{"product_id":"dear-marilyn-the-unseen-letters-and-photographs-hardcover","title":"Dear Marilyn: The Unseen Letters and Photographs - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSam Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough the words and photographs of celebrated photographer Sam Shaw, \u003ci\u003eDear Marilyn\u003c\/i\u003e offers newly discovered correspondence and never-before-seen images of the most famous woman Hollywood has ever created.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDear Marilyn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eoffers a fresh insight into the life of the most-famous woman Hollywood has ever created. Through the stunning photography of Monroe's close friend and confidant, the photographer, journalist and filmmaker Sam Shaw, this book brings Marilyn Monroe to life in a spectacular celebration of the centenary of her birth. In Shaw's own voice, through his diary entries and intimate correspondences with Monroe, we learn of their close friendship and an insider-view that charts her rise to stardom, the challenges she faced and her quest to find artistic authenticity. For the first time, Shaw also tells the origin story of his iconic 'blowing skirt' series from The Seven Year Itch. Stunning digitally remastered photographs from the original 1940s-1960s archival material include some of the most famous images ever taken of Monroe: from behind the scenes of The Seven Year Itch to candid images of her on the streets of New York City and in love at the beach in Amagansett. Including never-before-seen images, Shaw's work favors improvisation and shows Marilyn Monroe at her most spontaneous and radiant. \"Marilyn was born out of time, still she became a superstar, a myth, and a legend.\" --Sam Shaw\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA native New Yorker, \u003cb\u003eSam Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e (1912 to 1999) began his photography career in the 1940s with Collier's magazine, photographing the everyday life of ordinary people. He traveled the USA creating reportages on such subjects as jazz musicians in New Orleans, farmers and coal miners in West Virginia, WWII, and the burlesque, before going on to work with film studios in New York, Los Angeles and Europe as a stills photographer. As well as photographing Marlyn Monroe throughout her career, Shaw shot many other film industry personalities such as Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor, Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn, and Alfred Hitchcock. His work was regularly published in Life, Look, Paris Match, Europeo, Harper's Bazaar, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 12.9 x 11.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63665368400221,"sku":"9781788843331","price":77.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/5558\/2813\/files\/8cEYRJMc9b9781788843331.webp?v=1772351554","url":"https:\/\/novellybooks.com\/products\/dear-marilyn-the-unseen-letters-and-photographs-hardcover","provider":"Novelly Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}