The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

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

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

“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

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

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”

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

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

Marilyn Monroe on the set of “The misfits” 1961

“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

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

"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

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?”

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

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

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