[collection of material relating to Ben Hecht's authorship of Marilyn Monroe's "autobiography"]., [1954-1977]

Provenance: Given by Hecht's wife, Rose Caylor, to Robert L. Carringer, 1976 -- Given to the University of Illinois Library for the Ben Hecht Collection by Robert L. Carringer, Dec. 12, 1977 -- Two carbon copies of typescripts given to the University of Illinois Library for the Ben Hecht Collection by Robert L. Carringer, Nov. 23, 1998.

Former shelf-marks: E78-463 (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library) -- Scripts 701, 702 (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library).

[Hecht's original typescript of Marilyn Monroe biography (168 leaves ; 28 cm + 1 note, attached with clip to leaf 1) -- Part of envelope with notes by Hecht's wife, Rose Caylor (24 x 35 cm) -- Photocopy of article from the New York Times, June 26, 1974 (28 x 22 cm) with attached note (21 x 13 cm) -- Los Angeles Times View, Apr. 15, 1974 (59 x 38 cm folded to 31 x 21 cm) -- Note from Robert L. Carringer describing collection and transferring it to University of Illinois Library, Dec. 12, 1977 (22 x 15 cm) -- Note: "Do not discard the beat-up envelope. It is important." (8 x 13 cm) -- Carbon copy of an early version of Hecht's original typescript of Marilyn Monroe biography (168 leaves ; 28 cm) -- Carbon copy of another early version of Hecht's original typescript of Marilyn Monroe biography (143 leaves ; 28 cm) -- Letter from Robert L. Carringer describing last two items and transferring them to University of Illinois Library, Nov. 23, 1998 (28 cm)].