“Hello again, Norma Jean, as the 60th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s death brings renewed opportunities to revisit her life and legacy, without really bringing anything substantially new to the party.
“”The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes” has one hook in recorded interviews with those who knew her, but offsets that with a clumsy device to illustrate those conversations.
“The recordings come courtesy of Anthony Summers , author of the 1985 book about Monroe, “Goddess.” The interviews include a wide range of those who crossed her path, offering the old-Hollywood kick of hearing snippets of his chats with directors John Huston and Billy Wilder and Monroe’s “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” co-star Jane Russell.”
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