"'I'm going to be a great movie star some day."

Here's to Marilyn Monroe, "The Misunderstood Icon". This is dedicated to the beautiful and talented Marilyn Monroe. Preserving her life in photos and articles. "And I want to say the the people-if I am a star-the people made me a star-no studio,no person, but the people did." ~ Marilyn Monroe

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William Travilla’s original costume design sketches for Marilyn Monroe – in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) & The Seven Year Itch (1955)

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Ladies of the Chorus (1949) dir. Phil Karlson

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𝖬𝖺𝗋𝗂𝗅𝗒𝗇 𝖬𝗈𝗇𝗋𝗈𝖾 𝗉𝗁𝗈𝗍𝗈𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗉𝗁𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝖢𝖾𝖼𝗂𝗅 𝖡𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗈𝗇 𝗂𝗇 𝖭𝖸𝖢, 𝖥𝖾𝖻𝗋𝗎𝖺𝗋𝗒 𝟣𝟫𝟧𝟨

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Marilyn Monroe at the Ray Anthony Party on August 3, 1952 photographed by  Bob Willoughby

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“You and your imagination! You think every girl’s a dope. You think a girl goes to a party and there’s some guy, a great big lunk in a fancy striped vest, strutting around like a tiger giving you that I’m-so-handsome-you-can’t-resist-me look. And for this she’s supposed to fall flat on her face. Well, she doesn’t fall on her face. But there’s another guy in the room, way over in the corner. Maybe he’s kind of nervous and shy and perspiring a little. First, you look past him. But then you sort of sense that he’s gentle and kind and worried. That he’ll be tender with you. Nice and sweet. That’s what’s *really* exciting.“

The Seven Year Itch (1955) dir. Billy Wilder

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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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Something’s Got To Give (1962)

Marilyn Monroe + Wally Cox Outtakes

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Marilyn Monroe The Seven Year Itch (1955) dir. Billy Wilder

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) dir. Howard Hawks

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Marilyn Monroe photographed in Laurel Canyon, LA, by Milton Greene. September 1953.

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Marilyn Monroe photographed by Laszlo Willinger, 1947

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Marilyn Monroe photographed by Philippe Halsman, 1952

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Marilyn Monroe photographed by Gene Kornman, 1953 for “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”

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Marilyn Monroe photographed by  Earl Theisen, 1951

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Marilyn Monroe in a hair test for ‘Something’s Got to Give’, 1962

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Marilyn Monroe photographed by Laszlo Willinger, 1948

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Marilyn Monroe photographed by Ed Feingersh in New York, 1955

“Some people have been unkind.If I say I want to grow as an actress, they look at my figure. If I say  I want to develop, to learn my craft, they laugh.Somehow they don’t expect me to be serious about my work” - Marilyn Monroe