MARILYN MONROE, HOLLYWOOD HILLS, GEORGE BARRIS

MARILYN MONROE, HOLLYWOOD HILLS, GEORGE BARRIS
Marilyn Monroe, later silver gelatin print. 16x12 inches.
Stamped on verso. Mounted and framed.

Marilyn Monroe was photographed by George Barris for the Cosmopolitan magazine, at Walter 'Tim' Leimert's house, a real estate tycoon, friend of the photographer, whose villa is at 1506 Blue Jay Way in the Nord Hollywood hills. To prepare for this shoot, Barris went shopping for Marilyn before and is quoted in his book as saying “On my shopping spree for Marilyn, I went to two of her favorite stores, Jax on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, and Saks Fifth Avenue. At Jax I bought her some beautiful slacks and decorative Emilio Pucci sport shirts. When Marilyn & Barris got to Tim’s house, Barris introduced him and his maid, Louise, to Marilyn. Louise became so nervous when Marilyn shook her hand that she fluttered and stuttered, saying, “Is that really you? No one will believe me when I say I met and shook hands with Marilyn Monroe. I can hardly believe it myself. Is that really you?” Marilyn, laughing, replied, “Sometimes I can hardly believe it, too.”