much named in the full cast & crew list of this movie as a ‘production assistant’ so there can be no doubt that he was present。）The second section deals with a couple of ‘missing’ days from the first section which involves his intimate association with Ms。 Monroe during the making of the film。 It is heartbreaking; heartfelt; profound & entirely sympathetic。Colin Clark shares with us an intimate look at the ‘real’ Marilyn， a rare observation， but since he was in the right place at the right time I have no cause to doubt that what he has to say is absolutely true。 From all I have read previously about Ms。 Monroe it does not waver from other accounts about her fragile state of mind & complex personality。 It reads as a touching story about a star-struck young man coming to the aid of a confused & often sad leading lady whose fame seems to have got the better of her。While everyone else around her seemingly had some ulterior motive why would it be so hard to believe that she would turn to a young man showing her a little compassion？ There is no dirt to be dished here。 It is indeed to his credit that he did not take advantage of the situation & I wholeheartedly believe this is the truth。 Who would deny sleeping with Marilyn Monroe if they actually did？？Having read the book I am now much more excited to see （again） “The Prince and the Showgirl” rather than the movie made from this book。 It will be a treat to watch it with Mr。 Clark’s voice in my ear telling about every frame of film。 。。。more
Martyna
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''My Week With Marilyn'' has changed into a few months of hard labor with Marilyn， with whom I don't want to spend more time。 It was supposed to be a short book about love。 It was not。 This is the first book about the late actress I have read and if the rest of the novels and biographies resemble this position， I conclude that the icon of beauty and sex has nothing to offer but appearance。 Or maybe it's just the way the author portrayed her？The unbelievable dialogues that Clark puts in MM mouth， ''My Week With Marilyn'' has changed into a few months of hard labor with Marilyn， with whom I don't want to spend more time。 It was supposed to be a short book about love。 It was not。 This is the first book about the late actress I have read and if the rest of the novels and biographies resemble this position， I conclude that the icon of beauty and sex has nothing to offer but appearance。 Or maybe it's just the way the author portrayed her？The unbelievable dialogues that Clark puts in MM mouth， knowing that we will never know her version of events， are horrible。 All those men who revolved around MM did so just because they have an interest ans know this might be their only chance。 Where is this love that we were told we will read about？ This is rather a small book about violence。 。。。more
Baba
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Colin， Alan Clark's brother， tells the truly amazingly detailed story （since， made into a movie） of a week he spent involved with Marilyn Monroe， whilst being third associate director （'gofer'） for the filming of 'The Prince & The Showgirl'; hired as a family friend of Laurence Olivier and Vivian Leigh。 The book is even that more amazing as the details and even existence of the 'missing week' were left out of Clark's original critically acclaimed book on the filming。 Ne'er has a book captured th Colin， Alan Clark's brother， tells the truly amazingly detailed story （since， made into a movie） of a week he spent involved with Marilyn Monroe， whilst being third associate director （'gofer'） for the filming of 'The Prince & The Showgirl'; hired as a family friend of Laurence Olivier and Vivian Leigh。 The book is even that more amazing as the details and even existence of the 'missing week' were left out of Clark's original critically acclaimed book on the filming。 Ne'er has a book captured the essences of Monroe， and indeed Arthur Miller， Laurence Olivier et al。 Great book， great writer， great read。 Recommended。 8 out of 122013 read 。。。more
Christine Sinclair
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An up close and personal look at Marilyn Monroe during the making of The Prince and the Showgirl with Sir Laurence Olivier。 Colin Clark was the 3rd Assistant Director on the film， but also a friend of Olivier's through his parents。 Colin was the son of Sir Kenneth Clark and actually lived in a castle！ He was very sympathetic to Marilyn on the set， and became a friend to her when she really needed one。 But he also saw her as she truly was， which he describes as "a strange mixture of self-centered An up close and personal look at Marilyn Monroe during the making of The Prince and the Showgirl with Sir Laurence Olivier。 Colin Clark was the 3rd Assistant Director on the film， but also a friend of Olivier's through his parents。 Colin was the son of Sir Kenneth Clark and actually lived in a castle！ He was very sympathetic to Marilyn on the set， and became a friend to her when she really needed one。 But he also saw her as she truly was， which he describes as "a strange mixture of self-centered and sensitive， like a child 。 。 。 a "mimophant" - as fragile as mimosa about their own feelings， as tough as elephants about other people's。" Great description。 I'll be watching the movie， starring Eddie Redmayne， Kenneth Branagh and Michelle Williams， tonight on Netflix。 。。。more
Jerry Rose
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Is marilyn really that hot？ yes
Jmlou_94
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A book for one afternoon。 First of all I find the author uncovincing， suddenly after years he decided to share a story that connected him with Monroe for a few days？ What for？ Money？ While reading it I felt sorry for her - you can see that she felt trapped and everyone around her wanted to steal a part of her for themselves。 Pure selfishness - This also applies to the author of these memories - no matter how much he would try to whiten and emphasize the purity of his intentions。 They came out in A book for one afternoon。 First of all I find the author uncovincing， suddenly after years he decided to share a story that connected him with Monroe for a few days？ What for？ Money？ While reading it I felt sorry for her - you can see that she felt trapped and everyone around her wanted to steal a part of her for themselves。 Pure selfishness - This also applies to the author of these memories - no matter how much he would try to whiten and emphasize the purity of his intentions。 They came out in short， biased sentences， e。g。 regarding her then-husband， Miller。 Marilyn in the middle of all this chaos was lost and dazed - unfortunately nobody really wanted to help her， instead just squeeze her like a lemon， to the last drop， until only the dry crust remains。 It is clearly not a must-read， nor a book to which I will keep returning。 There is a lot of sadness， drama and hypocrisy here。 You read at your own risk 。。。more
Jennifer Fisher
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2 books in 1 - ‘The Prince， the Showgirl and Me’ which is a relatively interesting account of working （from a distance） on a film with MM and some insights into the film world of the 50s。‘My Week with Marilyn’ which is a ‘true story’ male fantasy written in hindsight。 A lowly assistant manages to seduce MM and be her hero for a week （how obvious） and also not even mention any of this in the actual diary he wrote at the time （above）。 Er， no。Easy read: yes。Liar liar pants on fire: yes。
Sarah
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4 stars only because I loved Eddie Redmayne's narration of the audio book。 I guess he can read anything to me and I'll love it 4 stars only because I loved Eddie Redmayne's narration of the audio book。 I guess he can read anything to me and I'll love it 。。。more
Claire Thurlow
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