NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE
720 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
414-299-7369
May 12, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Northwestern Mutual Variable Life Account
File No. 2-89972
EDGAR CIK: 0000742277
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933,
please accept this letter as certification that the Prospectus
dated April 30, 1997 for the above-referenced entity, to be used
in connection with the Prospectus for Northwestern Mutual Series
Fund, Inc., also dated April 30, 1997 (file no. 2-89971 and EDGAR
CIK no. 0000742212), does not differ from that contained in Post-
Effective Amendment No. 19 (the "Amendment") to the Registration
statement on Form S-6. This Amendment was filed electronically
on April 30, 1997.
Any comments on this filing should be directed to Merrill C.
Lundberg, Assistant General Counsel, at 414-299-7369.
This filing is being effected by direct transmission to the
Commission's EDGAR System.
Very truly yours,
/s/Sara A. Holm
Paralegal Specialist
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