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Marilyn Monroe preforming “Heat wave” in 1955’s “There’s no business like show business”

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Marilyn Monroe in a scene, playing a mother on screen, in her uncompleted movie “Something’s got to give” 1962

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Marilyn Monroe photographed in 1962 on the beach

“Sometimes wearing a scarf and a polo coat and no makeup and with a certain attitude of walking, I go shopping or just look at people living. But then you know, there will be a few teenagers who are kind of sharp and they'll say, "Hey, just a minute. You know who I think that is?" And they'll start tailing me. And I don't mind. I realise some people want to see if you're real. The teenagers, the little kids, their faces light up. They say, "Gee," and they can't wait to tell their friends. And old people come up and say, "Wait till I tell my wife." You've changed their whole day. In the morning, the garbage men that go by 57th Street when I come out the door say, "Marilyn, hi! How do you feel this morning?" To me, it's an honour, and I love them for it.” - Marilyn in an interview, 1962

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Tom Ewell and Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch (1955)

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Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in 1953’s “Gentleman Prefer Blondes”

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Marilyn Monroe on the set of “Something’s got to give” 1962

“Having a child, that’s always been my biggest fear. I want a child and I fear a child” - Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn had always seemed to attract children, they couldn’t get enough of her. Her husband Arthur Miller once even stated. “To understand Marilyn, you have to see her around children”

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Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis In “Some like it hot 1959

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“Johnny was marvellous, he really was. He believed in my talents. He listened to me when I talked, and he encouraged me. He said I would be a very big star. I remember laughing and saying it didn’t look like it because I couldn’t make enough to pay my telephone bill. - Isn’t it sad that I loved Freddy and he didn’t love me and then here’s Johnny in love with me and I didn’t return his love? But Johnny was kind to me and I was faithful to him”

Marilyn Monroe on “the man who helped kickstart her carrer” Johnny Hyde

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Marilyn Monroe on the set of “The misfits” 1961

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Marilyn Monroe visiting a children’s orphanage in 1952

“The thing I want more than anything else? I want to have children. I used to feel for every child I had, I would adopt another.” - Marilyn Monroe

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Marilyn Monroe rare footage on set and behind the scenes of “The seven year itch” 1955

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Marilyn Monroe on the set of “The prince and the showgirl” 1957

Despite Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe not getting along on set, later on long after Marilyn’s death in 1962 Olivier gave an interview, stating an interesting take on Marilyn as an actress.

"she just wanted to be seen. She was meant to be a model. Only by twist of fate did she become an insecure actress." Also stating that Marilyn was desperately afraid of a film camera but was a natural in front of a still camera

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Marilyn Monroe photographed by Milton Green in 1953

“There were some difficult days and some pleasant ones. I went to school, held down a number of jobs, looked for openings in pictures all the time, had many disappointments which were very crushing and finally reached some small measure of success.”

Marilyn Monroe - interviewed in 1954 by Helen Hover after being asked by a fan “What kind of life did you live before you became a star?”

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Marilyn Monroe and actor Jack Lemmon on the set of “Some like it hot” 1959

Fox News: What was your father’s relationship like with Marilyn Monroe?

Lemmon: It was terrific. He saw Marilyn for what she was, unlike the persona. … Marilyn had her own gimmick. But that wasn’t her at all. She was a very dedicated actress and a very intelligent woman. But also a very troubled woman who was hit by stardom way too quickly. She just simply didn’t know what to do with it. So my father instantly took to her because he saw those qualities. My father easily took to everybody. Jack Lemmon could get along with a log.

Billy tended to be very rough with his shots. He didn’t want anyone messing around with his stuff. But she and my father, they nailed it on the first take. That’s the performance you see on the screen. He easily befriended her. She was flirty with him because she thought it might bring some spice into the scene. And of course, he flirted right back. And that’s how that great scene between them was born. That was all one take. - Jack Lemmon’s son

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Marilyn Monroe and Eli wallach dancing in a scene of “The misfits” 1961

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Marilyn Monroe and Co-Star Yves Montand During a press conference for “Let’s make love” 1960

It was reported that Marilyn and Montand were quite smitten with one another. It was reported that Montand did not speak barley any English at the beginning of the filming, the thing that brought Marilyn to him was that they both felt out of place and unsure of themselves