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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000742212-99-000008.txt : 19990325
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000742212-99-000008
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	24F-2NT
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	19981231
FILED AS OF DATE:		19990324

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL VARIABLE LIFE ACCOUNT
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000742277
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000]
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		24F-2NT
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-59103
		FILM NUMBER:		99571165

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		720 E WISCONSIN AVE
		CITY:			MILWAUKEE
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53202
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4142711444

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		720 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE
		CITY:			MILWAUKEE
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53202
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NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE
720 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI  53202
414-299-2508
                                   March 24, 1999

Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

     RE:  Northwestern Mutual Variable Life Account
          SEC File No: 333-59103
          EDGAR CIK #: 0000742277
          Filing Fee: $0
          
Gentlemen:

     Enclosed herewith for filing pursuant to Rule 24f-2, under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, is the Rule 24f-2 notice for
the investment company identified above. The filing fee in the
amount set forth in the caption above was submitted directly to
the US Treasury at the Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by
wire transfer, as the filing fee for registration of securities
of the issuer pursuant to Rule 24f-2(c) under the Securities Act
of 1933.  Since there is no fee required, no deposit has been
made with the Mellon Bank.

     This filing is being effected by direct transmission to the
Commission's EDGAR System. Please call the undersigned with any
questions or comments about this filing.

                                   Very truly yours,

                                   
                                   /s/ Sara A. Holm
                                   Paralegal Specialist
                                   The Northwestern Mutual Life
                                     Insurance Company


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