Marilyn Monroe (60 page)

Norma Jeane leans against a car, perched jauntily on one leg. This photo was given as a gift to Bill Pursel from Norma Jeane, and he pinned it to the wall of his college dormitory.
(from the collection of Bill Pursel)

This snapshot was given to Bill Pursel by Norma Jeane early in their relationship. She was living at 4215 Rowland Street at the time, which was where this rare shot was taken.
(from the collection of Bill Pursel)

Marilyn
(centre)
is photographed in a boat alongside an unknown model
(left)
and Annabelle Stanford
(right)
. Annabelle modelled with Marilyn on several occasions and dated Dick Pursel, the brother of Marilyn’s boyfriend Bill.
(unknown photographer)

Although her star was rising, Marilyn continued to live with Aunt Ana Lower. She is seen here outside what is believed to be Ana’s house on Nebraska Avenue.
(unknown photographer)

An early 1950 publicity still, showing a relaxed, happy Marilyn. Her career was blossoming and despite emotional upheavals, for the most part she was enjoying her rise to stardom.
(unknown photographer)

Marilyn arrives in Jasper by train, prior to filming ‘River of No Return’. She posed happily with some soldiers, and fan Sandy Robinson was there to record the event for posterity.
(Sandy Robinson)

Amid the paraphernalia of location shooting, Marilyn looks elegant whilst filming ‘Niagara’. When shooting was over and Marilyn left town, she also left behind two pairs of her new shoes plus a generous gratuity for her chambermaid, Blanch Maj. “We were all so excited and most impressed with the fact that we had Marilyn’s very own shoes in our family,” remembered Blanche’s niece Pat Brennan.
(George Bailey)

Marilyn and Joe DiMaggio arrive in Japan for a working honeymoon. Marilyn was full of hope for a happy marriage, but it would be tumultuous from the start.
(from the collection of Tina Garland)

On tour in Korea. Although the photo shows a sunny day, it snowed for much of the time. Even so, Marilyn abandoned her thick coat for a low-cut beaded evening gown.
(Don Obermeyer)

Marilyn and Joe DiMaggio tried to settle into a normal life together, but the balance between a private and public life caused strain in the marriage. Marilyn was always happy to be photographed, while Joe found it intrusive and unnecessary.
(unknown photographer)

Marilyn gets ready to depart England, seen here with her husband Arthur Miller, following behind. The experience had not been a particularly positive one. “It was raining all the time,” she later said, “Or maybe that was just me.”
(Horace Ward)

Marilyn and the Oliviers – Vivien Leigh in fur coat, gloves and pearls, Laurence Olivier next to her, talking to Marilyn. They smiled on, but the press showed scant regard, aside from a young Alan Whicker, in trademark glasses with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, seen busy taking notes.
(Horace Ward)