Glamorous Photos of Marilyn Monroe Taken by Bruno Bernard at the Racquet Club of Palm Springs, 1948 – C1
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…
The Black Marilyn Monroe: Stunning Pics of Joyce Bryant Taken by Carl Van Vechten in 1953 – C1
Called the “Black Marilyn Monroe” and “The Bronze Blond Bombshell,” Joyce Bryant (born 1928) is an African-American singer and actress who achieved fame in the late 1940s and early 1950s as a theater and nightclub performer. Marilyn Monroe In 1952,…
In 1954, the US Department of Defense Issued Marilyn Monroe a Military ID Under the Name Norma Jeane Dimaggio – C1
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…
Marilyn Monroe in the ‘Rock Sitting’ Series Taken by Milton Greene for a Look Magazine, 1954 – C1
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…
Wonderful Color Photos of Marilyn Monroe Taken by Reisfeld Bert for “How To Marry a Millionaire” (1953) – C1
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model and singer. Famous for playing comedic “blonde bombshell” characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s and was emblematic of the era’s sexual revolution. Long…
30 Candid Photographs of Marilyn Monroe in Black Swimsuit From the 1959 Movie “Some Like It Hot” Beach Scene – C1
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…
Marilyn Monroe Taken by Sam Shaw in New York, 1957 – C1
American photographer and film producer Sam Shaw (1912-1999) is known for the celebrated photographs he took of Marilyn Monroe, whom he met in the early 1950s, when he was working as a photographer on the set of “Viva Zapata”, then…
53 Behind-the-Scenes Photos of Marilyn Monroe While Filming ‘River of No Return’ in 1954 – C1
‘River of No Return’ is a 1954 American Western film directed by Otto Preminger and starring Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe. The screenplay by Frank Fenton is based on a story by Louis Lantz, who borrowed his premise from the…
12 Gorgeous Marilyn Monroe Photos Show Icon As You’ve Never Seen Her Before – C1
Curator David Wills owns one of the largest independent archives of Marilyn Monroe photographs. In his book Marilyn Monroe: Metamorphosis, he’s gathered a portfolio of over 200 photos of the Hollywood icon. They include previously unseen shots from her early modeling…
The Hat Sitting 1958 – Rare Portrait Photos of Marilyn Monroe Rediscovered in a New York Warehouse in Early 1980 – C1
June 16th 1958 – Marilyn sits for Magnum photographer Carl Perutz in New York, shortly before flying out to Hollywood to film Some Like It Hot. It’s worth mentioning that this photoshoot is the last time Marilyn is seen sporting her…