Timeline

1940 - 1945

Worked for the U.S. Army's Office of Public Relations

1950 - 1960

Became a freelance photographer in Hollywood and photographed many stars on set, including Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra

1955

Met Marilyn Monroe during filming of The Seven Year Itch

1962

Photographed Marilyn Monroe on Santa Monica Beach in California, from June 9 to July 18

1995

Barris published Marilyn: Her Life in Her Own Words, comprised of his photographs and notes from his 1962 session with Monroe