Driving Marilyn
The Life and Times of Legendary Hollywood Agent Norman Brokaw

By JOEL BROKAW,
New York Times bestselling author

Foreword by DAVID GEFFEN

Elvis. Marilyn. Natalie Wood. Clint Eastwood. Kim Novak. Donna Summer. Loretta Young. Berry Gordy. Bill Cosby. Danny Thomas. The list goes on.

DRIVING MARILYN shows why it was no accident that many of the most iconic figures in American culture of the Twentieth Century all had one thing in common: they had a champion in their corner named Norman Brokaw.

It may have just been just a job for Norman Brokaw when he joined the mailroom at William Morris—but because of him and his vision, he paved the way for so many of us… With his story we have one more chance to learn from a pioneer.

– David Geffen

With unbridled enthusiasm and boundless creativity, Norman went from mailroom trainee driving Marilyn Monroe to her auditions to chairman over a seven-decade run at the William Morris Agency. He also played a historic role in transforming the new medium of television from novelty to centerpiece in every American home. He was the first to dare venture beyond Hollywood to represent politicians and sports heroes. Norman’s story pulls back the curtains on a world rarely revealed, where innovative power brokers worked behind the scenes to create icons.

When Marilyn Monroe met Joe DiMaggio

How did Marilyn Monroe meet Joe DiMaggio? William Morris agent Norman Brokaw shared the story of what happened that fateful evening in 1951. It's just one of many classic star-studded stories to be found in the new book Driving Marilyn: The Life and Times of Legendary Hollywood Agent Norman Brokaw by Joel Brokaw.

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Driving Marilyn: The Life and Times of Legendary Hollywood Agent Norman Brokaw (Lyons Press/Rowman & Littlefield)

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