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Lawrence Schiller
End of the Day, Marilyn Monroe, "Something's Got to Give"

1962

About the Item

A silver gelatin print by Post War artist Lawrence Schiller. "End of the Day, Marilyn Monroe, "Something's Got to Give"" is a black and white photographic print of Marilyn Monroe, her nude back with a robe draped over one shoulder facing the camera, her head turned toward the viewer. Edition 20/75. The themes of celebrity and scandal anchor much of Lawrence Schiller’s diverse body of work, which spans from photography and nonfiction writing to directing Emmy and Oscar-winning films including The Executioner's Song (1981), Peter the Great (1986), and The Man Who Skied Down Everest (1972). Schiller achieved early success as a photojournalist, publishing photographs of movie stars, athletes, and politicians in magazines and newspapers worldwide. His most iconic images capture a nude Marilyn Monroe filming a pool scene for the motion picture Something’s Got to Give, just a few months before her death in 1962. In addition to his memoir Marilyn & Me (2012), Schiller has published eleven books including New York Times bestsellers American Tragedy, Perfect Murder, Perfect Town, and The Executioner's Song, with his lifelong collaborator Norman Mailer.   American, b. 1936, Brooklyn, based in New York, California
  • Creator:
    Lawrence Schiller (1936, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1962
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Palm Desert, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 6779.21stDibs: LU931672803
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