an angel in lace, a fabulous face

Marilyn Monroe in a hair test for Niagara, 1952.

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Hans Knopf, 1956.

Marilyn Monroe at NBC studios, 1952.

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Sam Shaw, 1957.

Thank you so much! It’s my first time logging on in over a year, so I apologize for the late response!

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Ed Clark for LIFE magazine, 1950.

Marilyn Monroe on the set of River of No Return, 1953.

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Nick de Morgoli, 1953.

Wishing my darling Marilyn a very happy 90th birthday!! ♡ My eyes fill with tears knowing how many lives she has blessed since the day she was born. She has filled my heart with an abundance of love & light. No one knows how much she has changed my life, what she has done for me—even helping me through dark times. My heart soars just thinking of her. I thank the heavens for creating a true angel of a woman. I’ve been in love with her for so many years now, and yet everyday I find myself loving her more & more. If only people today cared to know what she was really like, they’d feel so shameful for thinking/believing such awful & untrue things. I truly love everything about her—her determination, her intelligence, her immense & genuine love for children & animals, her strength for all she went through, her charity, her marvelous acting, her poetry—I could go on for days. One of my favorite things in the whole world is her beautiful smile & her adorable laughter—if I could be with her for one moment, that’s all I’d need. Happy birthday sweet Norma Jeane, where ever you are. If only you were here. ♡

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Milton Greene, 1956.

Marilyn Monroe at the premiere of the play Middle of the Night, 1956.

Marilyn Monroe, in a letter to Dr. Greenson, 1961