Born 1912 in Berlin, Germany, Bruno Bernard was put in an orphanage by parents who could not afford to support him. In 1923, his parents gave him a Rolleiflex camera, which led to a lifelong interest in photography. Bernard was best known for pin-up and glamour photography of Marilyn Monroe and others. In 1984, he […]
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In 1954, the US Department of Defense Issued Marilyn Monroe a Military ID Under the Name Norma Jeane Dimaggio – C1
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A Marilyn Monroe signed United States Department of Defense Identification Card used in 1954 while she was entertaining troops in Korea. She signed the card with her legal name at the time, Norma Jeane DiMaggio. Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe At this time Marilyn Monroe was married to Joe DiMaggio, the baseball great. She turned out […]
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May 1954, photographer Milton H. Greene was sent by Look magazine to Los Angeles to photograph an up and coming star by the name of Marilyn Monroe. Milton loved using textured backgrounds, such as draped fabrics or natural landscapes. Taken at Laurel Canyon, Marilyn was nestled into a crevasse and posed for this charming series of photos […]
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30 Candid Photographs of Marilyn Monroe in Black Swimsuit From the 1959 Movie “Some Like It Hot” Beach Scene – C1
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On Saturday, September 6, 1958, Marilyn Monroe and the 175-person company of Some Like It Hot arrived at the Hotel del Coronado to begin location shots, after filming in Hollywood the previous four weeks. Marilyn Monroe The movie, cowritten and directed by Billy Wilder, is about two musicians, played by Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, who, to […]