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A young photographer born in Canada (1934) and recently hired by Look magazine<\/strong>, Douglas Kirkland<\/strong><\/a> was called upon to produce a report with Marilyn Monroe<\/strong><\/a>, then at the height of her fame, on the occasion of the magazine’s 25th anniversary in November 1961 in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Of this memorable and founding evening for the career of the young photographer, there remains a book “A night with Marilyn”<\/strong>, there remains above all a series of photos, where we discover the relaxed Star, happy in a bed with immaculate sheets…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A few months later, Douglas Kirkland was sent by the magazine to Paris where he remained three weeks to follow Coco Chanel<\/strong>, there too the report would be the subject of a book “Coco Chanel three weeks 1962”<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n At the end of his stay, Douglas Kirkland<\/strong> told us how he discovered one morning while leaving his hotel the headlines of all the newspapers announcing the death of Marilyn Monroe<\/strong>, it was August 4, 1962, exactly 60 year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The series of photos taken that night are now recognized as among the most beautiful of the Star, in recent months they have been on the cover of Figaro Magazine<\/strong> and more recently Vanity Fair<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\t\t