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"I never wanted to be Marilyn - it just happened. Marilyn's like a veil I wear over Norma Jeane."
-Norma Jeane (Marilyn Monroe)
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Marilyn Monroe in New York, 1955, photo by Ed Feingersh
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Marilyn Monroe photographed during a press conference at her Sutton Place apartment, 1956.
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MARILYN MONROE | MOVIE POSTERS
“My one desire is to do my best, the best that I can from the moment the camera starts until it stops.”
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Currently in the process of trying to re-enable my Instagram account. It was disabled without me knowing. For those who follow me on Instagram, I’m very sorry.
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1949 — Marilyn Monroe and Groucho Marx in a publicity photo for Love Happy.
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Spring 1945 — Photographer David Conover discovers Marilyn Monroe at the Radio Plane Factory in Van Nuys, California. She made the cover of Yank Magazine and would eventually begin modeling full time.
He was searching for women to photograph doing war work and stumbled onto an icon. In his journals he expresses that she captivated him, and that there was “a luminous quality in her face, a fragility combined with astonishing vibrancy.”
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October 12, 1956 — Marilyn and Arthur Miller, Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Jack Cardiff and his wife attend the premiere of Miller’s play, ‘A View From The Bridge’ in London.
#marilyn monroe#old hollywood#norma jeane#beauty#1950s#a view from the bridge#arthur miller#vivien leigh#laurence olivier#jack cardiff
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Marilyn Monroe with her dog, Hugo, photographed by Sam Shaw, 1957.
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October 1952 — Marilyn Monroe models in an ad for lawn furniture. Though with her in the photo, you hardly notice the furniture. Photos by commercial photographer, Mischa Pelz.
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October 10, 1951 — Marilyn Monroe models for Sak’s Fifth Avenue. Photos by Phil Burchman.
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October 10, 1949 — Marilyn Monroe and eight other women appear in an article about starlet beginners in Life Magazine.
The session was called “Eight Girls Try Out Mixed Emotions” and each starlet acted out the following: drinking a delicious beverage, kissing a lover, facing a scary monster, and listening to a good joke. Photos by Philippe Halsman.
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Marilyn Monroe on the set of Something’s Got To Give, 1962.
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Bus Stop 1956 — Starring Marilyn Monroe with Eileen Heckart. Directed by Joshua Logan.
When creating the character of Cherie, Marilyn came up with all the details as to how the character would walk, talk, sing and look. Cherie was a sexual character who worked at nighttime in a cheap saloon who hardly got any sun. Marilyn thought she should be pasty, pale and faintly unhealthy. She achieved this look with make-up artist Whitey Snyder and hairstylist Helen Turpin, who changed Marilyn’s hair to a honey blonde to help contrast the paleness.
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September 1953 — Taken during their first sitting for Look magazine, this series was shot after the entourage from Look had left. Milton Greene loved to use props in his photography. Here Marilyn Monroe is wearing one of Amy’s sweater coats, a favorite of Milton’s. At the time, many of these photos were considered too risque for Look magazine, which ended up only publishing a few of the pictures of her sitting on the floor. Here again, notice Marilyn is sitting on the floor or kneeling, a result of the sprained ankle.
—Excerpt from the book, The Essential Marilyn Monroe by Milton Greene: 50 Sessions by Joshua Greene
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Spring 1951: Marilyn Monroe in a photo session by Anthony Beauchamp, looking lovely as ever.
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