In 1946, a nineteen year-old aspiring actress in Hollywood was in need of a job, and fast. Born Norma Jean Dougherty, destined to become Marilyn Monroe, but in between, for those not-so-squeaky-clean modelling jobs, she preferred to go by Mona– with a going rate of $10 an hour. It's often tho

Marilyn Monroe on her last birthday, turning 36 years old on June 1st, 1962 on the set of Something’s Gotta Give

Marilyn Monroe on the set of Something’s Got To Give, 1962

Monroe was the biggest star on the planet when she posed for celebrity photographer and close friend George Barris on July 13, 1962.

Marilyn Monroe at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, June 26th 1953

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Le 6 novembre 1954, Marilyn Monroe est l'invitée d'honneur d'une soirée organisée par son agent Charles Feldman, au restaurant Romanoff's à Beverly Hills, afin de marquer la fin du tournage de The Seven Year Itch (Sept ans de réflexion). Pour représenter...

On August 5, 1962, 36-year-old Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her Los Angeles home