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In 1950, LIFE photographer Ed Clark received a call from a friend at 20th Century Fox about “a hot tomato” the studio had just signed: one Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe “She was almost unknown then, so I was able to spend a lot of time shooting her,” Clark recalled. After all, it was still early in her […]

This session was to be the last one between Marilyn Monroe by Andre de Dienes, even though he asked to take photos of her several years later. Marilyn suffered from insomnia throughout her adult life. One night yet again in 1953 when she couldn’t sleep she called Andre de Dienes who came and took these […]

Let’s Make Love is a 1960 musical comedy film made by 20th Century Fox in DeLuxe Color and CinemaScope. It was directed by George Cukor and produced by Jerry Wald from a screenplay by Norman Krasna, Hal Kanter, and Arthur Miller. It starred Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand, and Tony Randall. It would be Monroe’s last musical […]

In March 1950, Marilyn Monroe attended an audition for roles at the newly formed Players Ring Theater in Los Angeles. She didn’t win any roles at the theater, but she did win a role in The Fireball soon after. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Monroe spent most of her childhood in foster homes and an orphanage […]

Marilyn Monroe filmed River of No Return in the Canadian Rockies at Alberta’s Bow Valley. It was her first western and during filming she twisted her ankle during a scene in the river, bringing Joe DiMaggio to her side as she hobbled around on crutches. Some say the injury was Marilyn’s way of getting back at director […]

Marilyn Monroe without makeup had a natural beauty that emphasized her gentle features, bright smile, and expressive eyes. Without her signature makeup, her skin was fair and showed her natural complexion, highlighting a softness and vulnerability to her appearance. Her eyebrows, usually drawn in bold arches, were softer and less defined. Her lips, without the […]

The Rose Tattoo is a 1955 American film adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play of the same name. It was adapted by Williams and Hal Kanter and directed by Daniel Mann, with stars Anna Magnani, Burt Lancaster, Marisa Pavan and Jo Van Fleet. Williams originally wrote the play for Italian Anna Magnani to play on Broadway […]

In How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), Marilyn Monroe starred as Pola Debevoise, a charming and somewhat naive model with a unique quirk—she’s extremely nearsighted but refuses to wear her glasses around men because she believes they make her less attractive. This comedic touch adds a sense of vulnerability and humor to Debevoise, making her character more […]

Some Like It Hot made its debut around the world in March 1959. Premiere’s were held in Chicago (which Marilyn attended) and Memphis on 17th March and then in Washington on the 21st March. But it was the New York premiere at the Lowe’s Capital Theatre on 29th March 1959 that fans remember most for the […]

In the late 1940s, Marilyn Monroe took acting, dancing, and singing lessons (sometimes all in one day) to perfect herself for any role that might come her way. These vintage photos of Marilyn Monroe were taken by J. R. Eyerman for Life magazine during a ballet lesson in Hollywood in 1949. Her instructor is Nico Charisse, ex-husband […]