23 Beautiful Black and White Portrait Photos of Marilyn Monroe from the 1950s – C1
Men wanted her, women wanted to be her. The camera, the president and the public adored her. Everyone loved, and still love, the iconic beauty that was Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn’s personal life was of fascination from early on in her…
Marilyn Monroe – “The Mandolin Sitting” by Milton Greene, 1953 – C1
Milton Greene and Marilyn Monroe’s first sitting together was in Los Angeles for Look magazine in September of 1953. This photoshoot “Mandolin” was the first photographic collaboration between Milton and Marilyn. Marilyn posing with a mandolin, vibrantly colored boas and flowers. Wearing…
Marilyn Monroe Wardrobe and Hair Tests for ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ (1953) – C1
William Travilla had designed costumes for just two films featuring Marilyn Monroe – Don’t Bother to Knock and Monkey Business, both in 1952 – before he started work on the Howard Hawks musical that catapulted the actress to name-above-the-title status: 1953’s Gentlemen Prefer Blondes….
Candid Photos of Marilyn Monroe at Madison Square Garden During Rehearsal for JFK‘s Birthday Gala, 1962 – C1
Marilyn Monroe was meticulous about this appearance, and she valued it enough to spend $12,000.00 on a dress that she’d asked Oscar winning designer Jean Luis to create for her. “I want you to design a truly historical dress, a…
10 Fascinating Black and White Photos of Marilyn Monroe in Shorts at Home in 1953 – C1
Andre de Dienes (1913–1985) was a Romanian American photographer, noted for his work with Marilyn Monroe and his nude photography. Here’s a collection of some fascinating black and white portraits of Marilyn Monroe at home, taken by Andre de Dienes…
Beautiful Portrait Photos of Marilyn Monroe (then Norma Jeane Dougherty) by H. Maier Studios, circa 1943-44 – C1
Born 1926 as Norma Jeane Mortenson and raised in Los Angeles, Marilyn Monroe spent most of her childhood in a total of 12 foster homes and an orphanage before marrying James Dougherty in 1942 at age sixteen. Marilyn Monroe Monroe…
Behind the Scenes Photos of Marilyn Monroe in Costume Test for “As Young as You Feel” (1951) – C1
On December 10, 1950, Marilyn Monroe began her second contractual relationship with Twentieth Century Fox. (Their initial association had lasted one year, beginning August 26, 1946.) As Young as You Feel, shot between December 15, 1950 and late January 1951, was…
Marilyn Monroe Enjoying a Hot-Fudge Sundae at Wil Wright’s Ice Cream Parlor in Beverly Hills, 1952 – C1
Marilyn Monroe enjoying an ice cream sundae at Wil Wright’s, a Southern California chain of ice cream parlors that operated until the mid-1970s. The photos were taken by none other than Andre de Dienes in 1952. In an interview with Pageant magazine…
Marilyn Monroe Look-a-Like Competitions in the UK From the Late 1950s – C1
Having a Marilyn Monroe look-a-like competition in 1958 was not something out of the ordinary, considering that the Hollywood diva was in the prime of her career and she was considered the most beautiful woman in the world. Arguably, she…
The Story of Marilyn Monroe and Robert Slatzer, Who Claimed That He Was Briefly Married to Her – C1
Robert Slatzer wrote a book called “The Life and Curious Death of Marilyn Monroe” published in 1974. Although the book is of value to fans, much of what is in the book that isn’t common knowledge or verifiable through public…