Marilyn Monroe
“You’re already famous, now you’re going to make me famous,”
I jokingly said to Marilyn as we discussed her suggestion
that I photograph her in the nude. “Don’t be so cocky, Larry,”
Marilyn replied, “photographers can be easily replaced.”
Marilyn Monroe on set during the filming of Something's Got to Give
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Los Angeles, California, May 23, 1962
“When Life magazine ran the pool photo double page, my six-year-old daughter turned to me and said, ‘Daddy,
that’s a picture that shows nothing but says everything.’”
—Lawrence Schiller
Los Angeles, California, May 23, 1962
Marilyn Monroe poolside during the filming of Something's Got to Give
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Los Angeles, California, May 23, 1962
Cover story in Life Magazine’s June 22, 1962 issue, published just weeks before Marilyn’s death.
Los Angeles, California, May 23, 1962
Marilyn strikes a pose for Schiller’s camera during a break in filming at 20th Century Fox Studios.
Los Angeles, California, May 23, 1962
Another pose for the camera during the filming of Something's Got to Give.
Los Angeles, California, May 25, 1962
Marilyn at the end of a day’s filming.
Los Angeles, California, May 23, 1962
Drama coach Paula Strasberg with Marilyn during the filming of Something's Got to Give.
Los Angeles, California, May 25, 1962
Paula Strasberg with Marilyn in her dressing room on the 20th Century Fox studio lot.
Los Angeles, California, May 25, 1962
Marilyn outside her dressing room, about to be interviewed by Tommy Thompson of Life magazine.
Los Angeles, California, May 31, 1962
Marilyn Monroe, Wally Cox, and Dean Martin (seated to the right with a glass in hand) celebrating Marilyn’s birthday on June 1 in Martin's dressing room.
Los Angeles, California, June 1, 1962
Marilyn Monroe celebrating her birthday on June 1, the last day she would appear on the set.
Los Angeles, California, June 1, 1962
Joe DiMaggio, former husband of Marilyn Monroe, and his son Joseph DiMaggio III walk to Marilyn’s interment at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery following a service at the chapel.
Los Angeles, California, August 8, 1962
Additional photographs available upon request. Email Lawrence Schiller.