Where She Lives - The Prints and the Showgirl

The Prints and the Showgirl (con't).

Marilyn Fifty-Five by Ed Feingarsh & Bob LaBrasca
Published by Bloomsbury. 1990. UK.
ISBN: 0-7475-0746-5.
Details: Hardback. ? pages.
Contains: Over 110 photos (b&w).
If you want a good synopsis of what was involved in "making a Marilyn," get a copy of Marilyn Fifty-Five, a compilation of photographs taken by Ed Feingarsh while on an assignment for Redbook Magazine. In these photos, taken between March 24^th and March 30^th 1955, we see Marilyn being fitted for a costume, trying-on a new Norman Norell dress, visiting the Elizabeth Arden salon in NYC, and applying makeup before a night on the town to attend the opening of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. The book contains only a small amount of text, which serves to explain the setting for the photographs.

Marilyn March 1955 by Ed Feingarsh & Bob LaBrasca
Published by Delta / Bantam. 1990. USA.
ISBN: 0-385-30119-7.
Details: Softback. ? pages.
Contains: Over 110 photos (b&w).
I'm not sure if this book ever came-out in hardback in the U.S. This is the oversize-paperback edition.

Marilyn by Ed Feingarsh & Bob LaBrasca
Published by Editions de La Martiniere. 1992. France.
ISBN 2-09-240111-4.
Details: Hardback. 64 pages.
Contains: Over 110 photos (b&w).
This is the French edition of the Ed Feingarsh / Bob LaBrasca book, Marilyn Fifty-five.

Marilyn Monroe in New York by Ed Feingersh
Published by Shirmer / Mosel. 1991. Germany.
ISBN: 3-88814-445-0.
Details: Hardback. 144 pages.
Contains: 66 photos (b&w).
This is the German edition of Feingarsh's book, edited by Lothar Schirmer, who also wrote the introduction. The layout and editing of the photos in this edition differs from that in the American and British editions. High-quality printing on heavy stock. S.J.

Marilyn Monroe: Immagini di un mito by Piergiorgio Firinu
Published by Studio 46. 1980. Italy.
ISB: --
Details: Softback. 116 pages.
Contains: 44 photos (b&w).
High-quality printing one sided on card stock. S.J.

Further Reading
Other books that, though listed under different categories (or not available to me at this time), contain a good selection of photographs:

Marilyn: The Life, The Myth by GiovanniBattista Brambilla is an enormous book, published by Rizzoli, and contains a large number of photos.
Marilyn at Twentieth Century-Fox by Lawrence Crown contains an absolutely fabulous selection of photographs from the 20^th Century-Fox archives, some quite rare.
Marilyn: The Ultimate Look at the Legend by James Haspiel is a photo-book/memoir by the well-known Marilyn fan and collector, and contains a wealth of uncommon photographs of Marilyn, including many of costume-tests from her movies.
Marilyn: A Neverending Dream by Gus Luitjers, though not printed on glossy stock, contains well-chosen, non-standard fare.
Marilyn by Norman Mailer, is a sort of "best of" for photographs of Marilyn, with all of the top photographers' work represented.

Copyright © 1996-97 Kay Krewson. All rights reserved.


	Marilyn Fifty-Five by Ed Feingarsh & Bob LaBrasca Published by Bloomsbury. 1990. UK. ISBN: 0-7475-0746-5. Details: Hardback. ? pages. Contains: Over 110 photos (b&w). If you want a good synopsis of what was involved in "making a Marilyn," get a copy of Marilyn Fifty-Five, a compilation of photographs taken by Ed Feingarsh while on an assignment for Redbook Magazine. In these photos, taken between March 24^th and March 30^th 1955, we see Marilyn being fitted for a costume, trying-on a new Norman Norell dress, visiting the Elizabeth Arden salon in NYC, and applying makeup before a night on the town to attend the opening of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. The book contains only a small amount of text, which serves to explain the setting for the photographs.

	Marilyn March 1955 by Ed Feingarsh & Bob LaBrasca Published by Delta / Bantam. 1990. USA. ISBN: 0-385-30119-7. Details: Softback. ? pages. Contains: Over 110 photos (b&w). I'm not sure if this book ever came-out in hardback in the U.S. This is the oversize-paperback edition.

	Marilyn by Ed Feingarsh & Bob LaBrasca Published by Editions de La Martiniere. 1992. France. ISBN 2-09-240111-4. Details: Hardback. 64 pages. Contains: Over 110 photos (b&w). This is the French edition of the Ed Feingarsh / Bob LaBrasca book, Marilyn Fifty-five.

	Marilyn Monroe in New York by Ed Feingersh Published by Shirmer / Mosel. 1991. Germany. ISBN: 3-88814-445-0. Details: Hardback. 144 pages. Contains: 66 photos (b&w). This is the German edition of Feingarsh's book, edited by Lothar Schirmer, who also wrote the introduction. The layout and editing of the photos in this edition differs from that in the American and British editions. High-quality printing on heavy stock. S.J.

	Marilyn Monroe: Immagini di un mito by Piergiorgio Firinu Published by Studio 46. 1980. Italy. ISB: -- Details: Softback. 116 pages. Contains: 44 photos (b&w). High-quality printing one sided on card stock. S.J.


	Further Reading Other books that, though listed under different categories (or not available to me at this time), contain a good selection of photographs: Marilyn: The Life, The Myth by GiovanniBattista Brambilla is an enormous book, published by Rizzoli, and contains a large number of photos. Marilyn at Twentieth Century-Fox by Lawrence Crown contains an absolutely fabulous selection of photographs from the 20^th Century-Fox archives, some quite rare. Marilyn: The Ultimate Look at the Legend by James Haspiel is a photo-book/memoir by the well-known Marilyn fan and collector, and contains a wealth of uncommon photographs of Marilyn, including many of costume-tests from her movies. Marilyn: A Neverending Dream by Gus Luitjers, though not printed on glossy stock, contains well-chosen, non-standard fare. Marilyn by Norman Mailer, is a sort of "best of" for photographs of Marilyn, with all of the top photographers' work represented.



	Copyright © 1996-97 Kay Krewson. All rights reserved.