Rosen says he knows Marilyn well, “in the beginning.” Rosen then proceeds to tell Summers that every casting director had black books with names of starlets “who could be laid.” There’s basically no other information provided as part of that interview, nothing relevant. The first audio tape played in the documentary was a conversation between Summers and Al Rosen, Hollywood Agent. The timeline of events prove that this story couldn’t possibly be true, which I address later on in this article.

He claims Marilyn was whisked away in an ambulance but died on the way to the hospital, and the ambulance simply returned her body to her home. One of my biggest issues with Summers is the ambulance story, which he renews as one of the main discoveries as part of his research. It’s basically a vanity project for him, a way to re-inject himself back into the circle of Marilyn Monroe, conveniently just months before the 60th anniversary of her passing on August 5. Considering the number of times he actually appears in the documentary, I soon started to wonder if the film was about Marilyn, or about Summers. These will be the source of information as to who actually was close to Marilyn Monroe, and who wasn’t.īefore we get to that, my general opinion of this new documentary is that it’s nothing more than the same content from the original book. I own two of Marilyn’s personal phone books from 1962.

I address chronologically, as presented in the documentary, those who were interviewed. If you’re interested in knowing the truth directly from people who were actually part of Marilyn Monroe’s life, then be sure to read this article. If you’re a believer of the conspiracy theories involving the Kennedys, the mob, Jimmy Hoffa, etc., then this new documentary is for you. Many people highlighted in this new documentary are those he interviewed as part of researching “Goddess.” The start of the film says, “All voice recording are the real voices of friends and colleagues of Marilyn Monroe.” But just how many of the people interviewed were actually part of Marilyn’s life? Her true friends? In her inner-circle? Summers claims to have interviewed 650 people for his book “Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe,” first published in 1985, following the LA County District Attorney’s reopening of the investigation into Marilyn’s death in 1982. Immediately at the start of the documentary there are references to the Kennedys. In this new documentary, which is basically just a video version of the book he published 30 years ago, Summers continues to claim a massive coverup around Marilyn Monroe’s death. It’s usually the false things.” – Marilyn Monroe “The true things rarely get into circulation.

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