ɪn tˈoʊni lˈiː mˈɔːɹəlz bˈʊk hˈɪtʃkɑːk ænd ðə mˌeɪkɪŋ ʌv mˈɑːɹni, wˈɪnstən ɡɹˈeɪəm ɹᵻvˈiːld ðætðɪ ˌɪnspɚɹˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ mˈɑːɹni kˈeɪm fɹʌm θɹˈiː ɹˈiːəllˈaɪf ˈɪnsɪdənts:
In Tony Lee Moral's book Hitchcock and the Making of Marnie, Winston Graham revealed that the inspiration for Marnie came from three real-life incidents: