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SHAW Sam

Samuel Shaw.

Date of birth : January 15, 1912, New York City.

Date of death : April 5, 1999, Westwood, New Jersey.

Practise : photographer and friend of Marilyn since 1951.

Place of living : Tappan, Rockland County, New York.

Portrait

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Story

Photographer in New York City, the Fox often asked him to take publicity pictures.

His wife was named Ann Shaw.

He made a documentary on Joe DiMaggio.

in 1953 he took a picture of Marilyn on the set of "How to Marry a Millionaire?" :

In 1954 he was hired by Charles Feldman, producer and Marilyn's agent, in order to work for the Fox and to take pictures during the shooting of "The Seven Year Itch" (1955).

In 1941, Sam Shaw had took pictures of sailors with their girlfriends at the Coney Island steeple-chase (New York City) for Friday magazine. The cover showed one of the girls, the skirt blowing in the wind. Shaw suggested to reproduce this image in "The Seven Year Itch".

He took pictures of Marilyn in May 1954, in New York, while she attended a performance in Broadway.

St Regis Hotel

Press conference for "The Seven Year Itch"

with the reporters

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with Irving Berlin

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with Earl Wilson

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with Tom Ewell

alone

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with other people

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On May 13, 1954, at the St James Theater, after the performance of "The Pajama Game", in the dressing-room of the actress Carol Hainey

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At the Club 21

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At Billy Reed's "Little Club"

On September 9, 1954, Marilyn arrived in New York for the shooting of "The Seven Year Itch".

Plane

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Mechanics and policemen

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Airport

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Airport lounge

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Car

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St Regis Hotel

seated

breakfast

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telephone

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Skirt scene

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Bathtub scene

Window scene

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window

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bathrobe

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Other scenes

dot dress

white blouse

white top and shorts

Off set

spotted dress

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braces dress

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white dress

Mae West dress

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piano rehearsals

pictures choice

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After having moved in New York in the middle of the 50's, she regularly met Shaw and his wife. It was him who introduced Marilyn to the Rostens.

It was also him who, after having visited Marilyn at the hospital at the end of Summer 1957, advised Arthur Miller to make a movie based on his short story "The Misfits", specially for Marilyn. He convinced Miller that it would be an ideal way to prove that Marilyn was a talented drama actress. Since then, Miller had always refused to write screenplays.

He was present on January 7, 1955 when Marilyn announced to the press the setting up of the Marilyn Monroe Productions :