Monroe, Marilyn 1926-1962

Some like it hot ( Visual )
11 editions published between 1982 and 2011 in English and German and held by 2,261 libraries worldwide
Two unemployed musicians accidentally witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and flee to Miami disguised as female musicians.

The seven year itch ( Visual )
58 editions published between 1955 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,342 libraries worldwide
A husband of seven years, alone in New York while his family vacations, fantasizes an affair with the TV model in the upstairs apartment.

All about Eve ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1994 and 2002 in English and held by 1,228 libraries worldwide
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington moves relentlessly towards her goal: taking the reins of power from the great actress Margo Channing. The cunning Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critics see through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.

My story by Marilyn Monroe ( Book )
32 editions published between 1974 and 2007 in 7 languages and held by 1,008 libraries worldwide
The actress and sex symbol tells her own story, describing her meteoric rise through the entertainment industry, her relationships, and much more.

How to marry a millionaire ( Visual )
43 editions published between 1953 and 2007 in 6 languages and held by 1,001 libraries worldwide
Three New York models, Schatze, Pola, and Loco sublet a luxury penthouse apartment with a plan: they are tired of cheap men and a lack of money, so they'll use all their talents to trap and marry millionaires. The trouble is that it's not so easy to tell the rich men from the hucksters. Recent divorcee Schatze meets real-estate mogul Tom, but thinks he looks like a gas station attendant. Loco gets involved with a married man, but falls for forest ranger Eben. Blind as a bat Pola refuses to wear her glasses, and thus winds up on the wrong plane, but meets Freddie--who actually owns the penthouse they're renting! So which is better: to marry for love or money?

The asphalt jungle ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 950 libraries worldwide
An aging criminal is released from prison and decides to assemble the old gang to go on one last perfect heist.

Bus stop ( Visual )
41 editions published between 1956 and 2009 in 7 languages and held by 920 libraries worldwide
Beauregard "Bo" Decker and Virgil Blessing set out from their ranch in Montana to Phoenix, Arizona on the bus, so Bo can participate in a big rodeo. Bo is a brash, obnoxious, at times rather dislikable young man, skilled at ridin' and rustlin' and not much more. Bo has in his mind that there in the big city, he's going to find "an angel" and take possession of her. In Phoenix, he meets Cherie. She had enough gumption to get out of Arkansas, and is now trying to earn enough money to get to L.A. But Cherie isn't quite ready to become Bo's personal angel, even if it would get her out of a dive girlie club!

Some like it hot ( Visual )
97 editions published between 1959 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 906 libraries worldwide
Two unemployed musicians accidently witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and flee to Miami disguised as female musicians.

Fragments : poems, intimate notes, letters by Marilyn Monroe ( Book )
6 editions published in 2010 in English and French and held by 812 libraries worldwide
This work is a collection of Marilyn Monroe's written artifacts, notes to herself, letters, even poems, in her own handwriting, never before published, along with rarely seen intimate photos. These bits of text, jotted in notebooks, typed on paper, or written on hotel letterhead, reveal a woman who loved deeply and strove to perfect her craft.

The misfits ( Visual )
5 editions published between 2001 and 2011 in English and held by 812 libraries worldwide
Following her divorce, a lonely young woman befriends a couple of down-on-their-luck cowboys. Both men desire her, but she longs for only one, who represents for her the freedom she's never had. Teaming up with a weather-beaten rodeo rider, the foursome goes into the mountains on a quest for rare and elusive wild horses. There they come to realize that, for all their differences, they share fundamentally similar needs and desires.