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Marilyn, Joe & Me: June DiMaggio Tells It Like It Was | 
 enlarge | Authors: June Dimaggio, As Told To Mary Jane Popp
Publisher: Penmarin Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 839400
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.7 x 0.9
ISBN: 1883955637
Dewey Decimal Number: 792
EAN: 9781883955632
ASIN: 1883955637
Publication Date: November 1, 2006
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Product Description
At long last, June DiMaggio, niece of baseball legend Joe DiMaggio and a dear friend of Marilyn Monroe for 11 years, tells untold stories of the two legendary, very private stars that are insightful, fun and engaging. She also reveals what her family knew all along: Marilyn was more than a movie star and sex symbol. . . . And her death was anything but suicide. FUN. FAST. MOVING. AND RIVETING Marilyn, Joe & Me is a book no fan or curiosity seeker of Hollywood life and American royalty will want to be without. JUNE TELLS ALL The DiMaggio family was very private then, and still is today. In fact, no book has ever been written by a member of Joe DiMaggios clan until now. No other book has firsthand stories told by someone who was there June DiMaggio has been around celebrities since she was a child. A music theater star in her own right, June befriended Marilyn as well as other stars in Hollywood in the 50s. She well understood that the real light of Marilyn Monroe was much more luminous than the sexy star power promoted by Hollywood. In Marilyn, Joe & Me, we can finally see Marilyn Monroe for who she wasintelligent, warm, funny, generous of spirit, good-hearted, well-read, articulate and a delightful, loving friend. Candid and full of charm and character, June tells it the way it was: She sets the record straight, and she pulls no punches in describing Hollywood behind the glitz and glitter of the studios and cameras. IT'S ABOUT THE TRUTH Now in her late 70s, June finally reveals what the DiMaggio family knew all along: Their beloved Marilyn did not commit suicideshe was murdered. The family never discussed the subject. Junes mother went to her grave knowing the identity of Marilyns murderer sharing it with no one. An article on Marilyns death in the December 2005 issue of Playboy included an excerpt from Marilyn, Joe & Me. THE PHOTOS AND THE TREASURES Marilyn, Joe & Me is filled with never-before-published photos that capture the essence of the people and the times: exclusive pictures of Marilyn in the production of her last film, Thes Misfits, and a treasury of DiMaggio family snapshots.
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 June's pants are on fire! October 30, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
As nice as the photos may be, this book is nothing but another sad, and pathetic attempt to make money off of Marilyn. June is just another one of those liars who's so-called "friendship" with Marilyn never existed-just in her imagination. If June D. was such as close "friend" of Marilyn's, then why is her name and telephone number absent from Marilyn's phone/address book that was sold at Christie's Auction?
I just hope that June's karma gets her good. Sadly, there will be people
who believe what is written in the book-but I hope that June is exposed for the liar she is someday.
 Joltin' Joke March 19, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Precious little Marilyn and Joe here, but waaay too much "me"--Joe's alleged "niece" June DiMaggio, an unknown aspiring actress of the Fifties whose unremarkable story would never have hit print were it not for her very tenuous link to her illustrious shirttail relatives (seems her mother's second husband was Joe's brother--maybe). Hard to tell whether the elderly June is suffering from a failing memory (I'm being charitable here) or (more likely) if this is just a fraudulent attempt to milk a few bucks out of a handful of old DiMaggio family photos of Monroe. But by any standards this hack job is a miserable mess.
Beyond that, a proofreader's nightmare filled with typos, misspellings and tons of information that's just flat-out wrong.
In addition to major mistakes pointed out by other readers, it's Louella Parsons (not Luella), Cobina Wright (not Cabina), Monroe film was titled Don't Bother to Knock (not Don't Bother Knocking), Gloria Swanson's Sunset Boulevard character was Norma Desmond (not Desdemona!!!), Marlon Brando did not appear in film version of The Rose Tattoo, Ann Sothern couldn't have played stage role in Barefoot in the Park in late Forties (play didn't open until '63), last name of Jeanette MacDonald's sister Blossom is Rock (not Seeley), and on and on.
Far too many goofs not to raise eyebrows and red flags with anyone remotely more familiar with this material than clueless co-writer Mary Jane Popp seems to be. (*This* error-riddled drivel is the work of an esteemed "journalist"?!!) Truly a joltin' joke.
 Made my Wife happy again March 10, 2007
2 out of 9 found this review helpful
My wife loves this kind of stuff and when she's happy, I'm happy.
 Quite a Fantasy! November 28, 2006
18 out of 23 found this review helpful
This book is absolute drivel! The ramblings & daydreams by an old woman trying to leave her last pathetic mark on this world at Marilyn Monroe's expense by re-writing history as she imagines it to have been!
A single example of the factual distortion in this book involves Marilyn's apperance at John Kennedy's birthday celebration in 1962. June "Bug" tells how Marilyn was "ordered" by 20th Centruy Fox to sing at this event. As detailed and supported by documents & interviews in the book "Marilyn The Last Take" this simply is not true as anybody willing to do a little research would know.
The studio absolutely forbade Marilyn from attending this affair because of her many absences from the filming of "Something's Got To Give" which was now running behind schedule! Her insistance on making the trip to New York was the "last straw" and this actually started action toward her dismissal from Fox.
This book does however, contain some rare private/personal color snapshots from 1954 of Joe DiMaggio's father's birthday celebration which Marilyn attended. These alone are certainly worth the price of this rather poorly written, vague work of fantasy disguised as a memior.
As an added bonus you'll get to look at loads of photos culled from June DiMaggio's "career" that would have never peen published unless they were peddled under Marilyn's name!
phony baloney November 27, 2006
15 out of 23 found this review helpful
This woman was only related thru marriage and has built a whole senario how she was MM's best friend but no one has heard of her until 44 yrs. after Monroe's death. Maybe she met the screen legend at some point but most of her bablings seem to be the work of an over active imagination and possibility senility or the chance to get rich. She was not at the funeral, she did not have MM's real belongings (as stated at an exhibit that was closed down) and she was surely not even a friend. No pictures of herself and the screen idol? Hooey!
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