Marilyn Monroe Archive

Daily high-quality photos and candids of Marilyn Monroe's life, honoring the great artist and person beyond the icon.

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Marilyn Monroe handwritten letter to Arthur Miller using his codename "George", New York, 1955.

"George Dear, Don't overwork - keep well and why don't you think of me sometimes. I wish I could give you something that would serve as a reminder but upon looking I find nothing detachable. After I see you I spend days in longing - not unhappily so. You see, before I knew you, as now - I was always asking myself - am I still alive - why don't I feel anything? That is - nothing excepting fear or pain and anything else that took place in me I had to make up - and I knew…"

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Marilyn Monroe photographed by George Barris in Santa Monica, July 1962.

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Marilyn Monroe photographed by Harold Lloyd, 1953.

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Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller at Queensboro Bridge, New York City, 1957. Photo by Sam Shaw.

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Marilyn Monroe photographed at Fox Studios by David Cicero, May, 1947.

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Watercolor illustration by Marilyn Monroe entitled "Old Woman looking at her hand", undated.

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Marilyn Monroe photographed by Ben Ross in a hotel room in November 1953.

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Marilyn Monroe photographed at her apartment by Philippe Halsman, 1952.

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Marilyn Monroe during her last interview for LIFE magazine, 1962. Photo by Allan Grant.

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Watercolor illustration by Marilyn Monroe entitled "a lonely girl in a costume", "I'd die if I could", undated.

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Marilyn Monroe photographed by Eve Arnold on the set of The Misfits in Nevada, 1960.

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Marilyn Monroe for VOGUE magazine in “The Last Sitting” California, June, 1962. Photo by Bert Stern.

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Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller at the April in Paris ball, at the Waldorf-Astoria in Manhattan, April 11, 1957.

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Marilyn Monroe photographed by George Barris, June, 1962.

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Marilyn Monroe and her puppy Maf photographed by Eric Skipsey, 1961.

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Marilyn Monroe getting ready for a circus charity event at Madison Square Garden, New York, March 1955.

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Marilyn Monroe during the filming of the bathtub scene of The Seven Year Itch, Los Angeles, California, 1954. Photo by Sam Shaw.