lit a candle 27 Aug 2026From a lifelong fan
Not many people can say they made millions of strangers feel less alone. Marilyn could.
Their story
Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jeane Mortenson, became the biggest star of 1950s Hollywood in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Seven Year Itch and Some Like It Hot. She died at 36 at her Los Angeles home.
In their own words
“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius.”
Photos
5Photo of actress in a late 1953 issue of Modern Screen. A search revealed that this was taken for 1954 film River of No Return.
by People Forever
Monroe in a publicity shot for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, featured on pages 48–49 of June 1953 issue of Modern Screen Note this is a larger, better quality copy
by People Forever
Publicity portrait of Marilyn Monroe as Rose Loomis in the 1953 film Niagara.
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Marilyn Monroe and Richard Widmark in a promotional image for Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
by People Forever
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