"Who is this Marilyn Monroe?" was the answer in LIFE magazine when they received these photos

"Who is this Marilyn Monroe?" was the answer in LIFE magazine when they received these photos

Categories: Celebrities

A photo shoot in the woods of an unknown Marilyn at that time was made in 1950 by LIFE magazine photographer Ed Clark at the suggestion of his friend from 20th Century Fox.

"I sent some pictures to LIFE in New York, but they came back saying, 'Who the hell is this Marilyn Monroe?'" said Ed Clark.

No one at that time could even imagine what popularity Marilyn would achieve.

"Who is this Marilyn Monroe?" was the answer in LIFE magazine when they received these photos

"Who is this Marilyn Monroe?" was the answer in LIFE magazine when they received these photos"Who is this Marilyn Monroe?" was the answer in LIFE magazine when they received these photos

"Who is this Marilyn Monroe?" was the answer in LIFE magazine when they received these photos"Who is this Marilyn Monroe?" was the answer in LIFE magazine when they received these photos"Who is this Marilyn Monroe?" was the answer in LIFE magazine when they received these photos"Who is this Marilyn Monroe?" was the answer in LIFE magazine when they received these photos"Who is this Marilyn Monroe?" was the answer in LIFE magazine when they received these photos

"Who is this Marilyn Monroe?" was the answer in LIFE magazine when they received these photos"Who is this Marilyn Monroe?" was the answer in LIFE magazine when they received these photos

Keywords: LIFE magazine | Marilyn monroe | Rare photos | Photographer | Photos | Photo shoot

Post News Article

Recent articles

Why Henry IV is the only king whom the people of France loved
Why Henry IV is the only king whom the people of France loved

It just so happened that the kings of France were not in good standing with the people. The monarchs had a reputation as ...

Style not size, or How girls of different sizes look in the same clothes
Style not size, or How girls of different sizes look in the ...

There is an opinion that some clothes are suitable only for skinny girls, and girls with curvy shapes will no longer be able to ...

The world's oldest serial killer: how a 90-year-old "Bataan witch" poisoned 150 men
The world's oldest serial killer: how a 90-year-old "Bataan ...

The phrase "the oldest serial killer in history" evokes associations with the scruffy cannibal grandfather from Lovecraft's short ...

Related articles

As residents of the Italian town many centuries shared bread and salt with mummies
As residents of the Italian town many centuries shared bread ...

In the Italian town Venzone in the province of Udine people have long lived side by side with the mummies. Drank tea with them, had ...

11 photos of charming Marilyn Monroe by photographer Sam Shaw
11 photos of charming Marilyn Monroe by photographer Sam Shaw

In July 1957, a close friend of Marilyn Monroe, photographer Sam Shaw, arranged a photo shoot for the actress on the beach in ...

Looked like mom Marilyn Monroe, Princess Diana and other style icons of the XX century
Looked like mom Marilyn Monroe, Princess Diana and other ...

Watch a selection of rare archival footage of the XX century stars posing with their moms. Looked like her Marilyn Monroe, ...