The Story of Marilyn Monroe and the Potato Sack Dress, c.1951 – C1
There is more than one version of why and/or how Marilyn posed in a burlap potato sack. The story is that Marilyn was once chastised by a female newspaper columnist for wearing a low-cut red dress to a party at…
The End of the Marriage: Tearful Photos From the Day Marilyn Monroe Divorced Joe DiMaggio in 1954 – C1
On Jan. 14, 1954, Marilyn Monroe and retired baseball player Joe DiMaggio were married in San Francisco. By Oct. 4, 1954, the marriage was over. Even for Hollywood, where unhappy endings for the real love stories come with almost unseemly…
Intimate Photos of Marilyn Monroe During a Lesson With Her Acting Teacher Natasha Lytess in 1948 – C1
Born 1911 as Natalia Postmann in Berlin, German actress, writer and drama coach Natasha Lytess moved to the United States and settled down in Los Angeles. She had hoped for a great stage career, but her accent and her unfeminine…
Pictures of Marilyn Monroe Meeting Queen Elizabeth II in London, 1956 – C1
A meeting of two matriarchs, you have to wonder what the two were actually thinking of each other. Two of the most widely recognized women of their times who couldn’t be more different. They met in London for the Royal…
Beautiful Photos of Marilyn Monroe During the Filming of ‘The Asphalt Jungle’ (1950) – C1
The Asphalt Jungle is a 1950 American film noir heist film directed by John Huston. Based on the 1949 novel of the same name by W. R. Burnett, it tells the story of a jewel robbery in a Midwestern city. The…
Marilyn Monroe Wishing You All a Happy Fourth of July – C1
Marilyn Monroe posed for Fourth of July, wearing a bikini with some oversized fireworks and a sign that reads “Beware of Danger, July 4th”. These photographs were taken by Bert Reisfeld in 1953. Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe Marilyn…
The Story Behind the Photo Session of Marilyn Monroe Taken by Douglas Kirkland for Look Magazine, 1961 – C1
Douglas Kirkland has been passionate about images since he was a child. Coming from Canada he started working for a small photo studio in Virginia. A few years later he met the photographer of whom he was an admirer and…
Rare Vintage Photographs of Marilyn Monroe Doing Yoga in 1948 – C1
Marilyn Monroe, best known for being a mid-century sex symbol, is rarely thought of as a fitness icon, but during a 1952 interview with LIFE magazine, she revealed that she exercised regularly. Monroe was a devotee of yoga and enjoyed practicing. It…
Photos of Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell at Their Imprint Ceremony at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in 1953 – C1
As part of publicity for the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes which was soon to be released, Marilyn, along with co-star and friend Jane Russell, immortalized themselves in a very Hollywood way by adding their signatures, handprints, and footprints to the courtyard at…
Before She Was Famous, Marilyn Monroe Was Paid Just $10 an Hour to Pose for Pinup Artist Earl Moran in the Late 1940s – C1
When Marilyn Monroe posed for Earl Moran in the first of their sessions that took place between 1946 and 1950, she was just 19 and an aspiring actress, while Moran had established himself as a leading illustrator of beautiful women;…