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Milton H Greene

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Milton H Greene

Birth
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death
8 Aug 1985 (aged 63)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Cremated, Ashes scattered. Specifically: Ashes scattered by family Add to Map
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Milton began taking pictures at the early age of 14. Although he was the recipient of a scholarship to the renowned Pratt Institute.

Milton was a photographer for Life, Look, Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, and Town & Country magazines, best known for his black sitting of Marilyn Monroe.

One of his era's most sought after celebrity photographers.

He's won awards for his work in photography:

American Institute of Graphic Arts
Art Director´s Club (New York/Chicago/Los Angeles/Philadelphia/San Francisco, and Detroit)

Monsanto
Harry Winston
Norman Norell
The range of Milton Greene´s subjects include such people as Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly, Marlene Dietrich, Sammy Davis, Jr., Elizabeth Taylor, Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Groucho Marx, Audrey Hepburn, Andy Warhol, Judy Garland, Giacometti, Lauren Hutton, Alfred Hitchcock, Romy Schneider Sir Lawrence Olivier, Ava Gardner, Steve Mcqueen, Claudia Cardinale, Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Dizzy Gillespie, Catherine Deneuve and Norman Mailer as well as many others. But it was his unique friendship, business relationship and ensuing photographs of Marilyn Monroe for which he is most fondly remembered.


Milton began taking pictures at the early age of 14. Although he was the recipient of a scholarship to the renowned Pratt Institute.

Milton was a photographer for Life, Look, Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, and Town & Country magazines, best known for his black sitting of Marilyn Monroe.

One of his era's most sought after celebrity photographers.

He's won awards for his work in photography:

American Institute of Graphic Arts
Art Director´s Club (New York/Chicago/Los Angeles/Philadelphia/San Francisco, and Detroit)

Monsanto
Harry Winston
Norman Norell
The range of Milton Greene´s subjects include such people as Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly, Marlene Dietrich, Sammy Davis, Jr., Elizabeth Taylor, Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Groucho Marx, Audrey Hepburn, Andy Warhol, Judy Garland, Giacometti, Lauren Hutton, Alfred Hitchcock, Romy Schneider Sir Lawrence Olivier, Ava Gardner, Steve Mcqueen, Claudia Cardinale, Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Dizzy Gillespie, Catherine Deneuve and Norman Mailer as well as many others. But it was his unique friendship, business relationship and ensuing photographs of Marilyn Monroe for which he is most fondly remembered.



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