Netflix doc on Marilyn Monroe makes surprising 'revelations' about her final hours: 'I wanted to know more'

Marilyn Monroe, the Hollywood icon who passed away in 1962 at age 36, is the subject of a shocking new documentary on the streaming platform.

The writer spent years speaking with Monroe’s friends, co-stars, closest confidantes, as well as government officials associated with the actress. Summers’ book, titled "Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe," is based on his investigation. The book has been updated this year with new documents and accounts to coincide with the 60th anniversary of her passing in August.

"I didn’t know very much about Marilyn Monroe," Cooper told Fox News Digital. "In some ways that was useful because I came to the subject with a very open mind and heart. I wasn’t bound down with that many conspiracy theories or anything like that. I met Anthony through a series that we made before. He pressed upon me a book he had written some years before about Marilyn. He wanted me to read it. After some persuasion, I decided that I would read it. And I realized there were revelations here that I found really compelling… I had many questions and I wanted to know more."