I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else.
— Marilyn Monroe Modern

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My Story (ghostwritten autobiography)

Date / Period

1954

Category

Strange & Unusual

Source

https://books.google.com/books?id=4c2hDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT42

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Confirmed

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