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LIFE magazine dedicated its feature story to Marilyn Monroe on April 7, 1952. It was in this issue that the actress’ declaration of love for N°5 perfume was first recorded. When asked, “Marilyn, what do you wear to bed?” Marilyn Monroe answered, “So I said I only wear Chanel No. 5.” In 1955, photographer Ed Feingersh […]

Marilyn Monroe arriving by helicopter to a party held in her honor, hosted by orchestra leader Ray Anthony in August 1952. He debuted the song he wrote for her titled “Marilyn.” These amazing color photographs show a 25-year-old Marilyn living the high life as she steps out of a helicopter. They were taken by Lani […]

In 1945, fashion photographer Andre de Dienes developed a relationship with an aspiring young model named Norma Jean Dougherty resulting in a brief engagement and a huge portfolio of stunning photographs which helped to launch her career as Marilyn Monroe. Taken in October 1945, the original blonde bombshell is barely recognizable at a first glance. […]

Laminated with a black and white photograph of the star in the upper left-side corner, a date of “8 Feb. 1954,” and a typed name of “DiMaggio, Norma Jeane;” Monroe’s signature using this name is penned in blue fountain pen ink on the lower right-side corner. Marilyn Monroe Back of card shows her two finger […]

On the set of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Marilyn Monroe sat and posed while co-star Jane Russell drawing a portrait of her. When told she was not the star of the film, Marilyn was quoted as saying: “Well, whatever I am, I AM the blonde.” Marilyn Monroe This was Jane Russell’s only film with Marilyn Monroe. They […]

These risque Marilyn Monroe photographs were taken on the 20th Century Fox studio back lot in Los Angles in 1956. Milton Greene believed in Marilyn’s range as an actress and during this sitting the two took on a number of characters to exemplify her range. Known as the ‘Hooker’ sitting, these images of Marilyn shows […]

Born 1911 in Nashville, Tennessee, American photographer Ed Clark worked primarily for Life magazine. His best remembered work captured a weeping Graham W. Jackson, Sr. playing his accordion as the body of the recently deceased President Franklin D. Roosevelt was being transported to Washington, DC. Clark was the only photographer invited to the wedding reception of Humphrey […]

In February 1954, Marilyn Monroe traveled to Korea to entertain the American troops. She performed a quickly thrown-together show titled Anything Goes to audiences which totaled over 100,000 troops over 4 days. Then tour was also a chance for the film star to overcome a degree of stage fright. She remarked that the Korea trip “was the […]

“Wait a minute, sorry, sorry, sorry.” Marilyn Monroe, swathed in a blue dressing gown, her platinum hair still damp, is filming a scene for Something’s Got to Give. She has just fluffed her lines again. “I’m sorry. Shall we … from the beginning? Sorry.” Within a month, the Hollywood star will be fired. Within three months, […]

Bus Stop is a 1956 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Joshua Logan for 20th Century Fox, starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O’Connell, Betty Field, Eileen Heckart, Robert Bray, and Hope Lange. Unlike most of Monroe’s films, Bus Stop is neither a full-fledged comedy nor a musical, but rather a dramatic piece; it was the first […]