Countless books continue to be published about her life, including several coffee-table books of photographs this past year by Bert Stern, Lawrence Schiller and Andre de Dienes, who took some of the earliest photos of the aspiring model in 1945.īut it was George Barris who earned the distinction of being the last photographer to have an official photo shoot with Monroe before her death in 1962.
Survivors also include his wife Carla, another daughter, Stephanie and his mentee, Xavier Clemente.As fans around the world pay tribute to Marilyn Monroe this week on the 50th anniversary of her death, the fascination with the tragic star is never-ending. Eisenhower's personal photographer for the welcoming Victory Parade in New York on June 19, 1945. Army and served in the office of public relations during World War II. His daughter also said that he photographed Chubby Checker for the singer's "The Twist" record cover.Ī native of New York City, Barris enlisted in the U.S. While on assignment for Cosmopolitan, Barris photographed Elizabeth Taylor while she filmed Cleopatra (1963) in Rome, and during his career he also shot such stars as Steve McQueen, Marlon Brando, Charlie Chaplin, Frank Sinatra, Clark Gable, Sophia Loren and Walt Disney. He said that he never believed that her death was a suicide. "When I first saw her, I thought she was the most beautiful, fantastic person I'd ever met," Barris told the Los Angeles Daily News in 2012. He said that they had been working on the book together.Įight of his prints, several of which showed Monroe in a bikini or wrapped in a towel, were sold at auction in May 2015.īarris and Monroe became friends after they met on the set of The Seven-Year Itch (1955).
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In 1995, Barris published a book, Marilyn: Her Life in Her Own Words: Marilyn Monroe's Revealing Last Words and Photographs, that featured his iconic photos.
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