The Prints and the Showgirl (con't).

	The Birth of Marilyn by Jeannie Sakol & Joseph Jasgur Published by St. Martin's Press. 1991. USA. ISBN 0-312-06770-4. Details: Hardback. 102 pages. Contains: Approximately 90 photos (color, b&w). This is a must-have for fans with a special affection for Norma Jeane (before she became the blonde confection of Marilyn Monroe). These photos by Joseph Jasgur show MM poised on the brink of stardom, looking like the very definition of "the girl next door." An additional attraction is the supply of quotes about Marilyn, by friends and acquaintances, that serve as captions for some of the photographs.
	The Birth of Marilyn by Jeannie Sakol & Joseph Jasgur Published by St. Martin's Press. 1993. USA. ISBN 0-312-09250-4. Details: Softback. 102 pages. Contains: Approximately 90 photos (color, b&w). This oversize-paperback edition does not differ from the original U.S. hardback.
	The Birth of Marilyn by Jeannie Sakol & Joseph Jasgur Published by Sidgwick & Jackson. 1991. UK. ISBN 0-283-99852-0. Details: Hardback. 102 pages. Contains: Approximately 90 photos (color, b&w). This British edition is identical to the St. Martin's edition. C.B.
	The Joy of Marilyn in the Camera Eye by Sam Shaw Published by Exeter Books. 1979. USA. ISBN 0-89673-030-1. Details: Hardback. 160 pages. Contains: Over 100 photos (b&w). Sam Shaw's photos show a Marilyn that I honestly don't think you see in any other photographs of her: relaxed, often serious, sometimes exquisitely un-posed. Shots included show Marilyn sightseeing in New York City, filming The Seven Year Itch, in Connecticut with her dog Hugo, and on the beach at Amagansett. The text of the book is in the form of short blurbs, as though he just transcribed rough notes he had taken at the time of the photo shoots, and yet Shaw's affection for Marilyn is clearly apparent. This book is extremely difficult to find (I have seen only two copies in my 10 or so years of collecting).
	Marilyn in the Camera Eye by Sam Shaw Published by Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd. 1979. USA. ISBN 0-600-34156-9. Details: Hardback. 160 pages. Contains: Over 100 photos (b&w). The cover text and title of this British edition are slightly different from the U.S. edition, but all else is the same. C.B., 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 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.
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