Playboy uncovers ‘rare’ Monroe!
20 Nov 2012 6:04 AM IST
Playboy magazine is paying a special tribute to screen icon Marilyn Monroe on her 50th death anniversary by publishing rare nude photos of the actress. The magazine dug deep into its archive of 10 million photos to publish the photographs in the December issue, the Daily Mail reported.
‘It's really all about the collection and the way its composed,’ said Jimmy Jellinek, Playboy's editorial director.
The issue also features editorials by Roger Ebert, Kim Morgan, recollections from Playboy Publisher Hugh Hefner and an excerpt by novelist John Updike.
The very first issue of Playboy had Monroe as the cover girl. That famous photograph by Tom Kelley, with Monroe on red velvet cloth, was purchased by Hefner.
The classic nude photos range from her first days as a pin-up girl to her final pictorials with the world's leading photographers.
One of the photos by Lawrence Schiller is the last nude photo ever taken of Monroe, taken just two days before her death.
‘It's really all about the collection and the way its composed,’ said Jimmy Jellinek, Playboy's editorial director.
The issue also features editorials by Roger Ebert, Kim Morgan, recollections from Playboy Publisher Hugh Hefner and an excerpt by novelist John Updike.
The very first issue of Playboy had Monroe as the cover girl. That famous photograph by Tom Kelley, with Monroe on red velvet cloth, was purchased by Hefner.
The classic nude photos range from her first days as a pin-up girl to her final pictorials with the world's leading photographers.
One of the photos by Lawrence Schiller is the last nude photo ever taken of Monroe, taken just two days before her death.
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