50 rare photos of Marilyn Monroe that show another side to the famous starlet

30.08.2019 00:04

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Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe is widely known for her successful film catalog, iconic look, multiple high-profile relationships, and tragic, untimely death.
Various photos of Marilyn Monroe are so famous they need no further explanation — like the iconic shot of her white skirt blowing up, for instance.
Other photos, however, offer a rare glimpse into the star's personality and private life.
Here are 50 rare photos of Marilyn Monroe that show another side to the famous starlet.
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Throughout her relatively brief life and even shorter career, Marilyn Monroe struggled with the price of success. Though the Hollywood star's films reportedly grossed a whopping $200 million, Monroe also dealt with a number of personal and professional losses.

Easily regarded as one of the most recognizable actresses of the 20th century, Monroe certainly made her mark on pop culture. Her influence is still alive to this day, as Monroe memorabilia consistently sells for high prices at auctions worldwide.

"In some ways, she's more popular and well-known today than she was even then," Lawrence Schiller, a photographer, friend of Monroe's, and author of the memoir "Marilyn & Me" is quoted as saying.

Though much of her private life is widely known — from her difficult childhood to her turbulent marriages — few images of her private life, away from the cameras, have been widely circulated.

Here are 50 rare photos of Marilyn Monroe that show another side to the famous starlet.

Marilyn Monroe was born in 1926 as Norma Jeane Mortenson, and later baptized as Norma Jeane Baker. This is the first known studio portrait of her.

Source: Biography

Her mother, Gladys Baker, suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and was institutionalized when Norma Jeane was young.

Source: Biography

Gladys Baker had two other children from a previous marriage, but neither lived with her.

Source: Biography

Norma Jeane never knew her father, though her mother claimed he was a Consolidated Studios co-worker named Charles Stanley Gifford.

Source: Biography

Norma Jeane, pictured here at age 5, lived with various friends and relatives throughout most of her childhood.

Source: Biography

Grace and Doc Goddard were the first of her guardians. Gladys Baker paid the couple $25 per week to look after her young daughter.

Source: Biography

Throughout her childhood, the starlet-to-be bounced around from home to home. At points in her early life, she lived with her mom's sister-in-law, and even the Los Angeles Orphans' Home.

She endured sexual assault while in foster care.

Norma Jeane's home life began to stabilize when she moved into the home of "Aunt Ana," a family friend of the Goddards.

Source: Biography

In 1947, things began to look up for the natural brunette. Her mother was released from the mental institution she was living in and resumed living with her at Aunt Ana's house.

Source: Biography

Aunt Ana exposed both Norma Jeane and her mother to the Christian Science faith. Her mother, however, soon left, saying she wanted to live with her Aunt Dora in Oregon.

Norma Jeane would later discover that mid-journey, her mother had married again, this time to an already-wed man with children.

Norma Jeane began dating a local boy named Jim Dougherty.

Source: Mashable

They married in 1942. Baker — now Dougherty — was only 16, but marrying Dougherty, a police officer, helped her avoid going back into the foster care system.

Source: Mashable

Dougherty started using the name Marilyn Monroe around 1946, though she didn't legally change her name until 1956.

Source: The Atlantic

While her husband served overseas in the Marines, Monroe began working in a local factory in Van Nuys, California. A photographer also working there asked if she wouldn't mind having her photo taken. From there, her modeling career was born.

Source: Biography

By the time her husband returned from the war, her career as a model had started taking off. Monroe continued modeling during the 1940s, but dreamed of becoming an actress.

Source: Biography

Despite her career success, Marilyn's personal life was struggling. In 1946, she and Jim Dougherty divorced. Soon after, she signed with 20th Century Fox under her new stage name, Marilyn Monroe.

Source: Mashable

After being signed, she dyed her hair a lighter shade of blonde, which soon became her trademark. Here, she poses for her first official studio portrait.

Monroe's first film, "Ladies of the Chorus," was released in 1948.

Source: Biography

She began making public appearances and her stardom continued to rise. In June of 1949, she presented Photoplay Magazine's "Dream House" contest winner Virginia McAllister and her son with the key to a new house.

Source: Getty Images

She began auditioning for more and more productions. Fans became enamored with the blonde bombshell.

"The Asphalt Jungle," released in 1952, was nominated for four Academy Awards. Though Monroe's role in the film was small, her performance captured the attention of many viewers. She can be seen here reading her fan mail.

Source: World History Project

The next few years would culminate in her most iconic films to date — namely, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," "How to Marry a Millionaire," and "The Seven Year Itch."

Many of her roles involved playing the "dumb blonde" archetype, and she soon became a "sex symbol."

Despite this, Monroe took acting seriously. She worked with acting coach Natasha Lytess throughout her career, once practicing together for 48 hours straight. She also eventually studied at the Actors Studio.

Source: Vanity Fair, Medium

Monroe and Jane Russell both starred in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" in 1953. Marilyn Monroe's rendition of the song "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" in the movie would later be referenced by Madonna in her "Material Girl" music video.

Source: World History Project

Marilyn was known for attracting large audiences to her movies.

Source: PBS

1953's "How to Marry a Millionaire," which also featured Betty Grable and Lauren Bacall, was the fourth highest-grossing film of 1953.

Source: IMDB

Despite becoming an international star on the rise, Monroe struggled with performance anxiety related to her acting.

Source: Biography

In 1954 Monroe married baseball player Joe DiMaggio in San Francisco City Hall. She left her honeymoon in Japan to perform for American troops stationed in Korea.

Source: World History Project, Mashable

Over the course of four days, Monroe performed 10 shows for an estimated 100,000 servicemen. She also spent time talking with the servicemen and eating in the Mess Hall.

Source: Mashable

Monroe shot her famous skirt-flying scene on the set of "The Seven Year Itch," on October 15, 1954.

The scene was highly publicized prior to filming. Scores of photographers, spectators, and DiMaggio himself came to watch Marilyn's skirt being blown upwards by a subway grate.

Following the shooting of the famous skirt scene, it was reported that DiMaggio commented, "What the hell is going on here?" The couple is said to have quarreled over Monroe's fame. In November 1954, around a month after the famous scene was filmed, the couple divorced.

Source: Random House, New York Post

Throughout 1955, Monroe attended the Actors' Studio in New York City, hoping to hone her craft.

Source: The Marilyn Monroe Collection

In April of 1955, Marilyn appeared on "Person to Person" to discuss her career and the parts she truly longed to play. "It's not that I object to doing musicals and comedies — in fact, I rather enjoy them — but I'd like to do dramatic parts too," she said.

Source: The Marilyn Monroe Collection

The Ambassador Hotel, where Marilyn shot this intimate series of photos, no longer exists in Manhattan. However, the photos that were taken there capture the excitement of Hollywood's favorite starlet moving to New York City.

While living in New York, Monroe worked with director Lee Strasberg. He later commented, "I have worked with hundreds and hundreds of actors and actresses, and there are only two that stand out way above the rest. Number one is Marlon Brando, and the second is Marilyn Monroe."

Source: Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe

Around this time, in 1955, Monroe took up a relationship with famed American playwright Arthur Miller, who she had known for years and was married at the time.

Source: Biography

On June 29th, 1956, Monroe and Miller married. On July 1, in a more formal Jewish ceremony, the starlet was given away by teacher Lee Strasberg in front of a mere 25 guests.

Source: History Today

The newlyweds stayed at Miller's summer home in Roxbury, Connecticut.

Source: History Today

Their wedding rings were inscribed with the words "now is forever."

Source: History Today

The couple soon traveled to London so that Monroe could begin working on "The Prince and the Showgirl" with Laurence Olivier.

Source: Biography

"This is the first time I've been really in love," Monroe said about Miller.

Source: Biography

However, throughout their marriage, Monroe struggled to conceive a child and suffered multiple miscarriages.

Source: Biography

For a time afterward, however, the couple enjoyed their marriage. Monroe stepped away from the spotlight, choosing instead to focus on her home life and getting pregnant.

The Pulitzer-winning playwright even dedicated an edition of his collected plays to Monroe in a public display of affection.

Monroe began filming "Some Like it Hot" in 1959. The movie was a huge success, and Monroe won the Golden Globe for Best Comedy Actress.

However, a couple of months after she'd finished shooting, Monroe had another miscarriage. At the time, she blamed herself, as she was a heavy user of alcohol and barbiturates.

In 1960, Monroe allegedly had an affair with Yves Montand while working on "Let's Make Love."

Source: Biography

Trouble continued to brew between Miller and Monroe on the set of "The Misfits," a film based off of a short story written by Miller that was intended to take Monroe from blonde bombshell to serious film actress.

Arthur Miller met photographer Inge Morath while working on the film: He would eventually marry her after divorcing Monroe in 1962.

"The Misfits" would become Monroe's final film. She was fired from her next film, "Something's Gotta Give," for failing to show up to the set. She was eventually rehired, but the film was never finished. On Aug 5, 1962, the actress passed away at her Los Angeles residence at the age of 36. The coroner's report cited barbiturate overdose as the cause of death.

Source: The Independent, PBS

Beneath the glitz and glamour, Marilyn Monroe led a difficult life tousled by personal crises. However, she remains one of Hollywood's most famous and recognizable stars. Her films grossed over $200 million during her brief career.

Source: PBS

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Marilyn Monroe was born in 1926 as Norma Jeane Mortenson, and later baptized as Norma Jeane Baker. This is the first known studio portrait of her.

Her mother, Gladys Baker, suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and was institutionalized when Norma Jeane was young.

Gladys Baker had two other children from a previous marriage, but neither lived with her.

Norma Jeane never knew her father, though her mother claimed he was a Consolidated Studios co-worker named Charles Stanley Gifford.

Norma Jeane, pictured here at age 5, lived with various friends and relatives throughout most of her childhood.

Grace and Doc Goddard were the first of her guardians. Gladys Baker paid the couple $25 per week to look after her young daughter.

Throughout her childhood, the starlet-to-be bounced around from home to home. At points in her early life, she lived with her mom's sister-in-law, and even the Los Angeles Orphans' Home.

Norma Jeane's home life began to stabilize when she moved into the home of "Aunt Ana," a family friend of the Goddards.

In 1947, things began to look up for the natural brunette. Her mother was released from the mental institution she was living in and resumed living with her at Aunt Ana's house.

Aunt Ana exposed both Norma Jeane and her mother to the Christian Science faith. Her mother, however, soon left, saying she wanted to live with her Aunt Dora in Oregon.

Norma Jeane began dating a local boy named Jim Dougherty.

They married in 1942. Baker — now Dougherty — was only 16, but marrying Dougherty, a police officer, helped her avoid going back into the foster care system.

Dougherty started using the name Marilyn Monroe around 1946, though she didn't legally change her name until 1956.

While her husband served overseas in the Marines, Monroe began working in a local factory in Van Nuys, California. A photographer also working there asked if she wouldn't mind having her photo taken. From there, her modeling career was born.

By the time her husband returned from the war, her career as a model had started taking off. Monroe continued modeling during the 1940s, but dreamed of becoming an actress.

Despite her career success, Marilyn's personal life was struggling. In 1946, she and Jim Dougherty divorced. Soon after, she signed with 20th Century Fox under her new stage name, Marilyn Monroe.

After being signed, she dyed her hair a lighter shade of blonde, which soon became her trademark. Here, she poses for her first official studio portrait.

Monroe's first film, "Ladies of the Chorus," was released in 1948.

She began making public appearances and her stardom continued to rise. In June of 1949, she presented Photoplay Magazine's "Dream House" contest winner Virginia McAllister and her son with the key to a new house.

She began auditioning for more and more productions. Fans became enamored with the blonde bombshell.

"The Asphalt Jungle," released in 1952, was nominated for four Academy Awards. Though Monroe's role in the film was small, her performance captured the attention of many viewers. She can be seen here reading her fan mail.

The next few years would culminate in her most iconic films to date — namely, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," "How to Marry a Millionaire," and "The Seven Year Itch."

Many of her roles involved playing the "dumb blonde" archetype, and she soon became a "sex symbol."

Despite this, Monroe took acting seriously. She worked with acting coach Natasha Lytess throughout her career, once practicing together for 48 hours straight. She also eventually studied at the Actors Studio.

Monroe and Jane Russell both starred in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" in 1953. Marilyn Monroe's rendition of the song "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" in the movie would later be referenced by Madonna in her "Material Girl" music video.

Marilyn was known for attracting large audiences to her movies.

1953's "How to Marry a Millionaire," which also featured Betty Grable and Lauren Bacall, was the fourth highest-grossing film of 1953.

Despite becoming an international star on the rise, Monroe struggled with performance anxiety related to her acting.

In 1954 Monroe married baseball player Joe DiMaggio in San Francisco City Hall. She left her honeymoon in Japan to perform for American troops stationed in Korea.

Over the course of four days, Monroe performed 10 shows for an estimated 100,000 servicemen. She also spent time talking with the servicemen and eating in the Mess Hall.

Monroe shot her famous skirt-flying scene on the set of "The Seven Year Itch," on October 15, 1954.

Following the shooting of the famous skirt scene, it was reported that DiMaggio commented, "What the hell is going on here?" The couple is said to have quarreled over Monroe's fame. In November 1954, around a month after the famous scene was filmed, the couple divorced.

Throughout 1955, Monroe attended the Actors' Studio in New York City, hoping to hone her craft.

In April of 1955, Marilyn appeared on "Person to Person" to discuss her career and the parts she truly longed to play. "It's not that I object to doing musicals and comedies — in fact, I rather enjoy them — but I'd like to do dramatic parts too," she said.

The Ambassador Hotel, where Marilyn shot this intimate series of photos, no longer exists in Manhattan. However, the photos that were taken there capture the excitement of Hollywood's favorite starlet moving to New York City.

While living in New York, Monroe worked with director Lee Strasberg. He later commented, "I have worked with hundreds and hundreds of actors and actresses, and there are only two that stand out way above the rest. Number one is Marlon Brando, and the second is Marilyn Monroe."

Around this time, in 1955, Monroe took up a relationship with famed American playwright Arthur Miller, who she had known for years and was married at the time.

On June 29th, 1956, Monroe and Miller married. On July 1, in a more formal Jewish ceremony, the starlet was given away by teacher Lee Strasberg in front of a mere 25 guests.

The newlyweds stayed at Miller's summer home in Roxbury, Connecticut.

Their wedding rings were inscribed with the words "now is forever."

The couple soon traveled to London so that Monroe could begin working on "The Prince and the Showgirl" with Laurence Olivier.

"This is the first time I've been really in love," Monroe said about Miller.

However, throughout their marriage, Monroe struggled to conceive a child and suffered multiple miscarriages.

Other problems marred the young actress's marriage. While on location in London, she discovered a notebook in which Miller claimed he had misgivings about marrying her.

For a time afterward, however, the couple enjoyed their marriage. Monroe stepped away from the spotlight, choosing instead to focus on her home life and getting pregnant.

Monroe began filming "Some Like it Hot" in 1959. The movie was a huge success, and Monroe won the Golden Globe for Best Comedy Actress.

In 1960, Monroe allegedly had an affair with Yves Montand while working on "Let's Make Love."

Trouble continued to brew between Miller and Monroe on the set of "The Misfits," a film based off of a short story written by Miller that was intended to take Monroe from blonde bombshell to serious film actress.

Beneath the glitz and glamour, Marilyn Monroe led a difficult life tousled by personal crises. However, she remains one of Hollywood's most famous and recognizable stars. Her films grossed over $200 million during her brief career.

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