Where She Lives - The Prints and the Showgirl

The Prints and the Showgirl (con't).

Allen Marilyn by Moonlight by Jack Allen
Published by Barclay House / Zinn Communications.
ISBN: 0-935016-45-7.
Details: Hardback. 133 pages.
Contains: Over 120 photos (color, b&w). Photo credits.
This is the first "digitally designed" Marilyn book. The selection of photos is absolutely great - almost all rare. The images are accompanied by some lesser-known MM quotes. This book was apparently the work of one of the Marilyn fan clubs, Marilyn Remembered.

Marilyn Monroe: An Appreciation by Eve Arnold
Published by Alfred A. Knopf. 1987. USA.
ISBN: 0-394-55672-0.
Details: Hardback. 141 pages.
Contains: 72 photos (color, b&w).
Eve Arnold's six photo sessions with Marilyn spanned a ten-year period from the early 50's to shortly before Marilyn's death. Those sessions show Marilyn at an abandoned children's playground and amongst marshy reeds on Long Island, visiting Illinois to speak about President Lincoln, at a press conference for The Prince and the Showgirl, on the set of The Misfits, and with her hairdresser, Kenneth, in 1961. The best part of this book, though, is Eve Arnold's descriptions of what it was like to photograph Marilyn: from the body paint, to the lighting, to the choice of clothes - the whole process is described in great detail, and with evident awe on the part of the author for Marilyn's consummate skill in posing for the still camera.
One side note: a documentary about Eve Arnold's experiences with Marilyn, entitled Eve & Marilyn, was aired in Britain at around the time this book was published.

Marilyn Monroe: An Appreciation by Eve Arnold
Published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd. 1987. UK.
ISBN: 0-241-12381-X.
Details: Hardback. 141 pages.
Contains: 72 photos (color, b&w).
Identical to the Alfred A. Knopf edition. C.B.

Marilyn Forever by Eve Arnold
Published by Albin Michel. 1987. France.
ISBN 2-226-03021-2.
Details: Hardback. 141 pages.
Contains: Over 70 photos (color, b&w).
Cover is different from US version, but everything else seems to be the same.

Marilyn Monroe and the Camera by Georges Belmont
Published by Bulfinch Press / Little, Brown & Company. 1989. USA.
ISBN 0-8212-1765-8.
Details: Hardback. 235 pages.
Contains: 152 photos (color, b&w). Bibliography. Chronology. Photo credits.
With a foreward by Jane Russell, text that consists of excerpts from an interview with Marilyn herself, and photographs by all of the best MM photographers, you really can't go wrong. Though the pictures are mostly standard fare, they have been chosen with care and do an excellent job of representing Marilyn in all her incarnations. Printed on good, heavy stock.

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 by Moonlight by Jack Allen Published by Barclay House / Zinn Communications. ISBN: 0-935016-45-7. Details: Hardback. 133 pages. Contains: Over 120 photos (color, b&w). Photo credits. This is the first "digitally designed" Marilyn book. The selection of photos is absolutely great - almost all rare. The images are accompanied by some lesser-known MM quotes. This book was apparently the work of one of the Marilyn fan clubs, Marilyn Remembered.

	Marilyn Monroe: An Appreciation by Eve Arnold Published by Alfred A. Knopf. 1987. USA. ISBN: 0-394-55672-0. Details: Hardback. 141 pages. Contains: 72 photos (color, b&w). Eve Arnold's six photo sessions with Marilyn spanned a ten-year period from the early 50's to shortly before Marilyn's death. Those sessions show Marilyn at an abandoned children's playground and amongst marshy reeds on Long Island, visiting Illinois to speak about President Lincoln, at a press conference for The Prince and the Showgirl, on the set of The Misfits, and with her hairdresser, Kenneth, in 1961. The best part of this book, though, is Eve Arnold's descriptions of what it was like to photograph Marilyn: from the body paint, to the lighting, to the choice of clothes - the whole process is described in great detail, and with evident awe on the part of the author for Marilyn's consummate skill in posing for the still camera. One side note: a documentary about Eve Arnold's experiences with Marilyn, entitled Eve & Marilyn, was aired in Britain at around the time this book was published.

	Marilyn Monroe: An Appreciation by Eve Arnold Published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd. 1987. UK. ISBN: 0-241-12381-X. Details: Hardback. 141 pages. Contains: 72 photos (color, b&w). Identical to the Alfred A. Knopf edition. C.B.

	Marilyn Forever by Eve Arnold Published by Albin Michel. 1987. France. ISBN 2-226-03021-2. Details: Hardback. 141 pages. Contains: Over 70 photos (color, b&w). Cover is different from US version, but everything else seems to be the same.

	Marilyn Monroe and the Camera by Georges Belmont Published by Bulfinch Press / Little, Brown & Company. 1989. USA. ISBN 0-8212-1765-8. Details: Hardback. 235 pages. Contains: 152 photos (color, b&w). Bibliography. Chronology. Photo credits. With a foreward by Jane Russell, text that consists of excerpts from an interview with Marilyn herself, and photographs by all of the best MM photographers, you really can't go wrong. Though the pictures are mostly standard fare, they have been chosen with care and do an excellent job of representing Marilyn in all her incarnations. Printed on good, heavy stock.


	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.