Marilyn & Me: A Photographer's Memories

Photojournalist Schiller had photographed plenty of celebrities before, including Jimmy Stewart and Lee Remick, but when he was sent by Look magazine to shoot Marilyn Monroe on the set of 1960's Let's Make Love, he realized he had never met a star like Monroe. To hear him tell it in this brief memoir%E2%80%94the companion to Taschen's oversized $1,000 tome of some of Schiller's most famous and unpublished pictures of Monroe%E2%80%94 the two quickly established a sort of professional camaraderie that enabled him to get shots that other photographers couldn't, including pictures of Monroe in the nude. A handful of iconic shots and unpublished photos are included here, like the "ethereal" portrait that graced Life magazine's cover when she died, and a moving shot of Joe DiMaggio (her second husband) at the star's funeral. But folks interested in gossip won't find it here%E2%80%94Schiller's interactions with Monroe and his efforts to sell his shots to Life magazine and other media outlets dominate the slim book. While not particularly revelatory, fans of the late actress will appreciate his sympathetic approach and the release of new images timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of her death. Photos. (May)