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Marilyn Before Marilyn: New Book Reveals the Transformation From Star-Eyed Teen to Hollywood Legend

The Hollywood Reporter·Julian Sancton·about 5 hours ago
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The authors and screenwriters Joshua John Miller and Mark Fortin, who are both domestic and professional partners, are Zooming from the Chateau Marmont, under a Salvador Dalí print, and with their dark hair and thick beards it’s difficult to tell them apart. It’s even harder when listening to the recording of the interview, since they have similar timbers, finish each other’s thoughts and speak with equal passion about the subject of their gorgeous new book, The Marilyn Monroe Century. The visually stunning tome, timed to Marilyn’s centenary, recounts the friendship and creative collaboration between Josh’s grandfather Bruno Bernard, a Jewish German immigrant who became a legendary showbiz photographer, and Hollywood’s most iconic movie star. Many of Bernard’s photos from the book are featured in the Academy Museum ’s new exhibition , Marilyn Monroe : Hollywood Icon.…

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