Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe

by Anthony Summers

  363 Mrs James: int., 1983.

  363 Dye: int., 1983.

  364 Washington: int., 1983.

  364 Pepitone: int., 1984.

  364 Murray: Murray, 86; int., 1982–83.

  364 ‘Two or three times’: Chicago Tribune, Sept. 1973.

  364 Jeffries: Ted Landreth int. Norman Jeffries, 1983.

  365 Culver City: int. Robert Warner, 1983, Chief Special Agent, General Telephone Company in 1962; Ted Landreth, int. former Lt Ron Perkins and Bob Conlon, former head of detectives, both formerly with Culver City Police, 1983.

  365 Pepitone: int., 1984.

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  366 Miller, Sr.: Flora R. Schreiber, Good Housekeeping, Jan. 1963; & Miller letters in Monroe archives of Inez Mason.

  366 Marilyn upset by Miller remarriage: Johnson and Leventhal, 201.

  366 Miller remarriage and child: Los Angeles Times, Feb. 22, 1962. Child: New York Times, Sept. 29, 1962.

  366 Weinstein: int., 1984.

  367 Masters: int., 1983.

  367 Mexico visit: Excelsior, Feb. 21, 23, 27, March 2 and 3, 1962; La Prensa, Feb. 22, 23, March 2, 3, Aug. 6, 9, 1962; Novedades, Feb. 22, 23, March 2, 3, Aug. 6, 7, 9, 12, 1962; Murray, chaps. 6 and 7; Field, 295ff.

  368 Revealing picture: eventually published in Hustler.

  368 Field: int., 1983.

  369 Bolaños: int., 1983; cf. Mexico visit; Mary Powers, int. Jorge Barragan and Indio Fernandez, 1984; San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 8, 1962; Florabel Muir, New York Daily News, Aug. 8, 9, 10, 1962.

  370 Photograph of embrace: Camera Press Ltd., shot at Golden Globe Awards, March 5, 1962.

  370 ‘Drunk’: Los Angeles Times, Aug. 6, 1962; Hudson, 104.

  370 Opinions on Bolaños: int. as indicated; Mary Powers int. Indio Fernandez, 1984.

  370 Institute: Novedades and La Prensa, March 2, 1962.

  370 New check: Louella Parsons, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, Aug. 11, 1962.

  370 Adoption?: Guiles, Norma Jean, 356; Motion Picture, Oct. 1963.

  370 Yearning for babies: int. Whitey Snyder, Marjorie Plecher, and Arthur James, 1983; Murray, 40.

  371 Departure: int. George Masters, 1983; La Prensa and Excelsior, March 3, 1962.

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  372 Hoffa investigation: Kennedy, 161, 84ff.; Sheridan; Jack Tobin and Gene Blake, Los Angeles Times, May–Nov. 1962.

  372 Enemy Within: corr. Budd Schulberg, 1984; Schulberg introduction to Sheridan; Budd Schulberg, ‘The Man,’ Playboy, Jan. 1969; Los Angeles Times, Feb. 11, Sept. 23, 1961, Feb. 18, 1962.

  373 Anonymous calls and letters: Los Angeles Times; FBI documents, Hoover’s O. & C. files, March 23, 24, and 31, 1961, obtained under FOIA, 1984. See also FBI file 77-51387-90; FBI file 94-37374-61, obtained under FOIA by Prof. Herbert Parmet, 1978.

  373 PT 109: FBI documents; Parmet, Struggles, 110.

  373 Adulterer: corr. FBI on letter dated Nov. 12, 1961, file 94-39374-71, obtained under FOIA, 1983.

  373 Marilyn seen by Wald: int. Curtis Harrington, Mrs Connie Wald’s former assistant, 1983.

  373 FBI surveillance: Blakey and Billings, 376, 383; Giancana and Renner, 247ff., citing verbatim FBI documents; unpublished notes and transcripts of FBI surveillance reports, obtained through source, 1983.

  373 Lawyers complain: Gage, 83.

  374 McMillan: int. Dougald McMillan, 1983; Howard Kohn, Rolling Stone, Mar. 19, 1981.

  374 Roselli and Giancana overheard: Blakey and Billings, 382; Giancana and Renner, 250; unreleased FBI surveillance documents, obtained through source, 1983.

  374 Campbell discoveries: Exner and Demaris, 379, 57, 251.

  374 O’Donnell: Parmet, Presidency, 127.

  374 Kennedys in California: Los Angeles Times, March 23–28, 1962.

  374 Sinatra break: Peter Lawford, Star, Feb. 17, 1976; Schlesinger, Robert Kennedy, 496.

  375 MM on decision: int. Sidney Skolsky, 1983; Skolsky, Don’t Get Me Wrong, 51ff.

  375 Monroe at Palm Springs: int. Eunice Murray, 1982–83; Murray, 87; int.: Philip Watson and Ralph Roberts, 1983–85.

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  378 James: int. 1983.

  378 DeSapio links: Scheim, 381; Sheridan, 530; Shlesinger, Robert Kennedy, 199, 204, 370ff.

  378 Remodeling: Murray, 68ff.; int. Ray Tolman, 1983.

  379 Danoff: int., 1983; int. John Dolan, formerly of Dolan-Whitney Agency, 1983; int. John Daley, 1983.

  379 Otash: int. (first), 1982; Otash, 242.

  380 Dolan: int., 1983.

  380 Piscitello: int., 1983.

  380 Campbell and DiMaggio: Exner and Demaris, 225.

  380 DiMaggio and Cal-Neva: int. Paul D’Amato, 1984; Bob Dean, Photoplay, May 1961.

  381 Balletti: int., 1983.

  381 Spindel: Spindel, Life, May 20, 1966; Collier’s, June 24, 1955; Daily News, July 1ff., 1968.

  381 Spindel and Kennedy: Hougan, 115; Spindel, 215, 121ff.; refs. in Sheridan.

  381 Jaycox: int., 1982–83.

  382 Bug in Justice Department: FBI memorandum, Evans to Belmont, Aug. 2, 1961, and March 13, 1962, from Hoover’s & C files.

  383 Kelly: People v. Spindel et al., Indictment No. 4817-1/2 1966, trans. Kelly testimony, 2379; int. John Constandy, Arnold Smith, Mrs Kelly, and William Kane, 1983; Kennedy, xiii, 321.

  383 Kelly lunch: int. Dan Moidea, 1983.

  384 Shimon: int., 1983.

  384 Hoffa: Playboy int., Dec. W75.

  384 O’Brien: int., 1983.

  384 Burns: int., 1983.

  385 Otash: int. (second), 1983.

  385 ‘Checked out’: int. Eunice Murray, 1982–83; Murray, 49ff.

  385 Slatzer: corr. and int., 1982–85.

  386 Booth calls: Redbook, Aug. 1962.

  386 James: int., 1983.

  386 Rosten: int., 1984; Norman Rosten, 97.

  387 Skolsky: int. Steffi Skolsky, 1983.

  388 ‘Lost’: Skolsky, Don’t Get Me Wrong, 234.

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  389 Polo Lounge: Stempel, Screenwriter, 171; Johnson and Leventhal, 207.

  389 Something’s Got to Give: int. Henry Weinstein and Ted Strauss, 1983–84.

  390 Walter Bernstein, Esquire, July 1973; Los Angeles Times Calendar, July 22, 1973.

  391 Absenteeism: Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, June 9, 1962.

  391 Virus: Murray, chap. 12; int. Dr Lee Siegel, 1983; Los Angeles Times, May 10, 1962.

  391 Masters: int., 1983.

  391 Travilla: int., 1983.

  392 Greenson visits: Greenson bill submitted to estate, in Slatzer, 369.

  392 Greenson and Marilyn: Greenson corr. with colleague; Greenson, 67.

  392 Jean-Louis: int., 1983.

  392 Kennedy birthday: New York Times, May 19 and 20, 1962; int. Henry Weinstein, 1984.

  393 Rehearsals: Greenson, 68ff., int. Fred Field, Danny Greenson, Milt Ebbins, Peter Lawford, 1983–84.

  393 Gala performance: as rendered in The Legend of Marilyn Monroe, TV documentary by Wolper Prod., 1967.

  395 Activity after gala: Flora R. Schreiber int. Isadore Miller, Good Housekeeping, Jan. 1963; Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, Aug. 6, 1962; Schlesinger, Robert Kennedy, 590.

  395 Nude swim: int. William Read Woodfield, 1984; New York Herald Tribune, May 25 and 27, 1962; Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, May 26, 1962; Time, June 1962; Life, June 22, 1962; int. Ed Wehl, 1983; Sir, Oct. 1962; int. Evelyn Moriarty, 1983; Evelyn Moriarty, Motion Picture, July 1963.

  397 Playboy: Playboy, Jan. 1964, 190, and Jan. 1969, 164.

  397 Calendar: Modern Man, March 1955; Hedda Hopper, Los Angeles Times, Sept. 9, 1953.

  397 Marilyn birthday: Motion Picture, July 1963; Los Angeles Times, Aug. 6, 1962; int. Danny Greenson; Greenson, 71ff.; New York Daily News, Aug. 18, 1962.

  398 Stand-in doctor: Murray, 107.

  398 ‘Questions’: Murray, 107.

  398 Nose: int. Dr Michael Gurdin and Dr Alfred Conti, 1983; Conti bill to estate, June 7, 1962.

  399 Marilyn acting: Walter Bernstein, Esquire, J
uly 1973.

  399 Greenson returns: int. Hildi and Joan Greenson, 1983.

  399 Firing: Variety and Hollywood Citizen-News, June 8, 1962; Los Angeles Herald-Examiner and Los Angeles Times, June 9, 1962; New York Times and Los Angeles Times, June 10, 1962; Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, June 12, 1962; Variety, June 20, 1962; Time, June 22, 1962; New York Times, Aug. 12, 1962; Gussow, 243.

  400 Thirty-six: ‘A Good Long Look at Myself,’ Alan Levy, Redbook, Aug. 1962; Strasberg, 155.

  400 Life: Aug. 3 and 17, 1962.

  400 Barris pictures: New York Daily News, Aug. 1962; estate papers, in Slatzer, 371.

  400 Vogue: estate papers, in Slatzer; Vogue, Sept. 1982; Stern; int. Pat Newcomb, 1983; corr. Leif-Erik Nygirds, 1984.

  401 Life interviews: corr. and int. Richard Meryman, 1984; Life, Aug. 3 and 17, 1962.

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  404 ‘Two loves’: Vogue, Sept. 1982.

  404 Something’s Got to Give: Murray, 90.

  404 Marilyn and Kennedy party: int. Susan Strasberg, 1983; New York Times, May 20, 1962; Ralph Martin, 403; int. Ralph Roberts and James Haspiel, 1985.

  405 Meyer: Washington Post, Feb. 23, 1976; Davies, 164, 230; New York Times, July 9, 1976; corr. Mrs Truitt, 1984.

  405 MM and President and pills: int. Los Angeles law enforcement sources, 1983.

  406 Leary: int. Timothy Leary, 1983; Leary, 128, 155, 179, 191.

  407 Janiger: int., 1983.

  408 MM in New York: Guiles, Norma Jean, 370.

  408 Weatherby: int., 1983; Weatherby, 151ff.

  408 Weinstein: int., 1984.

  408 Murray: Murray, 107.

  408 Jeffries: Ted Landreth int. Norman Jeffries, 1983.

  409 Telegram: Western Union message, June 13, 1962, supplied by Kennedy Library, 1984.

  409 Robert Kennedy in Los Angeles: itinerary and memoranda in FBI file 77-51387-260, obtained under FOIA, 1983; Murray, 86–112; int. Mrs Murray, 1982–83; Ted Landreth int. Norman Jeffries, 1983. 409 Lawford: int., 1983; Los Angeles law enforcement sources, 1983.

  411 Doctors: bills, in Slatzer, 367–69.

  411 Cal-Neva: int. Peter Lawford, George Jacobs, Julius Bengtsson, Joe and Ray Langford, Clarice Astle, Wayne Ogle, Gloria Romanoff, Mae Shoopman.

  413 ‘Complete woman’: Novedades, Feb. 23, 1962.

  413 Barris: Theo Wilson, New York Daily News, Aug. 16, 1962 int. George Barris and Theo Wilson, 1983.

  413 James: int., 1983.

  414 Woodfield: int., 1984.

  414 Otash: int., 1983.

  414 Abortion and Sweden: Los Angeles Times, Aug. 6, 1962.

  414 Phone records: retired law enforcement source, 1983.

  414 Selsman: Ted Landreth int. Michael Selsman, 1983.

  415 Jacobs: int., 1985.

  415 Drugs & fantasy: correspondence of Dr Brian Wells, Maudsley Hospital Drug Dependence Unit, Beckenham, England, 1986; int. Dr Guy Neald, 1985.

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  417 MM calls: Schlesinger, Robert Kennedy, 590.

  417 Special number: int. with Murray, 1982.

  417 Phone records: retired law enforcement source, 1983.

  417 Kennedy itinerary: FBI file 77-51387-260, obtained under FOIA, 1983.

  417 Slatzer: int., 1982–83; Slatzer, 1ff.

  420 Threat (fn.): int. Thom Montgomery, 1985.

  421 Diary: Goodman, 227; Bacon, Hollywood Is a Four-Letter Town, 137; int. Susan Strasberg and Amy Greene, 1983–84; American Weekly, May 1, 1960; int. Jeanne Carmen, 1983.

  422 Field: int., 1983.

  422 Bolaños: int., 1983.

  422 Chasin: int., 1983; New York Times, July 14, 1962.

  422 Wofford: Wofford, 405.

  422 CIA briefs Robert Kennedy: Alleged Assassination Plots, 132.

  423 Hoffa prosecution: Sheridan, 206; New York Times, May 19, 1962.

  423 Hoffa murder plan: Sheridan, 217; Moldea, 148. Date: Sheridan, 210–17.

  423 McGrath: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Oct. 1, 1978. Abbreviated: Blakey and Billings, 382.

  424 Sinatra reports: Messick, 198; int. Dougald McMillan, 1983.

  424 No Giancana prosecution: Alleged Assassination Plots Report, 132 and 133n.2.

  424 Delay movie?: FBI memorandum, Evans to Belmont, July 3, 1962, referring to discussion in Los Angeles, file 77-51387-274, obtained under FOIA, 1983.

  425 Greenson birthday: Greenson, 81; Norman Rosten, 101.

  425 Carmen: Los Angeles Times, Aug. 7, 1962.

  425 Roberts: int., 1982.

  425 Engelberg: doctor’s bill, in Slatzer, 367; Ted Landreth conversation with Engelberg’s son Michael, 1983.

  425 Studio bosses: int. Pat Newcomb, 1983.

  425 Strasberg: int. Steffi Skolsky, 1983; Holly wood Citizen-News, July 27, 1962; Monica Gruler int. Mrs Rand, of Rand Travel Agency, 1983; Weatherby, 120; int. Joan Greenson, 1983.

  425 Jeffries: Ted Landreth int. Norman Jeffries, 1983.

  425 Marilyn’s insomnia: int. James Haspiel, 1983.

  425 Pier: Monica Gruler int. Beryl Brunkow and George Gordon, 1984.

  426 Tahoe: int. Eunice Murray, Joe and Ray Langford, Ed Pucci, Julius Bengtsson, 1983–84; Ted Landreth int. Dora Foley and Ken Rotkoph, 1983; Sidney Skolsky, Hollywood Citizen-News, Aug. 6, 1962; Robert Slatzer int. Jeron Criswell; int. Paul D’Amato, 1984.

  426 Aircraft: American Weekly, Sept. 2, 1962.

  426 Flight: int. the former Barbara Lieto and Dan Arney, 1983.

  427 Firestone: int., 1983.

  428 Marilyn by pool: Ted Landreth int. Ken Rotkoph, 1983.

  428 Roberts: int., 1983.

  429 Hall: int., 1984; corroborated by int. Paul Sann, formerly of New York Post, 1985.

  429 Johnson: Johnson and Leventhal, 210.

  429 Monette: New York Daily News, Aug. 14, 1962; Allen, 197.

  430 Marilyn letter: Guiles, Norma Jean, 376, and Legend, 250.

  430 Ries: Heidi Sorensen, int. Pamela Ries, 1983; Los Angeles Times, Aug. 8, 1962.

  430 Roberts: int., 1985.

  430 Slatzer: int., 1983., Slatzer, 228, 233, 241.

  430 Wiretapping: int. John Dolan, 1983.

  431 D’Amato: int., 1984.

  431 Will: Wilson, Show Business Nobody Knows, 316.

  431 Greenson: letter to Norman Rosten, Aug. 15, 1962.

  431 Life: Life, Aug. 3, 1962.

  431 Kennedy, July 26: FBI file 77-51387-284, obtained under FOIA 1983; Los Angeles Times, July 26, 1962; hotel bill, in Capell, 58; Con. Kennedy Library, 1984. 432 Threat: FBI file 77-51387-285, memorandum from Hoover to Chief, U.S. Secret Service, July 26, 1962.

  432 July 30 call: police log, obtained by author, 1983; Report to Los Angeles District Attorney, Dec. 1982, 17.

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  435 Phone friend: Weatherby, 107.

  435 Calls: int. Henry Rosenfeld, Maureen Stapleton, Bob Josephy, and Lena Pepitone, 1983–84.

  435 Kelly: Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, Aug. 6, 1962.

  435 Skolsky: Hollywood Citizen-News, Aug. 6, 1962.

  435 Thompson and Styne: int., 1983–84.

  435 Sinatra dinner: int. Gloria Romanoff, 1983.

  436 Snyder and Plecher: int., 1983.

  436 Kingston: int., 1983.

  436 Krohn: int., 1983.

  436 Roberts: int., 1982–83.

  437 James: int., 1983.

  437 Rosten call: police log; int. Norman Rosten, who thought the call was Aug. 4; Rosten letter to Greenson, Aug. 11, 1962; Norman Rosten, 120.

  437 Karger: int. Elizabeth Karger and Vi Russell, 1983.

  437 Slatzer call; int. Robert Slatzer, Lee Henry, Doral Chenoweth, Dr Sanford Firestone, 1983.

  438 Lawford confirms: Wilson, Show Business Laid Bare, 86.

  438 Kennedy in California: FBI report, SAC to Hoover, Aug. 6, 1962; Evans to Belmont, Aug. 22, in FBI file 77-51387-274, obtained under FOIA; San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 4, 1962.

  439 Bates: int., 1983; Anthony Cook int. John Bates, 1983.

  439 Muir: Ted Landreth i
nt. Elizabeth Fancher, 1983.

  439 White House announcement: New York Times, Aug. 4, 1962.

  439 Marilyn on President’s visit: int. Sidney Skolsky, 1983; Skolsky, Don’t Get Me Wrong, 236.

  439 Kilgallen: Israel, 327.

  440 Nursery: int. Eunice Murray, 1982; John Goka of Frank’s, 1983.

  440 Visit north?: int. Ed Pucci and Barbara Lieto, 1983; Ted Landreth int. Dora Foley, 1983.

  440 Newcomb dinner: Pat Newcomb, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, Aug. 15, 1962; int., 1983; int. with District Attorney’s team, 1983.

  440 Liquor order: Don J. Briggs Inc. creditor’s claim on estate, in Slatzer, 366.

  440 Leon: int., 1983. Career: Saturday Evening Post, Aug. 11, 1962.

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  441 Carmen: int., 1983.

  441 James: int., 1983.

  441 Weather: Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, Aug. 4, 1962.

  441 Murray: int., 1982–84; Murray, 123.

  442 Miller, Sr: Good Housekeeping, Jan. 1963.

  442 Jeffries: Ted Landreth, int. Norman Jeffries, 1983; MM probate file, showing Jeffries paid Aug. 4.

  442 Phones: Life, Nov. 4, 1966.

  442 Roberts: int., 1983.

  443 Skolsky: int. Steffi Skolsky, 1983.

  443 Flanagan visit: int. Don Feld, 1985.

  443 Tiger/RFK: Schlesinger, RFK, p. 239.

  443 Greenson: two letters, to Norman Rosten, Aug. 15, 1962, and to colleague, Aug. 20, 1962.

  443 Newcomb on rage: int., 1984.

  444 Strasberg: Strasberg, 113.

  445 Martin: int., 1984.

  445 Suicide Prevention Team: int. Dr Robert Litman, Dr Norman Farberow, and Dr Norman Tabachnick, including access to original notes and files, 1983.

  446 Greenson plans: int. Hildi Greenson, 1983.

  446 Murray overnight: Murray, 129.

  446 DiMaggio, Jr: police report of interview, Aug. 10, 1962, DR 62-509-463; Los Angeles Times, Aug. 8, 1962.

  447 Music: New York Daily News, Aug. 6, 1962.

  447 Dusk: Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, Aug. 4, 1962.

  447 Question on Nembutal: Greenson corr. to colleague, Aug. 20, 1962.

  447 Drugs: Toxicologist’s list, Aug. 6, Coroner’s file 81128. See also police Death Reports, containing confused information; District Attorney’s Report, 1982, 25; int. Dr Lee Siegel, 1983; Engelberg bill, in Slatzer, 367; Mortuary Death Report, Aug. 5, 1962, in Coroner’s file.

  448 Oxygen: int. Eunice Murray, 1982–83; Murray, 127.

  448 Carmen: int., 1983.

  448 Rosenfeld: int., 1984.