George Barris was born in Manhattan, New York on June 14, 1922. During World War II, he served in the Army as a photographer. One of his last assignments was to cover General Dwight D. Eisenhower's homecoming victory parade in New York in June 1945. After the war, he worked for Parade and other publications. He also photographed Hollywood's biggest stars. He took the last professional photographs of Marilyn Monroe, just weeks before her death in 1962. His photographs have appeared in several books including Marilyn written by Gloria Steinem and Marilyn: Her Life in Her Own Words: Marilyn Monroe's Revealing Last Words and Photographs. He died on September 30, 2016 at the age of 94.