Just months before her death, Marilyn Monroe gave a young photographer his big break, and this is his story
“You’re already famous, now you’re going to make me famous,” photographersaid Lawrence Schiller to Marilyn Monroe as they discussed the photos he was about to shoot of her. “Don’t be so cocky,” Marilyn replied, “photographers can be easily replaced.” The year was 1962, and Schiller, 25, was on assignment forParis Matchmagazine. He already knew Marilyn — they had met on the set ofLet’s Make Love — but nothing could have prepared him for the day she appeared nude during aswimming pool scene for the motion pictureSomething’s Got to Give.
Marilyn & Meis an intimate story of a legend before her fall and a young photographer on his way to the top.Schiller’s original text and photographs—over two thirds of which have never or rarely been published—take us back to that time, and to the surprising connection that allowed Marilyn to bond with a kid from Brooklyn, a kid with a lot of ambition but very little experience. It’s a story that has never been told before, recounted with tact, humor, and compassion. The result is areal and unexpected portrait that captures the star in the midst of her final struggle.
Collector’s Edition of 1,712 numbered copies(No. 251–1,962), all signed by the photographer.
The book and clamshell box are covered in acustom woven duchesse silkfrom one of the world’s most distinguished silk mills,Taroni, of Como, Italy
Printed on archival paper
Four foldouts, with one gatefold measuring a full 110 cm (44 in.) across
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