Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller During the Photo Session in Richard Avedon’s Studio in 1957 – C1
In June 1956, Miller left his first wife, Mary Slattery, whom he married in 1940, and married film star Marilyn Monroe. They had met in 1951, had a brief affair, and remained in contact since. Monroe had just turned 30…
Marilyn Monroe Having Breakfast in Bed, 1953 – C1
Marilyn Monroe having breakfast in bed at the Bel Air hotel in Los Angeles, 1953. She was photographed by Andre de Dienes during the filming of How To Marry a Millionaire. Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe le duong
Marilyn Monroe Working Out at the Bel Air Hotel in 1953 – C1
In 1945 Hungarian-Romanian photographer Andre de Dienes met the nineteen-year-old Marilyn Monroe, then called Norma Jeane Baker, who was a model on the books of Emmeline Snively’s Blue Book Model Agency Norma Jeane had recently separated from her husband, James…
Vintage Photos of Marilyn Monroe on the Set of ‘The Misfits’ (1960) – C1
The Misfits is a 1961 American drama film with a screenplay by Arthur Miller which was directed by John Huston. It stars Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter, and Eli Wallach. It was the final film appearance for both…
The Story Behind the Only Known Photograph of Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy Together – C1
Fifty-seven years ago, on Aug. 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe died at the age of 36 of an overdose in her Los Angeles home. Just three months prior to her death, Monroe, dressed in a skin-tight, nude-colored dress, sang “Happy Birthday”…
Publicity Photos of Marilyn Monroe Playing With a Ukulele For ‘Some Like It Hot’ in 1959 – C1
In 1959, near the end of her extraordinary career, Marilyn Monroe starred in Some Like It Hot, widely considered one of the greatest film comedies of all time. Marilyn Monroe Monroe played the role of Sugar Kane, the singer and ukulele…
Behind the Scenes Photos of Marilyn Monroe in Hair and Costume Tests for ‘River of No Return’ (1954) – C1
Marilyn Monroe starred in only one western throughout her lengthy, prolific career: a much-forgotten and overlooked film called River of No Return (1954). Though The Misfits, Monroe’s final film, has touches of the Western genre, it better serves as a deconstruction of the…
Marilyn Monroe Photographed by Ernst Haas on the Set of ‘The Misfits’ in Nevada, 1960 – C1
The Misfits is a 1961 American Contemporary Western film written by Arthur Miller, directed by John Huston, and starring Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift. The supporting cast includes Thelma Ritter and Eli Wallach. Adapted by Miller from his own…
Pictures of Marilyn Monroe During a Cigarette Break While Filming “There’s No Business Like Show Business” (1954) – C1
Irving Berlin’s There’s No Business Like Show Business is a 1954 20th Century-Fox musical-comedy-drama film directed by Walter Lang. It stars an ensemble cast, consisting of Ethel Merman, Dan Dailey, Donald O’Connor, Mitzi Gaynor, Marilyn Monroe, Johnnie Ray, and Hugh O’Brian. Marilyn…
Marilyn Monroe’s Final Photo Session: The Last Photos of Marilyn Taken by Allan Grant in 1962 – C1
On July 4th 1962, Richard Meryman began an interview with Marilyn. It will be the last! Marilyn Monroe He wanted some photos with the article but Marilyn wasn’t very happy to do an other sitting. But finally, she was agree…