Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe rides a pink elephant at the Barnum and Bailey Circus Gala For Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation at Madison Square Garden, 1955

Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe in backstage of the Sammy Davis Jr at the Ciro's, Los Angeles, 1955

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Cecil Beaton, February 22, 1956

Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Seven Year Itch directed by Billy Wilder, 1955. Photo by Elliott Erwitt

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe, 1948

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Frank Powolny, 1952

Marilyn Monroe in The Prince and the Show Girl directed by Laurence Olivier, 1955

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Sam Shaw, 1957

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Douglas Kirkland, 1961

Marilyn Monroe for We're Not Married directed by Edmund Goulding, 1952. Photo by Slim Aarons

Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits directed by John Huston, 1961. Photo by Eve Arnold. © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

Marilyn Monroe by Eve Arnold, 1961. © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe, 1950's

Marilyn Monroe in Korea, 1954

Marilyn Monroe at the premiere of How to Marry a Millionaire, 1953. Photo by Murray Garrett

Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe at the Tiffany Club, 1954

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Ed Clark, 1950's

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe in Ballerina, September 10, 1954. Photo by Milton H Greene

Marilyn Monroe, 1950's

Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits directed by John Huston, 1961. Photo by Eve Arnold. © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe for Love Happy directed by David Miller, 1949

Marilyn Monroe on the set of Something's Got to Give directed by Michael Gordon, 1963

Marilyn Monroe on the set of Let's Make Love directed by George Cukor, 1960. Photo by John Bryson

Marilyn Monroe, Februay 1949, photo by J.R Eyerman

Marilyn Monroe in New York, 1955 by James Haspiel

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe, 1940's. Photo by Bruno Bernard

Marilyn Monroe on the set of Let's Make Love directed by George Cukor, 1960. photo by Bob Willoughby

Marilyn Monroe for The Prince and the Show Girl directed by Laurence Olivier , 1955. Photo by Richard Avedon. © the Richard Avedon Foundation

Marilyn Monroe by Earl Moran, 1948

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe for Bus Stop directed by Joshua Logan, 1956

Marilyn Monroe for Clash by Night directed by Fritz Lang, 1952. Photo by Ernest Bachrach

Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern, 1962

Make-up artist Allan "Whitey" Snyder and Marilyn Monroe on the set of Niagara directed by Henry Hathaway, 1953. Photo by Jock Carroll

Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe at the premiere of How to Marry a Millionaire, 1953

Marilyn Monroe for Bus Stop directed by Joshua Logan, 1956. Photo by Milton H Greene

Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier for The Prince and the Show Girl directed by Laurence Olivier, 1955 . Photo by Milton Greene

Marilyn Monroe rides a pink elephant at the Barnum and Bailey Circus Gala For Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation at Madison Square Garden, 1955

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe for Asphalt Jungle directed by John Huston, 1950

Marilyn Monroe on the set of Something's Got to Give directed by Michael Gordon, 1963

Marilyn Monroe with Eve Arnold for The Misfits directed by John Huston, 1961. Photo by Eve Arnold. © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

Marilyn Monroe in River of No Return directed by Otto Preminger, 1954

Marilyn Monroe at the Charity Base-Ball game, september, 1952

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Douglas Kirkland, 1961

Gene Kelly, Marilyn Monroe and Yves Montand on the set of Let's Make Love directed by George Cukor, 1960

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Jack Cardiff, London 1956

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe for Love Happy directed by David Miller, 1949

Marilyn Monroe by Earl Moran, 1948

Make-up artist Allan "Whitey" Snyder and Marilyn Monroe preparation for the premiere of How to Marry a Millionaire, 1953. Photo by Murray Garrett

Marilyn Monroe on the set of Niagara directed by Henry Hathaway, 1953

Marilyn Monroe in Korea visiting US troops 1954

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe for All about Eve directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950. Photo by Ed Clark

Contact sheet of Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern, 1962

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Andre Dienes, 1945

Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe on the set of Some Like it Hot directed by Biily Wilder, 1959

Marilyn Monroe with Snyder Whitey on the set of The Seven Year Itch directed by Billy Wilder, 1955

Marilyn Monroe in How to Marry a Millionaire directed by Jean Negulesco,1953

Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern, 1962

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Richard Avedon, 1958. © the Richard Avedon Foundation

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe for Some Like it Hot directed by Bily Wilder, 1959. Photo by Richard Avedon. © the Richard Avedon Foundation

Portrait of Richard Widmark and Marilyn Monroe for Don't Bother to Knock directed by Roy Ward Baker, 1952

Marilyn Monroe at Golden Globe Awards, Beverly Hilton Hotel, March 5, 1962

Coach Natasha Lytess and Marilyn Monroe on the set of Gentleman Prefer Blondes directed by Howard Hawks, 1953

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe for Clash by Night directed by Fritz Lang, 1952. Photo by Bruno Bernard

Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Seven Year Itch directed by Billy Wilder, 1955

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe in Ballerina, September 10, 1954. Photo by Milton H Greene

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch directed by Billy Wilder, 1955

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe for Some Like it Hot directed by Bily Wilder, 1959. Photo by Richard Avedon © the Richard Avedon Foundation

Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe in The Prince and the Show Girl directed by Laurence Olivier, 1955

Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grable at the birthday party of Walter Winchell, Ciro's club at Hollywood, May 13, 1953

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe in Ballerina, September 10, 1954. Photo by Milton H Greene

Marilyn Monroe by Earl Moran, 1948

Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits directed by John Huston, 1961. Photo by Eve Arnold. © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

Marilyn Monroe on the Richard Avedon's shooting for The Seven Year Itch directed by Billy Wilder, 1955. Photo by Sam Shaw

Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell and Cwen Verdon, Jack Cole Chroregrapher assistant, on the set of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes directed by Howard Hawks, 1953

Marilyn Monroe by Milton H. Greene, April 1956

Marilyn Monroe in Don't Bother to Knock directed by Roy Ward Baker, 1952

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe, 1954. Photo by John Florea

Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch directed by Billy Wilder, 1955. Photo by Bernard of Hollywood

Marilyn Monroe in Some Like it Hot directed by Bily Wilder, 1959

Marilyn Monroe in Let's Make Love directed by George Cukor, 1960

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Richard Avedon, 1958. © the Richard Avedon Foundation

Marilyn Monroe at the Beverly Carlton hoot, 1951. Photo by John Florea

Costume test for Marilyn Monroe in Gentleman Prefer Blondes directed by Howard Hawks, 1953

Marilyn Monroe, wardrobe test for We're Not Married directed by Edmund Goulding, 1952

Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable and Marilyn Monroe on the set of How to Marry a Millionaire directed by Jean Negulesco,1953

Marilyn Monroe and Isadore Miller, May 19, 1962, before the "Happy Birthday Mr Président"

Marilyn Monroe for Some like it Hot directed by Billy Wilder, 1959

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Ed Feingersh, 1955

Marilyn Monroe by Wily Rizzo, 1962

Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable on the set of The Misfitsdirected by John Huston, 1961. Photo by Eve Arnold. © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

Costume test to Marilyn Monroe for Gentleman Prefer Blondes directed by Howard Hawks, 1953

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Milton Greene, 1956

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe/ Norma Jean by H. Maier Studios, 1944

Robert Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, John F. Kennedy and Isadore Miller at Arthur Krimm's party after the Birthday event, May 19, 1962 . Photo by Cecil Stoughton

Marilyn Monroe with Groucho Marx on the set of Love Happy directed by David Miller, 1949

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe for Asphalt Jungle directed by John Huston, 1950

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Douglas Kirkland, 1961

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Milton Greene, 1956

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe at the Bel Air Hotel by André De Dienes, 1953

Marilyn Monroe in Some Like it Hot directed by Billy Wilder, 1959

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe, 1952

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe for All about Eve directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950. Photo by Frank Powolny / Eugene Kornmann

Marilyn Monroe by George Barris, 1962

Marilyn Monroe, Sugar Kane and Laurette Luez, test for Sitting Pretty, 1948

Marilyn Monroe by Richard Avedon, 1958. © the Richard Avedon Foundation

Marilyn Monroe at the Khrouchtchev diner's at Los Angeles, 1959. Photo by Burt Glinn

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe, 1952. Photo by Bruno Bernard

Marilyn Monroe by Nick de Morgoli, 1953

Marilyn Monroe by George Barris, June 1st, 1962

Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable in The Misfits directed by John Huston, 1961. Photo by Ernst Haas

Marilyn Monroe by André de Dienes, Summer 1949, Tobey Beach, Long Island

Marilyn Monroe poses as Theda Bara by Richard Avedon, 1958. © the Richard Avedon Foundation

Marilyn Monroe for The Prince and the Show Girl directed by Laurence Olivier, 1955. Photo by Richard Avedon © the Richard Avedon Foundation

Marilyn Monroe on the set of Bus Stop directed by Joshua Logan, 1956

Marilyn Monroe, 1955

Marilyn Monroe on the set of River of No Return directed by Otto Preminger, 1954

Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern, 1962

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Cecil Beaton, February 22, 1956

Marilyn Monroe on the set of Something's Got to Give directed by Michael Gordon, 1963

Marilyn Monroe at Idlewild Airport, September 9, 1954

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe for Bus Stop directed by Joshua Logan, 1956

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Cecil Beaton, February 22, 1956

Marilyn Monroe for Bus Stop directed by Joshua Logan, 1956

Yves Montand, Marilyn Monroe and Jack Cole on the set of Let's Make Love directed by George Cukor, 1960

Marilyn Monroe on the set of Monkey Business directed by Howard Hawks, 1952

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Ed Clark, 1950's

Marilyn Monroe by Nick de Morgoli, 1953

Tom Ewell and Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch directed by Billy Wilder, 1955. Photo by Sam Shaw

Marilyn Monroe by Earl Moran, 1948

Marilyn Monroe in Gentleman Prefer Blondes directed by Howard Hawks, 1953

Don Defore and Marilyn Monroe on the train, 1949

Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern, 1962

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe for Hometown Story directed by Arthur Pierson, 1951

Marilyn Monroe by Eve Arnold, 1961. © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Frank Powolny, 1953

Marilyn Monroe by Eve Arnold, 1961. © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable in The Misfits directed by John Huston, 1961. Photo by Eve Arnold

Marilyn Monroe by Earl Moran, 1948

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe for Hometown Story directed by Arthur Pierson, 1951

Arthur Miller, Eli Wallach, John Huston, Montgomery Clift, Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable on the set of The Misfits directed by John Huston, 1961. Photo by Elliot Erwitt. © Elliott Erwitt/Magnum Photos

Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch directed by Billy Wilder, 1955. Photo by Sam Shaw

Marilyn Monroe by Mischa Pelz, 1953

Marilyn Monroe in Korea, 1954

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe, 1948

Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern, 1962

Marilyn Monroe and Isadore Miller, May 19, 1962, before the "Happy Birthday Mr Président"

Marilyn Monroe in Niagara directed by Henry Hathaway, 1953

Marilyn Monroe for The Prince and the Show Girl directed by Laurence Olivier, 1955. Photo by Richard Avedon © the Richard Avedon Foundation

Portrait of Mariyn Monroe for Gentleman Prefer Blondes directed by Howard Hawks, costume by Billy Travilla,1953. Photo by Gene Kornman

Marilyn Monroe with Clark Gable on the set of The Misfits directed by John Huston, 1961. Photo by Eve Arnold. © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Richard Avedon, 1957 © the Richard Avedon Foundation

Montgomery Clift, Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller on the set of The Misfits directed by John Huston, 1961. Photo by Ernst Haas. © Ernst Haas/Magnum Photos

Marilyn Monroe, 1945

Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller by Richard Avedon, 1957.© the Richard Avedon Foundation

John Huston and Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits directed by John Huston, 1961. Photo by Ernst Haas

Joseph Cotten and Marilyn Monroe in Niagara directed by Henry Hathaway, 1953

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe in Asphalt Jungle directed by John Huston, 1950

Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe on the set of Some Like it Hot directed by Billy Wilder, 1959

Screen test for Marilyn Monroe in Gentleman Prefer Blondes directed by Howard Hawks, 1953

Marilyn Monroe in River of No Return directed by Otto Preminger, 1954

Marilyn Monroe, 1956

Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch directed by Billy Wilder, 1955

Marilyn Monroe on the set of Clash by Night directed by Fritz Lang, 1952. Photo by Ernest Bachrach

Frankie Vaughan and Marilyn Monroe in Let's Make Love directed by George Cukor, 1960

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Philippe Halsman, 1959

Marilyn Monroe and Jean Peters in Niagara directed by Henry Hathaway, 1953

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Douglas Kirkland, 1961

Marilyn Monroe poses as Clara Bow by Richard Avedon, 1958. © the Richard Avedon Foundation

Marilyn Monroe by Ted Baron, 1954

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Richard Avedon, 1958. © the Richard Avedon Foundation

Marilyn Monroe in Some Like it Hot directed by Bily Wilder, 1959

Marilyn Monroe for Clash by Night directed by Fritz Lang, 1952. Photo by Ernest Bachrach

Marilyn Monroe on the set of Some Like it Hot directed by Bily Wilder, 1959

Hairdresser Sidney Guilaroff and Marilyn Monroe on the set of Let's Make Love directed by George Cukor, 1960

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe for Asphalt Jungle directed by John Huston, 1950

Contact sheet of Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern, 1962

Marilyn Monroe by H. Maier Studios, 1944

Tom Ewell and Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Seven Year Itch directed by Billy Wilder, 1955

Richard Avedon and Marilyn Monroe on the publicity shooting for The Seven Year Itch directed by Billy Wilder, 1955. Photo by Sam Shaw

Marilyn Monroe on the set of Let's Make Love directed by George Cukor, 1960

Richard Widmark and Marilyn Monroe in Don't Bother to Knock directed by Roy Ward Baker, 1952

Edward Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe in March of 1955 in New York City for a Redbook magazine article

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe, April, 1956. Photo by Milton H Greene

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Richard Avedon, 1958. © the Richard Avedon Foundation

Marilyn Monroe for The Prince and the Show Girl directed by Laurence Olivier, 1955. Photo by Richard Avedon © the Richard Avedon Foundation

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Frank Powolny, 1953

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Milton Greene, 1956

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Milton Greene, 1956

Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits directed by John Huston, 1961. Photo by Eve Arnold. © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

Marilyn Monroe at the première of Call me Madam, March 4, 1953. Photo by Murray Garrett

Marilyn Monroe in Niagara directed by Henry Hathaway, 1953

Marilyn Monroe at Madison Square Garden as she sings to President J.F Kennedy, May 19, 1962

Marilyn Monroe wardrobe test for The Seven Year Itch directed by Billy Wilder, 1955

Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern, 1962

Marilyn Monroe by George Barris, June 1st, 1962

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe, 1953. Photo by John Florea

Marilyn Monroe for The Prince and the Show Girl directed by Laurence Olivier, 1955. Photo by Richard Avedon © the Richard Avedon Foundation

Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable on the set of The Misfits directed by John Huston, 1961. Photo by Eve Arnold. © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

Marilyn Monroe and Robert Ryan in Clash by Night directed by Fritz Lang, 1952

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Carl Perutz, 1958

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Frank Powolny, 1953

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Milton Greene, 1956

Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe on the set of Some Like it Hot directed by Billy Wilder, 1959

Marilyn Monroe and Rock Hudson at Golden Globe Awards, Beverly Hilton Hotel, March 5, 1962

Repetition between Jack Cole and Marilyn Monroe for Let's Make Love directed by George Cukor, 1960

Edward Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe in March of 1955 in New York City for a Redbook magazine article

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Joseph Jasgur, 1950's

Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits directed by John Huston, 1961. Photo by Ernst Haas

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Cecil Beaton, February 22, 1956

Marilyn Monroe in Gentleman Prefer Blondes directed by Howard Hawks, 1953

Marilyn Monroe and Cecil Beaton, February 22, 1956

Marilyn Monroe for We're Not Married directed by Edmund Goulding, 1952. photo by Frank Powolny

Marilyn Monroe surrounded by reporters and fans outside Grauman's Chinese Theater 1953. Photo by Murray Garrett

Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern, 1962

Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Seven Year directed by Billy Wilder, 1955. Photo by Sam Shaw

Marilyn Monroe by Cecil Beaton, February 22, 1956

Repetition between Jack Cole and Marilyn Monroe for Let's Make Love directed by George Cukor, 1960

Hope Lange and Marilyn Monroe in Bus Stop directed by Joshua Logan, 1956

Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe in Gentleman Prefer Blondes directed by Howard Hawks, 1953

Mitzi Gabor, Director Walter Lang, Ethel Merman, Dan Dailey, Donal O'Connor, Johnnie Ray and Marilyn Monroe on the set of There's No Business Like Show Business, 1954. Photo by Gene Lester

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe for Bus Stop directed by Joshua Logan, 1956

Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern, 1962

Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell during a break while filming Gentlemen Prefer Blondes directed by Howard Hawks, 1953

Marilyn Monroe in Gentleman Prefer Blondes directed by Howard Hawks, 1953

Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern, 1962

Marilyn Monroe and Maurice Chevalier by Milton H Greene1955, New York

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Sam Shaw, 1957

Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern, 1962

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Douglas Kirkland, 1961

Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe in Some Like it Hot directed by Biily Wilder, 1959

Marilyn Monroe at the Arthur Krimm's party after the Birthday event, May 19, 1962 . Photo by Cecil Stoughton

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Milton Greene, 1953

Marilyn Monroe, test for Monkey Business directed by Howard Hawks, 1952

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Jack Cardiff, London 1956

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Phil Stern, 1950's

Marilyn Monroe on the set of Clash by Night directed by Fritz Lang, 1952. Photo by Bruno Bernard

Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern, 1962. Black dress by Christian Dior

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Milton Greene, 1956

Costume test for Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch directed by Billy Wilder, 1955

John Huston and Marilyn Monroe, 1961. Photo by Eve Arnold

Milton H. Greene and Marilyn Monroe, 1956 by Gene Lester

Marilyn Monroe in Ladies of the Chorus directed by Phil Karlson, 1948

Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern, 1962

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe and Kevin McCarthy on the set of The Misfits directed by John Huston, 1961. Photo by Henri Cartier-Bresson

Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits directed by John Huston, 1961. Photo by Eve Arnold. © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

Marilyn Monroe by Earl Moran, 1948

Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern, 1962

Marilyn Monroe, 1950's

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe for River of No Return directed by Otto Preminger, 1954

Marilyn Monroe in Some Like it Hot directed by Billy Wilder, 1959

Richard Avedon and Marilyn Monroe, 1954. Photo by Sam Shaw

Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe in River of No Return directed by Otto Preminger, 1954

Marilyn Monroe in River of No Return directed by Otto Preminger, 1954

Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern, 1962

Mitzi Gaynor, Marilyn Monroe, Virginia Gibson, Leslie Caron, JohnDerek and Tony Curtis for the Henrietta Awards, 1952

Eli Wallach and Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits directed by John Huston, 1961. Photo by Eve Arnold. © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Carl Perutz, 1958

Costume test to Marilyn Monroe for Gentleman Prefer Blondes directed by Howard Hawks, 1953

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe for Gentleman Prefer Blondes directed by Howard Hawks, 1953. Photo by Gne Kornman, Dress by William Travilla

Marilyn Monroe poses as Marlene Dietrich by Richard Avedon, 1958. © the Richard Avedon Foundation

Marilyn Monroe by Eve Arnold, 1961. © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

Marilyn Monroe and Tommy Noonan in Gentleman Prefer Blondes directed by Howard Hawks, 1953

Marilyn Monroe poses as Lillian Russell by Richard Avedon, 1958. © the Richard Avedon Foundation

Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern, 1962

Marilyn Monroe on the set of There's No Business Like Show Business directed by Walter Lang, 1954. Photo by Dennis Stock

Marilyn Monroe with Groucho Marx on the set of Love Happy directed by David Miller, 1949

Marilyn Monroe in Let's Make Love directed by George Cukor, 1960

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe for Some Like it Hot directed by Bily Wilder, 1959. Photo by Richard Avedon. © the Richard Avedon Foundation

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Frank Powolny, 1952

Marilyn Monroe by Eve Arnold, 1955. © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern, 1962

Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits directed by John Huston, 1961. Photo by Eve Arnold. © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

Marilyn Monroe practicing in dance class, 1948

Marilyn Monroe with Snyder Whitey on the set of Gentleman Prefer Blondes directed by Howard Hawks, costume by Billy Travilla,1953

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Frank Powolny, 1953

Marilyn Monroe by Ted Baron, 1954

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe in There's no Business Like Show Business directed by Walter Lang, 1954

Marilyn Monroe in Korea, 1954

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Milton Greene, 1955

Marilyn Monroe and Cecil Beaton, February 22, 1956

Marilyn Monroe on the set of Bus Stop directed by Joshua Logan, 1956

Marilyn Monroe on the set of Some Like it Hot directed by Billy Wilder, 1959

Marilyn Monroe hairdress test still for Let's Make Love directed by George Cukor, 1960

Vivien Leigh, Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier at London airport, 1956

Marilyn Monroe in Let's Make Love directed by George Cukor, 1960

Marilyn Monroe in There's no Business Like Show Business directed by Walter Lang, 1954

Marilyn Monroe on the set of Some Like it Hot directed by Billy Wilder, 1959

Marilyn Monroe at the Ambassador Hotel before the premiere of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, New York, March 24, 1955. Photo by Ed Feingersh

Hairdresser Agnes Flanagan and Marilyn Monroe on the set of Let's Make Love directed by George Cukor, 1960

John Huston, Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller on the set of the Misfits, 1961. Photo by Frank Worth

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe for River of No Return directed by Otto Preminger, 1954

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Milton Greene, 1956

Marilyn Monroe by George Barris, June 1st, 1962

Marilyn Monroe by Andre De Dienes, 1946

Marilyn Monroe at the Premiere of The Misfits at Capitol Theater of Broadway January 31 1961

Eli Wallach, Marilyn Monroe and Director John Huston on the set of The Misfits, 1961

Marilyn Monroe at the Ambassador Hotel before the premiere of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, New York, March 24, 1955. Photo by Ed Feingersh

Marilyn Monroe on the set of Clash by Night directed by Fritz Lang, 1952. Photo by Ernest Bachrach

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe for Clash by Night directed by Fritz Lang, 1952. Photo by Bruno Bernard

Arthur Miller and marilyn Monroe at the premiere The Prince and the Show Girl directed by Laurence Olivier, 1955

Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits directed by John Huston, 1961. Photo by Eve Arnold. © Eve Arnold/Magnum Photos

Marilyn Monroe at William Goetz House, 1956. Photo by Joshua Logan

Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe in River of No Return directed by Otto Preminger, 1954

Adele Jargens and Marilyn Monroe in Ladies of the Chorus directed by Phil Karlson, 1948

Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits directed by John Huston, 1961. Photo by Henri Cartier-Bresson

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe for Asphalt Jungle directed by John Huston, 1950

Marilyn Monroe on the set of Some Like it Hot directed by Billy Wilder, 1959

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Sam Shaw, 1957

Portrait of Marilyn Monroe for Some Like it Hot directed by Billy Wilder, 1959. Photo by Richard Avedon © the Richard Avedon Foundation

Marilyn Monroe and Maurice Chevalier by Milton H Greene, 1955, New York

Marilyn Monroe for The Prince and the Show Girl directed by Laurence Olivier, 1955. Photo by Richard Avedon © the Richard Avedon Foundation

Marilyn Monroe for How to Marry a Millionaire directed by Jean Negulesco,1953. Photo by John Florea

Marilyn Monroe on the set of Bus Stop directed by Joshua Logan, 1956

Marilyn Monroe for Gentleman Prefer Blondes directed by Howard Hawks, 1953. Photo by John Florea

Marilyn Monroe by Milton H. Greene, April 1956

Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Seven Year Itch directed by Billy Wilder, 1955. Photo by Elliott Erwitt

Marilyn Monroe and Don Murray in Bus Stop directed by Joshua Logan, 1956

Marilyn Monroe with "Petite danseuse de 14 ans" by Edgar Degas at William Goetz House, 1956. Photo by Joshua Logan

Marilyn Monroe and Jose Bolanos at the Golden Globes, 1962

Yves Montand, Marilyn Monroe and Gene Kelly on the set of Let's Make Love directed by George Cukor, 1960

Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern, 1962

Dusky Ledoux and Marilyn Monroe in Right Cross directed by John Sturges, 1950

Marilyn Monroe by Earl Moran, 1948

Marilyn Monroe on the set of Let's Make Love directed by George Cukor, 1960

Marilyn Monroe in Something's Got to Give directed by Michael Gordon, 1963

Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell photographed at Graumann's Chinese Theater, June 26, 1953

Marilyn Monroe by George Barris, 1962

Marilyn Monroe in Something's Got to Give directed by Michael Gordon, 1963

Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier for The Prince and the Show Girl" directed by Laurence Olivier, 1955 . Photo by Milton Greene