The Prints and the Showgirl (con't).

Belmont
Marilyn Monroe and the Camera by Georges Belmont
Published by Bulfinch Press / Little, Brown & Company. 1989. USA.

ISBN 3-88814-481-7.
Details: Softback. 235 pages.
Contains: 152 photos (color, b&w). Bibliography. Chronology. Photo credits.

This oversize paperback edition is identical to the original hardback.

Belmont
Marilyn Monroe and the Camera by Georges Belmont
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd. 1989. UK.

ISBN 0-7475-0490-3.
Details: Hardback. 235 pages.
Contains: 152 photos (color, b&w). Bibliography. Chronology. Photo credits.
Note: This is a black-and-white scan of a color cover.

This British edition has a different cover, but is otherwise identical to the hardback U.S. edition. C.B.

Bernard
Bernard of Hollywood's Marilyn by Susan Bernard
Published by St. Martin's Press. 1993. USA.

ISBN 0-312-08882-5.
Details: Hardback. 122 pages.
Contains: Approximately 140 photos (color, b&w).

Bruno Bernard knew Marilyn Monroe for some 17 years, during which time he photographed her, scribbled journal entries about their work together, and exchanged correspondence with her. After his death, his daughter Susan put together this book: part homage to her father, part homage to Monroe. The photographs, which span the period from Norma Jeane's early modeling days to the beginning of Marilyn's "New York" period, are accompanied by a mix of biographical text and Bruno Bernard's own notes regarding Marilyn. This is an excellent presentation of the evolution from Norma Jeane to Marilyn Monroe, captured through the eye of a single lens.

Bernard
Bernard of Hollywood's Marilyn by Susan Bernard
Published by Boxtree Ltd. 1993. UK.

ISBN: 1-85283-856-6.
Details: Hardback. 122 pages.
Contains: Approximately 140 photos (color, b&w).
Note: This is a black-and-white scan of a color cover.

This British edition is identical to the St. Martin's edition, with the exception of the word "Boxtree" being printed in the lower left-hand corner of the cover. C.B.

Bernard
Bernard of Hollywood's Marilyn by Susan Bernard
Published ?. 1993. Japan.

ISBN: ?
Details: Hardback. 122 pages.

Contains: Approximately 140 photos (color, b&w).

With the exception of the text being in Japanese, this edition is identical to American and British edition. K.G.


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 20th 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.


Back to Contents Back to Books Back to First Page Previous Page Next Page

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