FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer
     subject to Section 16. Form 4
     or Form 5 obligations my
     continue.  See Instruction 1(b). UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940





        OMB APPROVAL
OMB No.            3235-0287
Expires:                12/31/01
Estimated average burden
hours per response:          .05

(Print or Type Response)

1.  Name and Address of Reporting Person*    Sampson         Gerald          A.     (Last)                 (First)           (Middle)   The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.    1618 Main St.	2.  Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol    The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.                  (NMG.A) 3.  IRS or Social Security Number of      Reporting Persons (Voluntary)          ###-##-####	6.  Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer     (check all applicable)            Director                    10% Owner      X     Officer                     Other (specify                                               below)       President and COO, Neiman Marcus Stores
(Street)     Dallas         Texas        75201	4.  Statement for Month/Year         November 2001	7.  Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable)     X     Form filed by One Reporting Person            Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)        (State)        (Zip)	5.  If Amendment, Date of Original     (Month/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.  Title of Security	2. Trans-    action    Date  (Month/   Day/   Year)	3. Transaction    Code   (Instr. 8) Code          V	4. Securities Acquired (A)    or Disposed of (D)    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Amount     (A) or (D)       Price	5. Amount of   Securities   Beneficially   Owned at   End of   Month (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership    Form:    Direct (D)    or Indirect    (I)   (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of    Indirect    Bene-    ficial   Ownership    (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, Class A	11/03/01	F(1)	579                      D          $26.66	37,256	D
Common Stock, Class A (11/99 Restricted)				6,000	D
Common Stock, Class A (9/97 PARS)				3,800	D
Common Stock, Class A (9/98 PARS)				4,800	D
Common Stock, Class A (10/99 PARS)				1,900	D

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*  If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title
of Deriv-
ative Sec-
urity
(Instr. 3) 2. Conver-
  sion or
  Exercise
  Price of
  Deriv-
  ative
  Security 3. Trans-
  action
  Date


  (Month/
  Day/
  Year) 4. Transac-
  Code
  (Instr. 8)








Code       V 5. Number
of Deriv-
ative secur-
ities Acq-
quired (A)
or Disposed
of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4
and 5)


(A)          (D) 6. Date Exer-
 cisable and Ex-
 piration Date

 (Month/Day/
  Year)



Date         Expira-
Exer-         tion
siable         Date 7. Title and Amount
of Underlying Sec-
urities
(Instr. 3 and 4)




                   Amount
                   or Num-
                   ber of
Title              Shares 8. Price
of
Deriv-
ative
Secur-
ity
(Instr.
5) 9. Num-
ber of
Deriva-
tive Secur-
ities
Bene-
ficially
Owned
at End
of
Month
(Instr. 4) 10. Own-
ership
Form of
Deriva-
tive Secu-
rity:
Direct
(D) or
Indirect
(i)
Instr. 4 11. Na-
ture of
Indirect
Benefi-
cial Owner-
ship
(Instr. 4).

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Shares withheld pursuant to exercise of tax withholding right under The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. 1997 Incentive Plan in transaction
     exempt under  Rule 16b-3.

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned
directly or indirectly.
*If the form is filed by more than one person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedures.


         Gerald A. Sampson                 
     **Signature of Reporting Person

        November 27, 2001     
               Date