Marilyn Monroe: Still Life
Genres
Overview
Survey Marilyn Monroe’s life through photographs, from Hollywood stills to candid pictures snapped on the streets of New York.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
51 min
Release Date
2006-07-18
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
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Vote Average
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Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
Eve Arnold
Self - Photographer
Norman Mailer
Self - Writer & Filmmaker
Gloria Steinem
Self - Social Activist & Monroe Biographer
Hugh Hefner
Self - Founder, Playboy Magazine
Elliott Erwitt
Self - Photographer
Douglas Kirkland
Self - Photographer
Patricia Bosworth
Self - Journalist & Biographer
Amy Greene-Andrews
Self - Widow of Milton H. Greene
Leon Constantiner
Self - Photographer
Leif-Erik Nygårds
Self - Photographer
Meta Shaw Stevens
Self - Daughter of Sam Shaw
Larry Shaw
Self - Son of Sam Shaw
Edith Shaw Marcus
Self - Daughter of Sam Shaw
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