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Niagara (1953) dir. Henry Hathaway

Marilyn Monroe in NIAGARA 1953 | Henry Hathaway

Marilyn Monroe as Roslyn Taber in The Misfits 1961 | dir. John Huston

Marilyn Monroe in NIAGARA 1953 | Henry Hathaway

Marilyn Monroe photographed by silent-film legend Harold Lloyd, 1953

Marilyn Monroe as Sugar in SOME LIKE IT HOT 1959 | Billy Wilder

Monkey Business (1952) dir. Howard Hawks

The Seven Year Itch (1955) dir. Billy Wilder

Marilyn Monroe reading a script at the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, 1952. Photo by Andre de Dienes.

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Sam Shaw in Amagansett, New York, May 1957.

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Sam Shaw at the beach in Amagansett, New York, 1957.

"Daphne"? Well, I never did like the name Geraldine. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) | dir. Billy Wilder

Marilyn Monroe signing autographs at the 17th Annual Golden Globes, March 1960.

Marilyn Monroe taking a subway at Grand Central Station in New York, 1955. Photos by Ed Feingersh.

The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) dir. Laurence Olivier

MARILYN MONROE in Niagara (1953) dir. Henry Hathaway

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Andre de Dienes, 1949.