I was most impressed that Marilyn was always polite and friendly to everyone on the set. Sure, she was beautiful and sexy, but there was almost a childlike innocence about her. Although she was then twenty-eight, she looked and acted like a teenager. What I particularly liked about Marilyn was that she didn’t act like a movie star.
I subsequently followed Marilyn around for days, interviewing her and taking photos. I took a dozen more pictures, we both laughed and the ice was completely broken. She quickly turned around, spotted me and smiled. When I took some photos of that now famous backside, the sound of the camera’s shutters surprised her. Actually my first glimpse was of her behind. “When I first caught sight of Marilyn, she was leaning out the window of a brownstone on fashionable 61st Street on the East Side of Manhattan, posing for a film scene.
Marilyn Monroe and George Barris first met on the set of “The Seven Year Itch” in New York in 1954. George was also a beloved member of the “Marilyn Remembered” Fan Club, attending many meetings, memorials and parties throughout the years. Barris was an American photographer and photojournalist was best known for his work photographing Marilyn Monroe at various points during her career. Today we are remembering George Barris, who passed away on this date 2 years ago.
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