REST IN PEACE Marilyn Monroe | June 1, 1926 - August 4, 1962.

“There was no such person as Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe was an invention of hers. A genius invention that she created, like an author creates a character….She understood photography and she also understood what makes a great photograph.” - Richard Avedon.

A showgirl backstage, ca. 1950

Sales Pavilion (1950s) in Remscheid, Germany. Architect unknown.

On the beach. Photo by Semyon Fridlyand (USSR, 1960s)

REST IN PEACE Marilyn Monroe | June 1, 1926 - August 4, 1962.

"I knew and acted with Marilyn Monroe. I am proud of having that privilege." —Joseph Cotton, co-star in Niagara (1953). ♡︎

From The Record Changer, 1951.

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Religious Center “Virgo Fidelis” (1955-59) in Torhout, Belgium, by Arthur Degeyter

Capucine, c. 1955

“Beauty and sadness always go together.” - George MacDonald

59 Years Without Marilyn.

59 Years Without Marilyn.

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Marilyn Monroe photographed by Milton Greene (1954) The Ballerina Sitting

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Disneyland guests boarding the Jungle Cruise attraction, August 1955.

BILLBOARD, August 4, 1956

Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio at the premiere of "The Seven Year Itch" in New York, NY in June, 1955. Photo by Sam Shaw.

Peter Pan, 1953

Man on horseback, 1953. Is he riding bareback?

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Marilyn Monroe photographed by Milton Greene (1955)