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Marilyn Monroe: Photos by Sam Shaw
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Photographer Sam Shaw and Marilyn Monroe, backstage at 20th Century Fox studio, Los Angeles, California, 1954. Shaw met Marilyn on the set of the movie Viva Zapata! At the time, Marilyn was director Elia Kazan's girlfriend and he asked her to drive Shaw to the set, the start of Monroe and Shaw's long friendship. Photos and text by Sam Shaw© Sam Shaw Inc./Licensed by Shaw Family Archives/ www.shawfamilyarchives.com
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Shaw photographed the iconic "flying skirt" image of Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Seven Year Itch, New York City, 1954. When posing for this shot, Marilyn called out "Hi, Sam Spade," her nickname for Shaw, borrowed from the protagonist in Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon. Photos and text by Sam Shaw© Sam Shaw Inc./Licensed by Shaw Family Archives/www.shawfamilyarchives.com
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Shaw captured a playful moment with Marilyn Monroe in 1957. "She felt a terrific personal obligation to her public, her fans," Shaw said of his friend. "She made herself into a superstar, but she felt that they had helped make her too." Photos and text by Sam Shaw© Sam Shaw Inc./Licensed by Shaw Family Archives/www.shawfamilyarchives.com
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Shaw's close connection to Marilyn translated through his photographs. "She was beautiful without makeup and in spirit as a person," he said. Photos and text by Sam Shaw© Sam Shaw Inc./Licensed by Shaw Family Archives/www.shawfamilyarchives.com
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"She loved freedom, she jumped for joy," Shaw said of Marilyn Monroe, capturing a candid moment in 1957. Photos and text by Sam Shaw© Sam Shaw Inc./Licensed by Shaw Family Archives/www.shawfamilyarchives.com
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In describing his celebrated Marilyn photographs, Shaw explained: "I just want to show this fascinating woman with her guard down, at work, at ease, off-stage, during joyous moments in her life as often she was - alone." Photos and text by Sam Shaw© Sam Shaw Inc./Licensed by Shaw Family Archives/www.shawfamilyarchives.com
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Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller in New York, 1957. Shaw knew the woman who was more than just a beautiful face. "...Always joyful, witty, fun loving and serious about acting - with a terrific desire to learn, to know about the arts, the theater, her craft, to read good books, to read poetry and to try to reach the ecstasy of poetic thoughts." Photos and text by Sam Shaw© Sam Shaw Inc./Licensed by Shaw Family Archives/www.shawfamilyarchives.com
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Marilyn Monroe and her third husband playwright Arthur Miller photographed by Sam Shaw in New York City, 1957. "Romance to her was a serious affair," Shaw said. Photos and text by Sam Shaw© Sam Shaw Inc./Licensed by Shaw Family Archives/www.shawfamilyarchives.com
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Shaw snapped this behind-the-scenes photo of Marilyn Monroe at 20th Century Fox studio, Los Angeles, California, 1954. Photos and text by Sam Shaw© Sam Shaw Inc./Licensed by Shaw Family Archives/www.shawfamilyarchives.com
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In his famous photos of Marilyn on the beach, Shaw captured the spirit of the sex symbol. "She's Aphrodite, a Rubenesque Chrysis, bursting with the sensuous fun of living," he said. Photos and text by Sam Shaw© Sam Shaw Inc./Licensed by Shaw Family Archives/www.shawfamilyarchives.com
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Over the years, Sam Shaw photographed Marilyn Monroe "the movie star," but also captured the woman behind the icon during spontaneous moments like this at her home in Amagansett, NY. Photos and text by Sam Shaw© Sam Shaw Inc./Licensed by Shaw Family Archives/www.shawfamilyarchives.com
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Marilyn Monroe said of her friend Sam Shaw: "He always makes me look my best." Monroe died on August 5, 1962 and Sam Shaw passed away on April 5, 1999, but the images they created together are an enduring memory of the real Marilyn Monroe. Photos and text by Sam Shaw© Sam Shaw Inc./Licensed by Shaw Family Archives/www.shawfamilyarchives.com
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