11 Facts About Douglas Kirkland

Douglas Morley Kirkland was a Canadian-born American photographer.

Douglas Kirkland was noted for his photographs of celebrities, especially the ones he took of Marilyn Monroe several months before her death.

Douglas Kirkland was raised in nearby Fort Erie, where his father managed a small store that sold suits.

Douglas Kirkland later recounted how he developed his penchant for photography while perusing the Life magazines his father brought back from his store.

Douglas Kirkland first worked for a printing studio in Richmond, Virginia.

Douglas Kirkland then served as Sherwin Greenberg's assistant for a year starting in 1957.

Douglas Kirkland was contracted for work around the world and worked in the motion picture industry as a special photographer on more than 150 films.

In 1995 Douglas Kirkland received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American motion pictures Society of Operating Cameramen.

Douglas Kirkland followed this with the book project titled A Life in Pictures, which was released in 2013.

Douglas Kirkland had three children: Karen, Lisa, and Mark, who is a director of The Simpsons.

In 1993, Douglas Kirkland presented the illustrated book titled: "ICONS: Creativity with Camera and Computer", published by Collins Publishers, which consisted of sixty-six original photographs of famous people that were modified digitally to result in a new creation, each accompanied by a commentary paragraph.