Marilyn Monroe Last Sitting
Just six weeks before her death on August 5, 1962, screen legend Marilyn Monroe posed for a photo shoot with photographer Bert Stern that came to be known as the "Last Sitting." In September 2008, Stern sued individuals who attempted to sell him photos from that shoot which Stern maintains were never returned to him.1
Fast Facts
- Monroe died: August 5, 19622
- Photographer: Bert Stern2
- Stern published book containing the images in 19822
- Lindsay Lohan recreated shoot for Stern in 20083
- Stern filed lawsuit in September 2008 demanding images from shoot be returned to him1
Monroe's Last Sitting
The "Last Sitting" has become a legendary shoot of Monroe, not only because it was the last semi-nude glamour shoot she would ever participate in, but also because of the haunting quality of the images.2 In 2008, actress Lindsay Lohan posed as Marilyn Monroe in a recreation of the shoot, images from which appeared in New York magazine.3
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