Sandra Shevey

Sandra Shevey is a writer, interviewer, and author perhaps best known for her Marilyn Monroe biography. She is listed in the British Film Institute's online researcher's guide as a specialist regarding women in film, Alfred Hitchcock film locations, ethnic suppression during the Golden Age of Hollywood, antisemitism, and the Holocaust. She is the CEO of two guided tour companies, The Alfred Hitchcock Walk and The London Street Markets Walk.
Shevey interviewed Alfred Hitchcock in 1972, although the interview was never published.
Sandra Shevey produced a DVD related to one of her tours, London's Ancient Markets: Their Fight for Survival, which profiles four ancient London markets under threat: Smithfield, Spitalfield, Borough, and Covent Garden.<ref name="Academia"/>
Shevey also lectures at the Barbican Cinema, the St. Martin's reference library, and the National Portrait Gallery. Her exhibition `Outing Hollywood` (about Hollywood and identity) ran in July 2009 at the St. Martin's reference library. In March 2010, she was mount an exhibition `Alfred Hitchcock Unmasked` about the director's reinterpretations of the locations London and New York.<ref name="Academia"/>
Publications
Ladies of Pop/Rock. Paperback: 112 pages Publisher: Scholastic Book Service (1971)
The Marilyn Scandal: Her True Life Revealed by Those Who Knew Her, 326 pages Publisher: William Morrow & Co (Aug 1988) ISBN 978-0-688-08219-2, (Held by 615 libraries, according to WorldCat),
::translated into Czech
The Other Side of Lennon, 336 pages Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd; First Edition (13 Nov 1990) ISBN 978-0-283-06003-8,
::translated into Czech

The Marilyn Scandal: The Book Which Her Friends Asked Me to Write, : 340 pages Publisher: Sandra Shevey Books; 3rd Rev Ed edition (1 Oct 2007) ISBN 978-0-9557000-0-2,

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