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#MARILYN4EVER: A TRIBUTE TO MARILYN MONROE

BERT STERN | Marilyn Monroe from The Last Sitting, 1962

“I would never have taken any nudes of Marilyn if she didn’t want to do it. I wasn’t out to do nudes, I was out to do pictures.” - Bert Stern

Bert Stern’s infamous “Last Sitting”, shot at the Bel Air Hotel in 1962, for Vogue magazine, is one of the defining career moments detailed in the documentary ‘Bert Stern: Original Madman’ (director Shannah Laumeister), which charts the photographer’s rise to stardom in the 1950s during the golden age of advertising. (via Nowness)

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BERT STERN | Marilyn Monroe from The Last Sitting, Vogue, 1962

“Fame to me is only a temporary and partial happiness, that’s not what fulfills me. It warms you a bit, but the warming is temporary. It might be kind of a relief to be finished. It’s sort of like you don’t know what kind of yard dash you’re running, and then you’re at the finish line and you sort of sigh - you’ve made it. But fame will go by - and so long. I’ve had you, fame. I’ve always known it was fickle.” - Marilyn Monroe

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PHILIPPE HALSMAN | Marilyn jumping, 1952

“When an adult woman jumps with bent knees like a little girl, it shows that, during the jump at least, she has become a girl again.” - Philippe Halsman

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ROY SCHATT | Marilyn Monroe, 1955

“My company was formed because I wanted to make better pictures, to improve my work, to secure my income and to help others make good pictures.” - Marilyn Monroe

On January 7, 1955, Marilyn Monroe announced the formation of her own independent film company, Marilyn Monroe Productions. Her studio, 20th Century Fox, sued her for breach of contract. Marilyn rebelled against Hollywood and literally went on strike. When the studio realized her box office potential upon the release of ‘The Seven Year Itch’ they re-signed her and agreed to her unprecedented terms. Her new contract allowed her an incredible amount of creative control that was considered revolutionary for an actress at the time, and her rights to director and cinematographer approval set a standard for other stars to follow.

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ERIKA STONE | Marilyn Monroe at circus opening, 1953

Marilyn Monroe was a generous philanthropist throughout her career and helped raise money for a variety of charities, especially for children. One of her most renowned philanthropic contributions, though, was in 1955 when she rode a pink elephant, in fishnets and a corset, in front of an audience of 25,000 at Madison Square Garden, for a Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus charity event.

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EVE ARNOLD | Marilyn Monroe at the premiere of ‘East of Eden’, New York, 1950

“She managed the business of stardom with uncanny, clever, apparent ease.” - Laurence Olivier

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HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON | Marilyn Monroe in Reno, 1961

“I never wanted to be Marilyn - it just happened. Marilyn’s like a veil I wear over Norma Jeane.”

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BRUCE DAVIDSON | Marilyn’s Dinner Party, 1960

Marilyn Monroe was an excellent cook, and famous for her bouillabaisse. When writers at The New York Times tried making her recipe for stuffing, they were surprised to discover it’s complexity – it took two hours to finish. Here’s her handwritten recipe for the perfect Thanksgiving turkey. (via Brain Pickings)

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“If I’m a star, then the people made me a star.” - Marilyn Monroe

ANDRE DE DIENES | Marilyn Monroe, 1949

May is ‘Marilyn Month’ at Phillips! Follow #Marilyn4Ever on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest where we’ll pay tribute to the Hollywood icon’s enduring legacy and timeless cultural significance.

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ROY SCHATT | Marilyn Monroe at The Actor’s Studio, 1955

Before she became a Hollywood icon and muse for generations of artists and writers, Marilyn Monroe was a working actress. Even after her ascendency to the world’s most recognizable screen star, she continued to hone her craft, enrolling in classes at UCLA, and later studying with Lee Strasburg at New York’s Actors Studio.

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