Marilyn Monroe's Personal Library
Marilyn Monroe was known as an avid reader with a deep love of literature. She took literature courses at UCLA, married a playwright, and was (in?)famously photographed reading Ulysses in a park. It's said that her divorce to Arthur Miller stemmed from an incident in which he insulted her intelligence. Supposedly, she amassed a 1000+ book collection at the height of her reading that she was very proud of. Here are the books known to be a part of her beloved personal library.
created by pairswellwith_books
last updated August, 2026
Comments
Wow! I didn’t know she loved poetry. Thank you for the list.
I hadn't either! This was such a fun project!
my heart breaks every time i think about marilyn. she was such an intelligent and sensitive person and deserved so much better
Truly!
