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Marilyn Monroe June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962

Panel from pop artist James Gill's painting Marilyn Triptych (1962)

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Marilyn Monroe June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962

Monroe in a publicity photo for Niagara in 1953. One of the most iconic photos of Monroe, it was the basis for Andy Warhol's 1962 silkscreen painting, Marilyn Diptych

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Marilyn Monroe June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962

Monroe in a Photoplay magazine cover photo in December 1953

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Marilyn Monroe June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962

As seen in this publicity photo for The Seven Year Itch (1955), Monroe wore figure-hugging outfits that enhanced her sexual attractiveness. Tom Ewell can be seen behind Monroe

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Marilyn Monroe June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962

Monroe's crypt at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood Village

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Marilyn Monroe June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962

Monroe with Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in Some Like It Hot (1959), for which she won a Golden Globe

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Marilyn Monroe June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962

Monroe posing for photographers in The Seven Year Itch (1955) as her white dress billows around her

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Marilyn Monroe June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962

A glamorous Marilyn Monroe in a red dress, taken for publicity purposes for 1953 film How to Marry a Millionaire

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Marilyn Monroe June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962

Photo of Marilyn Monroe from the 1953 film Niagara

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Marilyn Monroe June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962

Vintage publicity still for the film Clash by Night, featuring Keith Andes and Marilyn Monroe

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Marilyn Monroe June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962

Monroe posing as a pin-up model for a postcard photograph, c. 1940s

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Marilyn Monroe June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962

Photo of actress in a late 1953 issue of Modern Screen. A search revealed that this was taken for 1954 film River of No Return

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A day in Denver, Colorado

Colorado State Capitol looking east

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A day in Denver, Colorado

Washington Park

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A day in Denver, Colorado

Cheesman Park started as a cemetery.

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A day in Denver, Colorado

Empower Field at Mile High, home of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL)

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A day in Denver, Colorado

Civic Center Park, with museums and the central library in background