For the Season 2 premiere of the All Things Marilyn Podcast, hosts Scott and Elisa interview Francine Gifford-Deir, biological granddaughter of Charles Stanley Gifford and Marilyn Monroe's niece. Last year, Francine provided a hair sample for a DNA test that proved definitively that Stan Gifford was Marilyn's father.
In this interview, Francine provides intimate details and stories about her family, and describes in detail what Stan Gifford was like as a person.
- Was the relationship between Gladys and Stan a fling or a true romance?
- Why didn't Stan accept Norma Jeane as his daughter?
- What was Marilyn's father like?
- What was it like growing up with the stories and rumors that Marilyn Monroe was a member of the Gifford family?
- How did Charles Stanley (Chuck) Gifford Jr, Francine's father, react to the rumors?
- Did C. Stanley Gifford ever admit to being Marilyn Monroe's father?
Learn all the facts about Marilyn's father's family in this revealing, touching, and heartwarming interview.
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Elisa @la_woman_tours
Credits
Artwork by @marilynmexico
Soundtrack by @silver_technicolor
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