Did you know that Bert Stern was one of the last photographers to capture photos of Marilyn Monroe before her unexpected and untimely overdose death in 1962, and did you know that he is often credited with transforming the way that the advertising industry promoted their products by introducing the world to the conceptual power of photographs? Let us know in the comments.
▬Contents of this video▬ 00:00 - Intro 01:01 - "The Last Sitting" 02:42 - Bert's Other Celebrity Subjects 05:44 - Stern Put Women On A Pedestal 08:05 - Outro
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Born in 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, photographer Bert Stern was best known for taking over 2,500 photographs of blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe over a three-day span just six weeks before her untimely death from a barbiturate overdose on August 4, 1962. Since these candid and playful shots were the last posed photographs ever taken of Monroe, Stern's photos of the actress have come to be known as the 'The Last Sitting'.
The shoot was commissioned by Vogue and several of the photos from the multi-day shoot were featured in a special commemorative issue of the magazine following Monroe's passing. Years later in 1992, a book featuring these photographs along with copies of proofs that Monroe had written on and marked with lipstick was published as Marilyn Monroe: The Complete Last Sitting.
While Stern was best known for his work with Monroe, in the decades before his death in 2013, Bert was lucky enough to work with numerous high-profile stars such as Bridgette Bardot, Marlon Brando, Audrey Hepburn, Louis Armstrong, Gary Cooper, and Drew Barrymore.
Join Facts Verse as we take a look at some of Bert Stern's finest works. In this video, you'll see numerous rare photographs of Old Hollywood stars from Bert's private collection.
Rare Photos of Old Hollywood Stars From Bert Stern's Private Collection
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