Rare Marilyn Monroe Photos Show The Screen Siren In A New Light

Marilyn Monroe Iconic Photos On Show In London
Robyn Foyster Robyn Foyster has been verified by Muck Rack's editorial team

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Dec 10, 2021

The Gentleman Prefer Blondes line-up showcases some of the most famous and gorgeous shots of the big-screen siren whose life was cut tragically short in 1962 at just 36.

A year earlier Marilyn told the 27-year-old Douglas to come into bed with her.

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The evening he spent with Marilyn was sensual, intimate, and spontaneous, and it produced the famous series An Evening With Marilyn Monroe.

The portfolio consists of Marilyn posing sensually in bed, with only a silk sheet between her and the camera.

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Just a novice photographer at the time, Douglas says the two of them shared a tension-filled shoot that helped create the stunning photographs.

Thinking back on the evening today, he describes their time together as though they “were in a beautiful dance,” with Marilyn leading of course.

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Milton, who died in 1985, first met Marilyn on assignment for Look Magazine in 1953. Many consider their subsequent collaboration to be the best and most genuine.

In 1956, they formed Marilyn Monroe Productions together, which produced the hit movies Bus Stop and The Prince and the Showgirl.

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By the end of their four-year relationship, he had photographed her in 52 different sittings producing over 5000 images.

In recent years Milton’s photographs have been exhibited in major galleries, museums and private collections around the world. His work continues to represent an era in time, which may have gone but will always be reflected in his photographs, says the gallery.

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Meanwhile, another head-turning memorial to Marilyn previously surfaced closer to home – a life-size statue in Bendigo, Victoria.

The eight-metre statue, below, created in the United States was part of an exhibition about the actress.

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The three-story resemblance, weighing 15 tonnes, is here to promote an exhibition about the screen legend at the Bendigo Art Gallery, which opens in March.

The sculpture, Forever Marilyn, is by American artist Seward Johnson and takes its inspiration from the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch, in which Marilyn’s character stands over the subway grates with her dress billowing up around her.

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By Robyn Foyster Robyn Foyster has been verified by Muck Rack's editorial team

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A multi award-winning journalist and editor and experienced executive, Robyn Foyster has successfully led multiple companies including her own media and tech businesses. She is the editor and owner of Women Love Tech, The Carousel and Game Changers. A passionate advocate for diversity, with a strong track record of supporting and mentoring young women, Robyn is a 2023 Women Leading Tech Champion of Change finalist, 2024 finalist for the Samsung Lizzies IT Awards and 2024 Small Business Awards finalist. A regular speaker on TV, radio and podcasts, Robyn spoke on two panels for SXSW Sydney in 2023 and Intel's 2024 Sales Conference in Vietnam and AI Summit in Australia. She has been a judge for the Telstra Business Awards for 8 years. Voted one of B&T's 30 Most Powerful Women In Media, Robyn was Publisher and Editor of Australia's three biggest flagship magazines - The Weekly, Woman's Day and New Idea and a Seven Network Executive. Her career has taken her from Sydney where she began as a copy girl at Sydney's News Ltd whilst completing a BA in Arts and Government at Sydney University, to London, LA and Auckland. After 16 years abroad, Robyn returned to Sydney as a media executive and was Editor-in-Chief of the country's biggest selling magazine, The Australian Women's Weekly.

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