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"Marilyn has had very few friends in her life. Because of her sex appeal, women are afraid of her. The men she has known usually have been instrumental in helping her career. Joe was not one of these and she let him go. No sooner was he gone than they started seeing each other again. They were more lovey-dovey after the divorce than before. Not only that. When Marilyn flew back east, so did Joe. They met in Boston with Joe's brother and went out together. Marilyn moved down to New York and into the Gladstone Hotel, Joe wasn't far behind. The columnists said he was serving her soup in bed. When Marilyn was asked if this meant a reconciliation, she said, 'No, but we're still good friends! " -The storm about Monroe by Steve Cronin in Modern Screen Magazine, 1957.

Marilyn Monroe photographed at Newspaper Public Convention, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City, USA.

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“Happiness? I was never used to being happy, so that wasn’t something I took for granted. I remember the day Will Rogers died in a plane crash. It was very meaningful to me. Or when my idol, Jean Harlow, died I never forgot it. It was so tragic. I cried for days whenever I thought about it. Yet now I wonder. It might be a kind of relief to be finished.” — Marilyn Monroe, 1962

Marilyn Monroe attending a charity banquet of the Jewish organization "United Jewish Appeal" in New York, 1955.

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“A star like no other. For a time, Marilyn Monroe was the most beautiful, most desired woman anywhere. But behind the glamorous images was a vulnerable star with an unhappy past.
The story of Norma Jeane Baker's unlikely path from foster homes to international fame to mysterious death is as dramatic as any film she ever made.” -LIFE MAGAZINE

Marilyn Monroe photographed at Jimmy McHugh’s Singing Stars premiere at the Cocoanut Grove, 1953.

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"I have my down moments, but I'm also robust - I think more robust than down— I'm human." —Marilyn Monroe (Daily News, 1962)

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Nickolas Murray, 1952.

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This photoshoot of Marilyn Monroe wearing a mini dress made from an actual potato sack remains one of her most iconic. The images gained widespread attention after being published in numerous U.S. newspapers in 1952.
There are several versions of the story behind the session. One claim suggests that someone once remarked Marilyn was so beautiful she could even make a potato sack look “sexy.” Another, more documented account traces the shoot back to criticism she received at the Henrietta Awards, where Marilyn appeared in a red dress with a daring side cut. A journalist reportedly dismissed her look as “ordinary and vulgar,” even going as far as to say she would look better in a potato sack.
In response, 20th Century Fox through publicist Roy Craft arranged a tongue-in-cheek photoshoot featuring Marilyn in a custom-made potato sack dress. The session cleverly turned the insult into a statement, highlighting Marilyn’s confidence and sense of humor.
It’s also worth noting that Marilyn had already posed in a potato sack dress earlier, around October 1951, in a shoot photographed by Earl Theisen (Photo 3).

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Marilyn Monroe photographed by Milton H. Greene in "Gypsy sitting"
1954.

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Marilyn Monroe in "How To Marry A Millionaire" (1953)

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Marilyn Monroe photographed by Frank Worth at the Beverly Carlton Hotel in 1951.

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Marilyn Monroe photographed by George Barris, 1962.

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Marilyn Monroe photographed by Ted Baron, 1954.

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