The Hotel del Coronado's "Marilyn Monroe: The Defining Roles" exhibition closes Sunday, Aug. 30, giving residents and visitors one final week to see behind-the-scenes photographs and local artifacts tied to the star's 1958 filming of "Some Like It Hot" on Coronado's beachfront.

The exhibit, housed in the hotel's Ice House Museum at 1500 Orange Ave., opened May 30 and was extended beyond its original July 31 closing date after strong attendance. Admission is $12 and open to the general public, with tickets available online.

Heritage manager Gina Petrone told The Coronado News the exhibition is a collaboration between the Hotel Del and Lawrence Schiller, the photojournalist who captured Monroe in intimate images during the final years of her life. Schiller first photographed Monroe on the set of "Let's Make Love" in 1960, when he was about 23 years old, and was later one of only three photographers granted access to Monroe's final, unfinished film, "Something's Got to Give."

The show deliberately skips Monroe's early career. Instead, it zeroes in on the period beginning around 1960 when she renegotiated her contract with 20th Century Fox to gain more say over her roles.

"Unfortunately, her life was cut short, but to me, those final years demonstrate her optimism and courage to take greater control of her career and define herself on her own terms," Petrone said.

Among the physical artifacts: keys to the film crew's Beach Cottages at the Hotel Del, a receipt bearing Monroe's name and room reservation, and a Monroe-autographed photograph given to Coronado resident Sandra Barkhurst. Barkhurst was 11 years old in 1958, watching the filmmaking from the sidelines when Monroe signed the picture for her.

The exhibition also includes archival photos from "Some Like It Hot," "Let's Make Love," "The Misfits" and "Something's Got to Give." The Hotel Del and Schiller worked with Artefact Designs to create an intimate layout that puts visitors within arm's reach of the images.

Visitors can also take "Marilyn: On Location," a self-guided audio tour of filming locations around the hotel grounds. One stop leads to the beach in front of the Del, where the narrator recounts that Monroe struggled with a single line of dialogue. After 37 takes of "Where's the bourbon?" the crew called off shooting for the day.

In August and September 1958, director Billy Wilder brought Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon to Coronado to film exterior scenes. The hotel set aside more than 100 rooms for cast and crew. Monroe's performance earned her a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy in 1960, and the American Film Institute later ranked "Some Like It Hot" No. 1 on its list of the greatest American comedies.

Monroe died in 1962 at age 36.

The exhibition marks what would have been her 100th birthday. Once the show closes Sunday, Aug. 30, the artifacts return to the Hotel Del's archives and Schiller's photographs go back to him. No successor exhibition has been announced. Tickets can be reserved at hoteldel.com/experience/marilyn-exhibit.