Early Unpublished Photos by LIFE Magazine
"Few Hollywood stars of the 1950s and 1960s were so compelling, so utterly unique, that they actually came to define the era in which they worked and played. Marilyn Monroe was one of those stars. From her earliest days as an actress until late in her career — when she had, against her will, been cast in the public eye as the century’s ultimate Sex Goddess — Marilyn posed for LIFE magazine’s photographers. Many of those pictures never ran in LIFE magazine."
Articles
Megan Does Marilyn: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Is Her Smash
“Don’t care if you’ve tied the knot. / Most folks want what they ain’t got. / Melt the ice, some like it hot. / Let’s be bad.” So sings Ivy Lynn in Smash, NBC’s...
Michelle Williams Is Magical in My Week with Marilyn
In 1956 Colin Clark, son of famed art historian Kenneth Clark, used the family name to land a job as Sir Laurence Olivier’s third assistant director on The...
'My Week With Marilyn' Trailer: Michelle Williams Takes On the Blonde Bombshell
Nearly 40 years after Marilyn Monroe's death, an upcoming film attempts to (figuratively) strip the icon to her core, with Michelle Williams filling Monroe's...
Never Before Seen Images from Marilyn Monroe's First Photo Shoot Up for Auction
Before Marilyn Monroe became an icon of American fashion and cinema, 20-year-old Norma Jeane Dougherty started her career by posing for Blue Book Modeling...
Photo Essays
Marilyn Monroe: Early Unpublished Photos
Few Hollywood stars of the 1950s and 1960s were so compelling, so utterly unique, that they actually came to define the era in which they worked and played...
Happy Birthday, Bombshell: 85 Rare Images of Marilyn Monroe
In honor of the screen siren's 85th birthday, TIME looks back at the many faces of Marilyn — from barefoot starlet to sexy fashion icon By Feifei Sun and Yumi...
Time.com Specials
Top 10 Outrageous eBay Auctions
From top-secret spy files to prime cemetery real estate next to Marilyn Monroe, a look at some of the most ridiculous items ever posted on eBay
Holiday Buying Guide
TIME brings you the best of this year's holiday entertainment gifts, from a bound collection of Marilyn Monroe photography to a boxed retrospective of the films...
