Lawrence Schiller. Marilyn & Me

Hardback

Main Details

Title Lawrence Schiller. Marilyn & Me
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Lawrence Schiller
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:200
Dimensions(mm): Height 316,Width 232
Category/GenreIndividual photographers
Individual actors and performers
Films and cinema
Memoirs
ISBN/Barcode 9783836563130
ClassificationsDewey:770.92
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Taschen GmbH
Imprint Taschen GmbH
Publication Date 4 June 2021
Publication Country Germany

Description

"You're already famous, now you're going to make me famous," photographer Lawrence Schiller said 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 for Paris Match magazine. He already knew Marilyn-they had met on the set of Let's Make Love-but nothing could have prepared him for the day she appeared nude in the motion picture Something's Got to Give. Marilyn & Me is an intimate story of a legend before her fall and a young photographer on his way up. Schiller's extraordinary photographs and vibrant storytelling take us back to that time with tact, humor, and compassion. With more than 100 images, including rare outtakes from the set of Marilyn's last film, the result is a real and unexpected portrait that captures the star in the midst of her final months.

Author Biography

Lawrence Schiller began his career as a photojournalist for Life, Time, and Paris Match, photographing some of the most iconic figures of the 1960s, from Marilyn Monroe to Barbra Streisand, from Ali and Patterson to Redford and Newman. His book projects include five New York Times best sellers, Marilyn & Me, Barbra, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Executioner's Song, by Norman Mailer. He has directed or produced 20 motion pictures, including the documentaries The American Dreamer and the Oscar-winning The Man Who Skied Down Everest. Among his films for television, The Executioner's Song and Peter the Great won five Emmys.

Reviews

It's as if we've walked in on something private. The story of these images of Marilyn Monroe and the man who took them may be as revealing as the pictures themselves. * CBS Sunday Morning * A blissful book, a portrait of a vanished era. * dailymail.co.uk *