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Dienes, André de
(1913-1985)Marilyn Monroe, Hotel Bel Air, Los Angeles

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Marilyn Monroe, Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles. 1953. Gelatin silver print, printed later. 25,4 x 20 cm. Photographer's "1401 Sunset Plaza Drive, Hollywood, Calif. 90069" stamp on the verso.

André de Dienes was a prominent Hungarian-American photographer known for his early glamor, nude, and landscape photography, and most famously for launching the modeling career of Marilyn Monroe. In 1945, de Dienes was the first professional photographer who hired 19-year-old Norma Jeane Baker, an aspiring model. Fascinated by her raw talent, he took her on a road trip across California, Nevada, and New Mexico. Their professional relationship evolved into a brief romantic affair and a lasting friendship. He continued to photograph her when she became known as Marilyn Monroe in 1946, 1952 and 1953.

Literatur: André de Dienes. Marilyn mon Amour: The Private Album of André de Dienes. London: Bracken, 1993, ill. unpaginated.