The Last Nude Photo Of Marilyn Monroe
January, 1984
The Last Nude Photo of Marilyn MonroeThe letter that came to Photography Director Gary Cole began simply enough: "Long time, no see." Swedish photographer Leif-Erik Nygärds was writing to re-establish contact, to give and solicit news about the two men's families. At the end of the letter, he reminded Cole that back in 1962, while working for Bert Stern, he had been the assistant on the shooting that produced the last nude pictures of Marilyn Monroe. As a matter of fact, Erik said, he...