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Elizabeth Avedon Interviews Schiller

Lawrence Schiller spoke to curator Elizabeth Avedon recently: “In 1972, when I did the Marilyn book with Norman Mailer’s text and twenty-four photographers, I discovered that photographers were just mechanics with Marilyn. You put her in front of the camera; she … Continue reading


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Larry Schiller’s Best Shot

Writing for The Guardian, Lawrence Schiller picked this shot from the pool scene in Something’s Got to Give as his personal favourite. “When she jumped into the water with her bathing suit on, I looked at her as if she … Continue reading


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Larry Schiller: Writing About Marilyn

  Lawrence Schiller spoke to the Wall Street Journal recently about his two new books on Marilyn… “Last summer in June I saw the ads and the Michelle Williams story in Vanity Fair on ‘My Week With Marilyn.’ There’s no … Continue reading


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Marilyn’s French ‘Telerama’

A 100-page special edition of France’s Telerama magazine, dedicated to Marilyn, has just been published. “With this anniversary issue, we go behind-the-scenes with the last of the great witnesses, photographer Lawrence Schiller. A long report leads us to Los Angeles, the … Continue reading


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Hefner on ‘Lost’ Nude Shots

Playboy chief Hugh Hefner has responded to Vanity Fair‘s cover story on Larry Schiller’s ‘Lost Monroe Nudes,’ reports the New York Post. ‘On the Playboy website, [Hefner] posted, “None of these nude photos were lost — in fact, they are in … Continue reading


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Schiller, Pop Art and Marilyn

The Tagliatella Galerie, Paris, is currently a hosting an exhibition featuring Lawrence Schiller’s photos of Marilyn on the set of Something’s Got to Give, and depictions of the star in Pop Art, running through to June 30.  


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Liz Smith on Schiller, Marilyn

Over at Huffington Post, veteran columnist Liz Smith shares her thoughts on the new Vanity Fair spread – and Monroe’s supposed rivalry with Elizabeth Taylor: ‘As it always happens–especially with Marilyn–what Schiller said about the shoot, and Monroe, fifty years … Continue reading


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Vanity Fair: ‘The Lost Monroe Nudes’

This summery shot of Marilyn, taken in 1949 by Andre de Dienes, makes the cover of Vanity Fair‘s June issue (due out very soon), with a feature on Larry Schiller’s ‘lost Monroe nudes’ from the making of Something’s Got to … Continue reading


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Schiller Talks Marilyn With CBS

This preview shot from the upcoming Vanity Fair special (June issue) is featured on the CBS website, alongside an interview with photographer Larry Schiller. ‘”I start shooting her from the dressing room,” he recalls. “And she says, ‘You know, you’re … Continue reading


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All About Schiller’s Marilyn

 This lovely portrait of Marilyn – taken during filming of Let’s Make Love – adorns the cover of Lawrence Schiller’s Marilyn & Me (due out in May, currently £11.32 at Amazon UK), though rather disappointingly, this standard edition only contains 18 photos. … Continue reading


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