Marilyn Monroe: From Beginning to End : Newly Discovered Photographs by Earl Leaf from the Michael Ochs Archives [Hardcover]

Michael Ventura (Author), Earl Leaf (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1997

A study of the life of Marilyn Monroe, as revealed through an interpretation of 83 recently-discovered photographs. The images tell their own story, showing Marilyn in formal or relaxed poses with actors such as Tony Curtis, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, and are accompanied by commentary.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Blandford Press; 1st edition (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0713726865
• ISBN-13: 978-0713726862
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #274,974 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #33 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( M ) > Monroe, Marilyn

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Photographs!, November 20, 1998

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This review is from: Marilyn Monroe: From Beginning to End : Newly Discovered Photographs by Earl Leaf from the Michael Ochs Archives (Hardcover)

The pictures of Marilyn in this book are wonderful..I thought I saw them all until I got this book. I recommend to all Marilyn fans, it is a must.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book, January 9, 1999

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[e-mail] (Delaware County, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Marilyn Monroe: From Beginning to End : Newly Discovered Photographs by Earl Leaf from the Michael Ochs Archives (Hardcover)

Marilyn is captured in just about every mood possible in this book. A wonderful book for my MM collection.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The many moods of Marilyn, March 14, 2007

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Rebecca Kendrew (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Marilyn Monroe: From Beginning to End (Paperback)

A stunning book for any serious Marilyn afficianado - the photos, taken by little known paparazzi photographer Earl Leaf throughout Marilyn's career show so many of her moods, facets, expressions that it sometimes feels like you see her in an entirely new and unexpected light whenever you turn the page. Quite a few of the photographs show her lesser-known sides: her imperiousness, her toughness, her shrewdness, her ability to manipulate - all qualities she tried very hard to hide from her public but which nevertheless make her even more fascinating. Ventura's text gives some interesting insights and a uniquely lyrical point of view of Marilyn and what the images taken by Leaf's lens show of her. From her early starlet days to the years of her decline, we see her slowly eroding emotionally like an apparition fading into the light. Sometimes sad, often food for thought and always beautiful to look at, this is definitely one of the favourites in my collection. There are many images here you most likely have not seen before and will keep revisiting for many years to come.