This is by far the most humane biography of Marilyn Monroe I have seen anywhere. Very discretely and decently done. I thank you.

@professorgraemeyorston

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@amazonasrosi8170

5 ай бұрын

Marylin foi uma mulher extremamente marcante não só pela beleza , também pela meiguice , amorosa com as pessoas ao seu redor. Como era de carne e osso , tinha seus defeitos e manias, mas não deixa de ser uma grande mulher ,que já passou nesta Terra aonde viver é uma luta constante.

@at136

5 ай бұрын

Actually, it contains many inaccuracies.

@bretfisher7286

5 ай бұрын

@@at136 Such as?

@at136

5 ай бұрын

@@bretfisher7286 I made a sperate comment. It’s a lot.

That is a mind blowing reveal that she was correct about her father’s identity. So very sad. Her mother was no better.

@MsVanorak

6 ай бұрын

she doesn't look much like him. there is a race horsey gifford family in the uk and some of them look more like her!

@SJ-ni6iy

6 ай бұрын

@@MsVanorakHer face was altered, she had some plastic surgery, her jaw and nose. Her modeling agency referred to her as the chinless wonder.

@MsVanorak

5 ай бұрын

@@SJ-ni6iy not the modelling agency - it was one of the studio bosses when told by another that he had given her a contract. i know about the surgery - they've been pressing the undo button on me for the last 20+ years.

@marilynwillett804

2 ай бұрын

if plastic surgery can do that why doesnt it make other women look like her?? who obviously try so hard to.

@marilynwillett804

2 ай бұрын

@@SJ-ni6iy give me a break she was gorgeous even as a teenager WITH a chin.

Thank you for this thorough and compassionate documentary. This is one of the most balanced bios of Marilyn I’ve seen.

@professorgraemeyorston

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, there is so much sensationalism around her life and death, that it is easy to forget how a girl who had a very difficult start in life was able to achieve so much.

@mariaremedio1422

5 ай бұрын

@@professorgraemeyorston I really like your documentary maybe this will help for people to see and believe she was not murdered cause i'm tired of people saying she was murdered and saying she didn't die from sleeping pills. Yes Marilyn Monroe was a strong lady even though she had a difficult life as a child and she managed to move on and took care of herself. Thank you for this documentary.

@carolkerekes2873

3 ай бұрын

@@professorgraemeyorstonfor)

What a tragic childhood and what a strong woman to have made the best of her life that she possibly could. Thank you Dr Yorston for your very thoughtful presentation.

@professorgraemeyorston

6 ай бұрын

My pleasure.

@amazonasrosi8170

5 ай бұрын

É ela poderia se revoltar com a pobreza e mal tratos , e ser andarilha , sair sem rumo , mas ela escolheu trabalhar , empreender , ousar , foi atrevida na época em fazer moda, em largar estes maridos molengas

@georgeyoung4292

3 ай бұрын

She didnt make the best of her life😶🤦‍♂️Are you jokin'?! She did everything to destroy it... She could have had a normal life with Joe, the only men who really loved but sacrificed it for fame.. That was first "modern independent woman" and she ended up like one.. Alone , Depressed and Emotional Wreck..

@ThomasELeClair

3 ай бұрын

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I own nine books,,And never heard any differential from the fact that she garnered respect from her hard work to be a star................

@user-nw5mv4nn7l

3 ай бұрын

​p

I think she was murdered, but regardless, I feel so much for this woman who was so intelligent, and talented, and committed to bettering herself. She was so resilient. I doubt we’ll ever know what happened, but I pray she’s at peace.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

I too hope she is at peace.

@David-lo1fo

3 ай бұрын

Committed to bettering herself? Yea, as a sex figure but emotionally she had no clue. Without the father figure, she craved most of her young life her childhood was lacking the Emotional support and Fondation Needed to mature. Her mother was a trainweck mentality also No help. Joe Demasio was a asshole and didn't help her at all. Who marries a sex goddess moviestar And then wants to make her a housewife. A idiot. Nobody connected with her needs psychologically just gave her drugs And indifference to the person Norma Jean. Hollywood has killed Many a weak and troubled soul.😢

@ThomasELeClair

3 ай бұрын

@@professorgraemeyorston ,,,,,,,,,,,no doubt she is,,,,,,,,at peace......

@ThomasELeClair

3 ай бұрын

,m,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,both kennedys,,,,dead by the Right wings of the era......................screw em both....

@meyerlandman8762

3 ай бұрын

I, too, agree that she was murdered. Silenced, in fact.

Thank you Professor! I read a now disputed autobiography of hers when I was a teenager. All I can say is that it shaped my perception of her as a very lonely, emotionally fragile woman. But the more you read about her, she was deeply courageous and stood up for herself, her art and career. She did make poor choices and trusted the wrong people sometimes. I think you presented a very full biography of her.

@professorgraemeyorston

6 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@amazonasrosi8170

5 ай бұрын

Norma fez uma escolha errada quando se divorciou do segundo marido, que este realmente a amava , tanto que mandou flores 💐 para ela até o último deia de sua vida.

@amazonasrosi8170

5 ай бұрын

Até o último dia de sua vida.

@stephanieely8463

3 ай бұрын

zs worked vomment on jet logr hss nrrm exposrd @@@

Thank you so much for this sensitive and compassionate video. Poor, poor girl.

@professorgraemeyorston

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@marilynwillett804

2 ай бұрын

she was not poor poor Marilyn.

A remarkable human being with a remarkable backstory. Thank you.

@professorgraemeyorston

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

Marilyn asked Truman Capote how he would describe her after she died. I will tell them you were a Beautiful Child, he replied

@professorgraemeyorston

6 ай бұрын

She certainly was beautiful, but the childlike innocence was part of her act, she was smart - she read Ulysses which is more than I have ever managed to do!

@bernardofitzpatrick5403

6 ай бұрын

@@professorgraemeyorstonJames Joyce is wickedly difficult to read and understand!

@eileenbauer4601

6 ай бұрын

@@professorgraemeyorstonI didn’t know that! I read Ulysses, twice. Can’t say I understood all of it, but it is fascinating! One phrase from it I recall the main character (Leopold Bloom) describing water, “never changing, ever changing water”.

@macca744

4 ай бұрын

​@@professorgraemeyorstonp

@user-oj2jw5yr2e

4 ай бұрын

​@@professorgraemeyorstonshe was street smart narcissistic personality, mentally unstable, hooked on pills, used sex as weapon to go ahead, what about that for "poor, beautiful child " ?

Childhood trauma really does number on once self worth. Especially if it involves sexual abuse. Make you doubt yourself and does not permit you be clear in judgment or choices. No amount of counseling or therapy will never erase the trauma felt. So many people’s lives have altered by sexual abuse in childhood. It just F you up 😭

@jerimacdonald7577

3 ай бұрын

My heart breaks for her ❤️‍🩹💔💔!A woman’ s lives particularly those with both beauty and brains were destroyed Not much has changed in 2024.. as radical feminists begin devouring their own… sisterhood is as much of a lie now as it was back then 💄💄👸👸💪💪

@professorgraemeyorston

3 ай бұрын

Very true - I'm sure some of those unwise decisions she made were driven by what happened to her in childhood.

@elizabethbrown4972

3 ай бұрын

Most definately😢

@lisapalmeno4488

3 ай бұрын

I also think predators can sense someone who has been abused and is thus vulnerable, which explains why she was abused by more people.

@lisapalmeno4488

3 ай бұрын

​@@jerimacdonald7577I agree. Just look at all the horrible comments and posts about various women entertainers and elected officials. It's horrible, and women help the misogynists pummel them psychologically and run them to near ruin.

I'm convinced her shrink was involved in SOME way, and he was either in trouble with the ethics board or about to be. Almost everybody mistreated her, it seems.

@professorgraemeyorston

3 ай бұрын

He was seeing her almost every day and it seems highly likely that he would have developed a countertransference or feelings for her....but whether anything else happened, nobody knows.

It’s funny how so many of these suspicious deaths happened with Hoover as FBI director.

@lewienew

4 ай бұрын

There really isn't anything suspicious about Marilyn's death. She had tried to commit suicide with pills many times but would call for help and be rescued. When she was found dead she was holding her telephone. She had tried to call but it was too late.

@irinaz9034

2 ай бұрын

@@lewienew And the crucial for identification of the substance tissue sample of the most famous actress in the world was somehow "just thrown away"... by the smug guy with a cigar...

@Tommy.OrginalvideosPhilly

2 ай бұрын

​@@lewienewin the autopsy there was no indication of her taking pills. (Nothing in her stomach)

@Tommy.OrginalvideosPhilly

2 ай бұрын

​@@irinaz9034exactly! She was the most tainted and corrupt autopsy in human history in my opinion! Such a shame!

@ValerieGriner

Ай бұрын

Hoover was FULL of "dark" secrets...no pun intended. What a creep!

The childhood trauma, fame, physical illness and family history of mental illness- was too much. Most people can’t overcome one of those things but she became an icon. She was more than beautiful; she had the will and know how to get cosmetic surgery, and build an image while working her way up the Hollywood ladder.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

I agree, she was much tougher than people give her credit for.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

I think her achievements are under-estimated because so many people just focus on her death.

@Camille_Anderson

3 ай бұрын

​​@@professorgraemeyorstonI agree. Imho Marilyn's ability far outweighed the projects she undertook. Too many roles that weren't good enough for her, which is such a pity because her comedic timing was so fantastic. Marilyn could have had success in more dramatic roles if they'd have given her a chance.

@OHW313

26 күн бұрын

Right on !!!

Yes and there's been actresses who want to imitate her in every way but I don't think they really know just how much of a tortured life she had or maybe they just don't care.

@professorgraemeyorston

6 ай бұрын

I think you can see that pain in so many of her photographs.

She supposedly took all these drugs but there was no glass in her room to take them with.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

There was a mexican water jug under the table with a ceramic cup.

@judithmitchell4667

5 ай бұрын

@@professorgraemeyorston Was there really? I need to find a picture again. Did you see it in the shot or how did you find out? I never heard this. Thank you so much for that info. and have a great day

IF Marilyn Monroe had not died from an overdose and she had lived then is it possible she could have died in her 90’s since her mother born 1902-1983 and her half sister born 1919-2014 is it possible Marilyn Monroe might have died in the 2010s or might have still been alive today had she not died from her overdose

Lovely biography. But, my understanding is that MM was the excuse for the hiatus in filming the Misfits. The director’s gambling addiction was the real reason.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

Huston was a lifelong gambler, but the sources I read seem to agree she was in hospital in LA for 10 days during the shoot.

@lewienew

4 ай бұрын

It was both. Arthur Miller talked about it in his autobiography. Marilyn was very very sick during The Misfits and getting sedative injections from her doctor.

Very inspiring presentation. Will help many people with a traumatic childhood.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

Thank you, I hope so.

This is the best told story about Marlin so far .

@professorgraemeyorston

3 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@patrickjohnsen4121

2 ай бұрын

This is by far the best documentary I’ve watched about the life of Marilyn Monroe.

@marilynwillett804

2 ай бұрын

marlin who?

Marilyn passed away in 1962. I was born in 1964. Talk about her death must have gone on for years because I remember people talking about her and her death and the theory was that the Kennedy's had her killed by the CIA. Isn't it weird what one remembers from childhood. I probably heard this conversation when I was in Primary School in Fiji!

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

I think these conspiracy speculations surround most of the mega-celebrities who die young, and it is still happening with the newer ones.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

I guess that is the very definition of global fame!

Such a measured,sensitive and well-presented documentary. Thank you,Prof. yorston

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

A very nice documentary put together thanks for sharing 🙏

@professorgraemeyorston

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

very concise documentary, thank you

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

Thank you.

This was a delight to watch. I've seen and read many books and documentaries about Marilyn, some more outrageous than others. This was a respectful and intelligent examination of facts. I enjoyed your exploration of her life very much indeed.

@anairenemartinez165

3 ай бұрын

WOW, delight is a word I would not use.

@jorvikaengelskvinna7157

3 ай бұрын

@@anairenemartinez165 That's ok. You clearly misunderstood the context. Save your outrage, I was commending the presenter's ethical and balanced treatment of a sensitive woman whose memory is often maligned or exploited by biographers and film makers, but whose story is as remarkable as it is shocking.

@professorgraemeyorston

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I tried to pare away as much of the sensationalism as much as possible.

@jorvikaengelskvinna7157

3 ай бұрын

@@professorgraemeyorston And you did so beautifully. There were so many candid photographs I’d never seen before, and information that was new to me. You treated Marilyn with respect and no judgment, and I look forward to watching your other presentations.

Very informative. Thank you!

@professorgraemeyorston

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

Another fantastic and well-researched video! Thank you!

@professorgraemeyorston

4 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

I’ve always thought of her as courageous, determined and a survivor. I don’t find the murder conspiracy or suicide plausible. She was on heavy medication that she assumed was safe. Can’t sleep? Take another pill. Hard to remember how many you’ve taken when you are that out of it. I do think that the probability of the removal of incriminating writings to protect powerful people is highly likely. Thank you for a thoughtful and kind presentation of her life. ❤

@professorgraemeyorston

6 ай бұрын

Thank you. My thoughts exactly.

@SJ-ni6iy

6 ай бұрын

That seems to be the most logical

@amazonasrosi8170

5 ай бұрын

Suicídio não foi porque ela tinha muita disciplina com compromissos , da profissão, naquela semana. E se preocupava com a mãe que era doente. E muitas outras pessoas que dependiam dela nesse sentido . Alguns medicamentos em excesso pode parar um coração, isto é certo. Porém, ela não engolir todos de uma vez , e seu diário, anotações, aonde , cadê???? Janela quebrada, ela pelada na cama , aquela posição estranha . E como estava sozinha ? Muita coisa mal explicada até hoje.🤔

@lisawall9068

3 ай бұрын

Why did the housekeeper clean up the death scene (sheets)? Did the police/detectives do a thorough investigation? Did the medical examiner do a proper autopsy?

@RobertHenry-ie7kd

Ай бұрын

Poor investigation , cover up powerful. People. Wanted her GONE period !

Wonderful video. Thank You❤

@professorgraemeyorston

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

This channel has really grown on me. it's now must see youTube for me. Thank you for your hard work, it's always a treat when you upload.

@professorgraemeyorston

6 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

Thank you, glad you're enjoying them.

That housekeeper looks dodgy...

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

Greenson arranged for her to live with Marilyn, but I don't think Marilyn was that keen on her.

Again, Btilliant. THANK YOU.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

Thanks again!

What a beautiful comments you make at the end of the video. Bravo!

@professorgraemeyorston

4 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Thank you for this wonderful biography.❤ I learned a lot of new details I was unaware of.

@professorgraemeyorston

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

This is too sad. I can t watch it

Thank you!

@professorgraemeyorston

6 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Thank you so much for a balanced look and review. I appreciate your tone in that she wanted to get on with her next day and create something new in her life. I was seven years old when she died and this Perspective is Exactlywhat you speak today is exactly what I believed at the time❤

@professorgraemeyorston

6 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

Thank you, I think there has been too much sensationalist speculating about her life.

The stories just keep growing. It’s like the fish story, it just keeps getting bigger.

11 minutes in, I have heard everything you are saying. I will keep listening. You have an interesting and intelligent way of presenting. The way the page flips 😅 Who knows what is in store for the next half hour. A new interesting channel for me to follow

@professorgraemeyorston

3 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!

A good channel, I just found it. All the best 😊

@professorgraemeyorston

3 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!

Thank you for your objective descriptions and wonderful photos that I hadn't seen before. Great job!

@professorgraemeyorston

6 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it - there are so many wonderful photos of Marilyn and yet it is the same familiar ones that appear in articles and books all the time.

I noticed that the letter accidentally left out on Arthur’s desk is dated August 8 62? But she passed away four days prior. Unless this was evidence taken from his home, I just can’t understand the date of the letter. Any thoughts?

@professorgraemeyorston

4 ай бұрын

Very observant, it was written a few days after her death, there is no photograph of his journal on the desk and even what he wrote is disputed.

I love this documentary so well done.

@professorgraemeyorston

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

It is so very sad that she was labeled as to have committed suicide. She overdosed. In her book, she said that when she got to Hollywood she would go to huge parties to be seen and get her name on the radar. She said absolutely every time she went an old man would come and engage her in conversation and by the end of the night they would ask her to marry them, that all she would have to do is show up on his arm and she would rich, have anything she could possibly want and she would inherit every penny. She said no to every one, she wanted to be an actress.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

I agree, I think she has been misunderstood for a long time.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

I think she was a very determined woman and not as frail as most people believe.

@Camille_Anderson

3 ай бұрын

That's true, Johnny Hyde offered her financial support and an offer of marriage, yet she refused. She wanted to stand on her own two feet and have her career. I think ultimately, Marilyn's story is one of success, paradoxically - despite terrible ab*se, no family stability, financial support, regular income,education and trustworthy friends, she became the most iconic, luminous movie star who was very intelligent and I believe she would have done very well academically had she been in receipt of a formal education, too. She has beauty and brains - it's a fallacy that the two are mutually exclusive. This has been a very respectable & non exploitative documentary. Thank you for avoiding the salacious side of her trauma. Plenty have not afforded Marilyn that same courtesy.

MM how much heartbreak and sorrow a person can endure without harm ➖➖

I’ve seen several of your stellar videos and am now subscribed, and eager looking forward to seeing more of your content! Thank you! Love & Light from Miami Shores🦚 Stay safe mate✌🏼🌎 Have a care for one another🫧🖤

@professorgraemeyorston

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, welcome aboard! Jack Kerouac is coming out next week, but there are quite a few now in the back catalogue!

Dear Professor Yorston, I a big fan of MM since over 30 years. I collect books, documentaries...etc. I thank you so much for this documentary/analysis, because it´s accurate. Thank you so much. Best wishes, Daniela XX

@professorgraemeyorston

Ай бұрын

Thank you, it is nice to hear someone who knows something about MM.

She is a cautionary case and contributed to the change in over prescribing medications. Her death remains very disappointing and a criticism of psychiatry.

@rhobot75

6 ай бұрын

Agreed.

@arttoegemann

6 ай бұрын

Yorston also mentions the Michael Jackson case. Jackson's doctor sat by his bedside and, apparently, injected him to an early death. Two cases with lots of treatment, to an unusual degree, that failed anyway. Neither case was difficult. We must suspect medical malpractice.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

I agree, Greenson did manage to get her drug use down at one point, but by seeing her daily, she grew dependent on him and when he went on holiday for a month, her drug use increased again.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

I agree she did not seem to benefit much from her years of psychoanalysis.

@arttoegemann

5 ай бұрын

​@@professorgraemeyorston A homicide investigation would consider who benefitted financially from her death. We know the Strasbergs inherited a very large sum. There was cruel psychiatric treatment at the time too, landing her in what sounds like a snake pit when she could have afforded much better. It looks like her suicide and last will testament was induced.

Excellent !!!!!!!!😊🇬🇧

@professorgraemeyorston

6 ай бұрын

Thank you.

You are an excellent storyteller, Professor Yorston. I believe that Marilyn, was a very intelligent Person with a kind, and caring nature. Because of her fame, they, the public, couldn't understand the pressure in her life. All that she wanted was most probably a good nights sleep, on the night of her death.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

I agree.

@OHW313

26 күн бұрын

Well said !

Thank you for informative story of Marilyn Monroe.

@professorgraemeyorston

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Tommy.OrginalvideosPhilly

2 ай бұрын

​​@@professorgraemeyorstonthank you... She had it rough... Very informative. I appreciate your work

In bipolar/manic depressive research circles a lot of people have said she may have had bipolar 1 or 2. I have bipolar and volunteer for bipolar Charity and she comes up as a having similar symptoms and experiences as many with it. It is also hereditary and was treated terribly.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

I don't think there is any reliable evidence that she had bipolar disorder, because so many of the "facts" about her life are unclear.

@spadelump

5 ай бұрын

@@professorgraemeyorston true tho having a mother and grandmother with manic depressive disorders does make it more likely. Plus they have proven suicide is hereditary.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

Perhaps, but I don't see signs of sustained mood elevation in her life story.

Marilyn was a beautiful soul who just wanted to see her father & if she did that could of changed her & calmed her down for good. She just wanted a hug & reasurance in life & to show she was loved & had a father to turn to & trust. Sadly it wasnt to be & meeting di maggio & miller was just a disaster really & even though di maggio had mood swings & jealousy he did love her & miller looked too boring & think he wanted more fame by who she was & he was just a father figure to her. Its saddens me marilyn never met her father & thats all she wanted in life was to meet him. Sad she never found real love in relationships but we will never understand because of the childhood she had & being abused. RIP Marilyn they cant hurt u anymore ❤❤❤

@professorgraemeyorston

4 ай бұрын

Very true.

@judijohnson5555

3 ай бұрын

❤

thankyou very interesting and sad 💔

@professorgraemeyorston

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@happy-go-luckymammy

3 ай бұрын

@@professorgraemeyorston I did very much I'm new so looking forward to hearing lots more interesting true story 😎🌏💓

Thanks!

@professorgraemeyorston

24 күн бұрын

Thanks Sharon!

Such a very sad loss…so beautiful…and such a traumatic childhood…there was nobody in her life that really understood her to give her guidance and support she truly needed…the drugs in the movie business really contributed to her death…breakers my heart that the movie business falls so short. How wonderful it would be to have a lot more memories😢❤❤❤

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

Agreed!

Amazing job. Thank you!

@professorgraemeyorston

4 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Compassionate and accurate account of the life of an inspiring and interesting woman......

@professorgraemeyorston

3 ай бұрын

Thank you.

:-) Thanks for the great video. Maybe things went just right in the end?

So much was left out of this version but I think I understand why you presented it this way. But in my opinion and After extensive research and looking over documents and reports and statements of interviews of those present at the time. It’s of my opinion that she was silenced as she was threatening to go public with her affairs with the Kennedy brothers because she was sad and desperate for love and tired of being used and abused. There were more medical reports especially as written by the coroner that would lead one to believe something more nefarious happened than just her accidental over medicating herself. His report was over written and many of his entries disappeared. Either way. I respect your reason for wanting to present a cleaned up version out of respect for those involved. Poor kid never had a chance and played a very dangerous game she couldn’t have known she’d loose. Still, she was a favorite of mine and truly had something not many since has been able to replicate.

Your analysis was so good. But i would allow xtra room for the murder theory. The crime scene looked staged

@professorgraemeyorston

2 ай бұрын

I agree, I think there is lots of evidence of a cover up - but I don't think that means she was murdered.

@theraven6843

2 ай бұрын

And here we go again!

WHAT A TERRIBLE CHILDHOOD

@professorgraemeyorston

2 ай бұрын

Unimaginable.

Very good as usual!!! I am staggered by how many relationships she had and died at only 36...its really sad . I feel embarrassed to say i've never seen her movies i shall give them a try. can i recommend more people! im very interested in the arts 1. H p Lovecraft 2. Socrates 3. Arthur Schopenhauer 4. Henry Darger 5. Francisco Goya 6. Théodore Géricault 7. Caravaggio 8. H. R. Giger 9. Chaïm Soutine 10. Edvard Munch keep up the amazing work! ive watched almost all your videos . kind regards

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

Thank you, start with Some like it Hot. And thanks for the suggestions, most on my radar, but there are some new ones in there!

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you. Start with Some Like it Hot. And thanks for the suggestions, some are on the list but there are some new ones I will look into into - just need a few more hours in the day!

I can't count how many biographies I've watched about Marilyn but this is by far the best. You had information that other's didn't feel it necessary to share and you never made her less amazing and brilliant than she was. It breaks my heart knowing how difficult her life was but she was determined to be wonderful and she has certainly exceeded that dream. I just find her fascinating and I have so much respect for her and it's really sad that she wasn't known for her brilliant mind but more like who she slept with and it cheapens her and that just makes me so sad. She went through so much in just 36 years and that makes me baffled because she basically achieved the impossible. I'll never figure out how she did it, maybe right place right time, but I can't believe it was luck. This woman moved mountains and achieved more than any other figure that is still just as sought-after as she was during her 36 years. Not only did she achieve the impossible but she is one of the most physically beautiful woman that ever lived. She will never not be relevant. This documentary was incredibly well done, thanks you for this.

@professorgraemeyorston

Күн бұрын

Thank you, I agree, her incredible achievements tend to get missed in all the discussions about her love life.

@takenoprisoners837

16 сағат бұрын

@@professorgraemeyorston I think she has a huge fan base that is currently missing because sadly, sex sells, not brilliance. Most of the population takes one look at her and the last thing on their minds is, I wonder what her IQ was, being she's 99% self taught. That was obvious to partners, particularly Authur Miller, whoI feel was threatened by her extraordinary intelligence so he was able to hurt her on a deeper level. I'm much more hurt when people look at me and the majority of the population could care less about my education and I always felt hurt by that in my life. I still do at times.

I really enjoyed this doc on Marilyn, it is well-balanced, good-sense, humane.. I'm almost literally sick of the rumor-based gossipy ones. This was the first i really loved watching. She was a strong woman, with a sense of duty and humor, ambition, curiosity, perseverance.. such people are usually thrivers. I don't think she'd take her own life either. But i have serious doubts about all the creepy people who were around her. Just because we don't see a reason why Marilyn would be taken out, doesn't mean others thought the same. She may had been emotional sensitive and what-not, but many people around her had far more dangerous pathologies. That creepy housemaid.. i do suspect the version with the enema, unfortunately..

@professorgraemeyorston

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I agree there were a lot of dodgy hangers-on.

She looks so much like Gifford too. Never realized he was the confirmed father after all 😢 I love Marylin. She deserved so much better. A life filled with unspeakable pain and abandonment, being used and abused. And no one ever cared much because she was gorgeous and therefore only objectified She was and always will be THAT girl ❤❤❤❤

@professorgraemeyorston

20 күн бұрын

And yet she still managed to achieve so much.

Thank you for another well considered video. Curious as to what you think of Dr John Cawte's book 'The Last of the Lunatics" and the part played of fortified flour and diet in many psychiatric cases?

@professorgraemeyorston

6 ай бұрын

Cawte's book looks interesting, I've ordered a copy. Diet and the microbiome is one of the big unresearched areas in psychiatry. My PhD student is working on this now, but at the moment there are just interesting possibilities.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

I'll have a look at Cawte's book and the role of diet in mental health is one of the big unresearched areas in psychiatry - lots of interesting ideas, but not much high quality research yet.

Thank you so much for your lovely life of Marlyn . The poor girl needed lot of love because of her early life. I dont think she ever got the love and emotional support she needed . She was very beautiful and she will always be remembered

@professorgraemeyorston

3 ай бұрын

I agree, she just needed someone to love and understand her and not just another person to use her.

This is a wonderful video about Marilyn Monroe, both empathetic and well researched. She really deserved compassion. An excellent actress with a fear of performing. We will probably never know the truth about Marilyn’s death and as you said, there are so many wild theories about how she died and why. I actually do agree with you, I do believe she accidentally overdosed. She was exploited and used by soo many people. I believe Joe DiMaggio genuinely loved her but Arthur Miller used her and so did some of her doctors.

Excellent. Best I have seen on Marilyn. R.I.P 👍👍❤❤

@professorgraemeyorston

3 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Wonderful documentary...very well done. I hope that Marilyn is resting in peace after such a tumultuous, sad life. I believe that she could have been happy with Joe Di Maggio...the second time around. It is very touching that he placed roses at her crypt for so many years. I DO hate the fact that the creepy Hugh Hefner is in the crypt beside hers. I couldn't STAND him.

@professorgraemeyorston

Ай бұрын

Thank you.

She inherited her beautiful looks from her handsome father!

@professorgraemeyorston

3 ай бұрын

Yes, he was a looker, for a long time she thought Clark Gable was her father.

@julieboice180

Ай бұрын

I think she has her momma's eyes

The hairline, the eye area, the chin shape of that Charles Gifford guy are similar to that of Marilyn's. I didn't know it had been proven, interesting. It's unfortunate then (and still is) that Borderline organization wasn't understood. The root of Marilyn's issues was the pathological dissociation and lack of stable self representation, in my personal opinion. The ego's death drive got the better of her, as it does with us all. This was a very thorough analysis!

@professorgraemeyorston

4 ай бұрын

Thank you - I'm sure you're right.

@jerimacdonald7577

3 ай бұрын

❤❤much love and respect for your compassionate representation for this One in million women …💯💯💄💄💄An eternal icon!!

Hello Professor, I'd like to request Mary Todd Lincoln as a future video subject. Given the new and popular Apple TV series, 'Manhunt', it is somewhat timely and may receive some traffic. I realize that her psychology has been discussed before but rarely with the perspective and context necessary to truly understand the woman. I would love to see what you could do with the topic. Thanks for your time. 😊

@professorgraemeyorston

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, she was on my radar, but thanks for the heads up about Manhunt, I'll check it out.

Thank-you. And I do believe you are right concerning her unhappiness and her mislead choices in life. Have a great day. 🙂 Jeez. That Micheal Jackson pic is HORRIBLE.

@professorgraemeyorston

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it (apart from the MJ pic)!

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Great composition,,,as I am my own infatuated scholar of her history....I have seen many photos in this video that I have never seen...................Amazing how many people have written books about her.....The friends she made along her journey,,,,,,Norman Rostens story about her living in Manhattan was unforgetable,,,,and true ..............

@professorgraemeyorston

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Thomas.

I feel for her. 💔 Rest easy Norma Jean. 🤍🪽🕊🕯 Thanks for your eternal beauty Marilyn. 🩷

New subscriber here. Your work is superb The odds were stacked against her but just look how far she went in spite of it all. I'm still on the fence regarding her death

@professorgraemeyorston

4 күн бұрын

Welcome aboard.

I can see why you have so many subscribers Professor Yorston. Your videos are so well researched and thought out. Plus your analysis is spot on.

@professorgraemeyorston

4 күн бұрын

Thank you.

Wow that's interesting ❤❤❤

@professorgraemeyorston

3 ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

GREETINGS ALL THE WAY FROM REPUBLIC OF IRELAND FILIPINO

@professorgraemeyorston

2 ай бұрын

Greetings!

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,thank you for this presentation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, She was above and beyond normal day to day beings,,,,,super high times and super low times,,,,,,,She was tuff ,,,,but needed more than anyone could offer...................................I love her.....

@professorgraemeyorston

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Marilyn was gifted with a lot and suffered an awful lot. This is nothing short of a tragedy.

Another “ copy “ info about Marilyn, first of all Marilyn wasn’t like 24 / 7 depressed, that’s the media who labeled her . She knew who her dad was ( Stanley Gifford ) her dad didn’t wanted stay in contact with her bc he had a new family ( later in 1959 he wanted contact, but Marilyn refused) so this info about Marilyn is totally not the truth…. About her last night, Robert Kennedy did visit her on August 4 th ( 3 neighbors confirmed that ) her maid Eunice Murray confirmed that to , they had a huge argument and the had to calm her down, when he left, she began calling 2 close friends, Alan Snyder and Ralph Roberts , with Ralph , Marilyn had a appointment at 7pm later that night . She also had a call from Joe DiMaggio jr , he said that she was happy he broke off with his girlfriend, Than between 9pm - 10;30pm things got weird. At 10;30 a ambulance was called to pick up Marilyn, ( again 2 neighbors were eye witnesses of that ambulance) in a 1985 interview with Walter Scheaffer ( CEO of Santa Monica Hospital) admitted that they picked her up , but she passed away from a huge OD., she was brought home by ambulance,.. Her maid Eunice had given her at around 7:30 a enema ( she used enema’s to stay inshape with vitamins) sometimes she used a enema to put sleeping medication, for a faster sleep…. ( Eunice had no experience as a nurse ) The called FoX , and they ordered them to bring hee back home ( for insurance) Marilyn wasn’t at that time ( summer 1962 ) nor depressed or down, also according Marilyn herself she told to her friend and photographer George Barris that her future looked bright and she had lot’s of offers ( a new $ 1M Fox contract for 2 films , she signed her new contract on July 28th 1962 , she had offers to do a show in Las Vegas , and a offer to do a picture with her friend Marlon Brando, also she had offers to do a French movie with Yves Montand , this all has been documented.

@aaya77

4 ай бұрын

I don't know much details, but I am most certain it was not herself and pills overdose. Only because that is what the media writes and wants people to believe, so I would guarantee it is a lie.

@professorgraemeyorston

2 ай бұрын

I make the same point that she was upbeat at the time of her death. But for every statement saying one thing about her death there are just as many saying the opposite, so knowing what really happened is impossible.

Why was the window broken?

@professorgraemeyorston

6 ай бұрын

To climb into her locked bedroom...or to make it look like you did!

Norma Jean was a victim of a society that was a twisted reflection of itself. Even as a successful adult she was exploited and victimized. It was a sad and unfortunate case. She was a fragile and insecure young lady that deserved much better from life.

@professorgraemeyorston

Ай бұрын

She certainly deserved better.

@americangirl-

6 күн бұрын

She deserved the most respect as a woman the created her own studio...What hurts is pp always thought she was a dumb woman- she was totally brilliant 💖💋

Ur Voice nice, where ur form ? England?

@professorgraemeyorston

3 ай бұрын

England of Scottish heritage.

An only now and again instance of looking better post-plastic surgery. Since your written description mentions her as remaining one of "the most recognizable faces on the planet". Yes, and helped along with some great plastic surgery! Tho yes absolutely yes, beautiful before. People reading this who don't believe or are naive to how much plastic surgery exists and for going back sooo long, decades and decades can query it here on You Tube where there are a couple of reputable channels that have done vids on her before and after. Cheers!

@professorgraemeyorston

6 ай бұрын

Marilyn's was incredibly subtle.

@arttoegemann

6 ай бұрын

There is a wealth of photographic document that indicates good genes. What I enjoy are the documents of the transformation by makeup.

@SJ-ni6iy

6 ай бұрын

Her 1st modeling agency referred to her as the chinless wonder. The surgery on her jawline and nose definitely altered her look.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

Yes, they are well worth a look - her work was very subtle and the pre-surgery Marilyn is still very recognisable.

@lisajan580

7 күн бұрын

well i saw Marilyn Monroes 12 years old picture she was naturally very beautiful

Marilyn Monroe would have not been this famous if she were to die later in life. Dying young preserved her youthful image forever. R.I.P. Norma Jean!

@professorgraemeyorston

3 ай бұрын

I suspect you're right.

@anairenemartinez165

3 ай бұрын

If she ( and Judy Garland) weren't so mentally unstable and using drugs, they could have becoma like Elizabeth Taylor, champions for AIDS cause or breast cancer or something.

@lisajan580

7 күн бұрын

she would of be still same famous

Just way too beautiful for her own good and from such an extremely young age. Tragic beyond imagining. So many just like her in the world today. If you have a girl that is this kind of beautiful, you MUST keep a close eye on them without getting in the way of their young lives. It makes my heart ache so bad. God Bless her. She deserved far better from life. Amazing she was able to accomplish all that she did with so much baggage weighing her down and affecting her decision-making ability.😢😞

@professorgraemeyorston

3 ай бұрын

I agree, she did so much, given her terrible start in life.

@OHW313

26 күн бұрын

Very true.

Good 👍 I haven't heard about what happened after she was "examined ". TY Very fishy 🐠

@professorgraemeyorston

3 ай бұрын

Very odd!

TY FOR UNBIASED INFO DAD HAD A POST CARD OF MARILYN IN ORANGE SWIM SUIT 1956

@professorgraemeyorston

2 ай бұрын

I bet he wasn't the only one!

I agrree with you Marilyn Monroe died peacefully of an overdose of sleeping pills i don'think she was murdered i hate when those people say she was murdered they don't know what really happened to her and i totally agree with you.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

I think it is more important than ever for everyone to choose which version of events makes more sense and so many of the conspiracy theories make no sense at all.

I agree…..

Before her death, on a weekend at a „Mafia“ location (guess at Lake Tahoe) where she also met Frank Sinatra, she complained about being (mis)used (by them) meaning the Kennedys and claiming that she does not accept it. It was not smart to have said that. After all, the Ambulance Emergency staff could even resuscitate her until MM‘s private medics took over. I am quite sure her death was ordered and arranged - by others. She became too unconvenient for some people. So it is easier to get rid of her - even more with respect of her background.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

There are so many different versions of what happened, when and with whom, it is now impossible to know what actually happened.

@lgempet2869

2 күн бұрын

Yes, seems to be a tragic story for many women over the years, no matter how successful & high-profile these women were….they were still expendable to the men in their lives: primary examples include Marilyn Monroe, Natalie Wood, & Princess Diana. In my opinion, all these deaths were orchestrated &/or covered-up for by men who pulled strings & dominated the levers of power to protect themselves.

Marilyn Monroe died so young so sad more likely killed RIP Marilyn Monroe ❤️🙏

@professorgraemeyorston

2 ай бұрын

I think it was accidental.

For me a big Marilyn fan i believe she was murdered, she was heavy in to drugs and her background made her very unstable, she was towards the end mixing with the wrong crowd the Kennedys and the mafia a bad mix at any time and as for her creepy Doctor she would have been better off staying away she was used and abused ,at the end she was easy to murder the policeman at the crime scene said it was a set up ,but you know i like different points of view you have been fair and are always entertaining and educational !!!!!!😊🇬🇧

@professorgraemeyorston

6 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

I agree she made some bad choices of who to hang around with!

I to think she ended up passing away do to the sleeping pills…like you mentioned, its so eerie to see how her, elvis and MJ all were hooked on various sedatives and sleep aids, which eventually brought on their demise….being famous really is about one of the worst things that can happen to a person….

@professorgraemeyorston

4 ай бұрын

It certainly brings pressures that are impossible to understand unless you're in the same position.

It's scary that people ask questions the way they do

@professorgraemeyorston

10 күн бұрын

What's scary about a question?

An excellent documentary. I've always felt that the most likely scenario was accidental death, not suicide. There was a long delay before the Police were called and during that time I imagine that diaries, letters, photographs and other personal items (gifts perhaps) were removed by key associates who didn't want to be implicated. Perhaps political pressure was put upon investigators and medical staff to accelerate the process of inquiry into the causes and circumstances surrounding her untimely demise. But there was no cover up, because there had been no crime.

Arthur Miller was her ruination!

@professorgraemeyorston

5 ай бұрын

I agree, I think she had high hopes of being with someone more intellectual, but found out he was just the same as all the others.