in response to a few pages ago
i actually think that edie and marilyn monroe were very, very similar in personality- not just looks.
if anyones read anything about mm, like any of the numerous biographies, they definitely have the same personality type. both were yes- naive, childlike, etc, unable to function in the real world, big, loud personalities who needed constant attention and reassurance from everyone around them, including men, but were unable to commit and couldn't cope with proper relationships. both relied heavily on drugs, both had tumultuous relationships with men and obsessions with their fathers/father figures. marilyn may have been a sex symbol, but she wasn't really about sex - she was more afraid of people seeing the real her, and she was taken advantage of, the same way i think edie was taken advantage of as a stylish youth superstar symbol by andy etc.
there are so many more similarities really, but i think they are actually very alike. marilyn, in my opinion, was just as interesting and amazing as edie - absolutely nothing like the image people saw on the outside!
just my 2 cents