Sam Shaw Bücher

Text von Rosten, Norman Phot. von Shaw, Sam ( Collection Rolf Heyne). Zahlr. tls. farb. Abb. 192 S.

Photographer Shaw, a friend of Marilyn Monroe, took many photos of her, including the famous billowing-skirt shots for the film The Seven-Year Itch . Two hundred of his pictures, most of them never before published, are shown Marilyn at the makeup table, on the phone, on the beach, on the set, on the streetMarilyn with Bogart, with Gable, with DiMaggio, with Miller, with her basset hound Hugo. The text is affectionate but pretentious , with descriptions of the times Rosten (poet/playwright/novelist) spent with her, stories of her friends, husbands and admirers, and imagined conversations with the star. It is pleasant to note that there are no tales of CIA murder plots, Kennedy trysts and the like, but describing Marilyn as ``the ethereal, virginal nymph dancing innocently among trees'' is rather like calling William Howard Taft ``puckish.'' Avid fans will love this book.

Conceived as an homage to Sophia Loren by Sam Shaw, who has been a friend of hers since her days as a budding star. This book features one hundred seventy-five photographs of Sophia at upbeat moments in her career.

NY 1979 Exeter. Sm.4to., 160pp., monochrome photo illustrations, hardcover. VG in VG DJ.

""World War II In Pictures V1"" by Herman C. Morris is a comprehensive pictorial account of the Second World War. The book features over 500 black and white photographs that capture the major events, battles, and personalities of the war. The photographs are accompanied by detailed captions that provide context and historical background to the images. The book covers the war from its origins in Europe and Asia to the final battles in Europe and the Pacific. It also includes sections on the home front, the Holocaust, and the aftermath of the war. The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of World War II and the impact it had on the world.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

The amiably spontaneous pictures taken by Sam Shaw (1912–1999) are well the native and life-long New Yorker shot countless cover photographs for Life and Look in the fifties and sixties, and later also took the still images for the films he produced himself. Shaw and Marilyn Monroe were friends, and he captured her unique aura in countless unpretentious portraits. During the filming of The Seven Year Itch, he staged his probably best known picture with Marilyn standing over a subway grate, a waft of air blowing the skirt of her white dress above her knees. Sam Shaw also portrayed almost every major Hollywood star of his day, consistently capturing the moment in his quest for truthfulness, with enthusiasm and from a new perspective, just as if he were selecting the camera angle for a film sequence. The researcher and author Lorie Karnath, the book’s editor, enhances the publication with very personal memories of her long-time friend. (English edition ISBN 978-3-7757-2695-5) Kunsthalle Vogelmann, Heilbronn 18.6–25.9.2016