“A sex symbol becomes a thing, and I just hate being a thing. But if I’m going to be a symbol of something, I’d rather have it be sex than some hideous thing.”
-- Marilyn Monroe, per Darwin Porter’s “Marilyn at Rainbow’s End”

Marilyn, Lauren and Bogie attend the premiere for How To Marry A Millionaire on November 4th 1953.

Marilyn behind the scenes of The Seven Year Itch in 1954 by Sam Shaw.

Marilyn Monroe during her Person to Person interview with Edward R. Murrow on CBS, 1955.

Marilyn Monroe on the set of Bus Stop, 1956.
-- Marilyn Monroe, per Darwin Porter’s “Marilyn at Rainbow’s End”

Marilyn, Lauren and Bogie attend the premiere for How To Marry A Millionaire on November 4th 1953.

Marilyn behind the scenes of The Seven Year Itch in 1954 by Sam Shaw.

Marilyn Monroe during her Person to Person interview with Edward R. Murrow on CBS, 1955.

Marilyn Monroe on the set of Bus Stop, 1956.