Here Are Some Glamorous Photos Of Marilyn Monroe On What Would've Been Her 95th Birthday

We look back at some of Monroe's personal, offscreen moments to celebrate her birthday.

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Pia Peterson
by Pia Peterson

BuzzFeed News Photo Editor

Young Marilyn Monroe in profile
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Marilyn Monroe, after signing a contract with 20th Century Fox, poses for a portrait in 1947 in Los Angeles.

Marilyn Monroe sits outside in a striped dress
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Monroe sits in the shade against a garden fence, 1954.

Marilyn Monroe sipping tea and wearing long gloves at a party
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Monroe sits next to British thespian Laurence Olivier during a press conference at the Savoy Hotel in London in 1956.

Marilyn Monroe doing a cartwheel
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Monroe does a cartwheel in the backyard of her agent Johnny Hyde's house on May 17, 1950, in Beverly Hills.

Marilyn Monroe sits with her legs crossed and reads a book
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Monroe in Hollywood in 1950

Marilyn Monroe lying on the grass in a suit
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Monroe lies on the grass in Palm Springs, California, in 1954.

Marilyn Monroe sleeping in a chair
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Monroe rests her eyes wearing a white fur coat on March 24, 1955, in New York City.

Marilyn Monroe smoking a cigarette
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Monroe in New York City, March 1955

Marilyn Monroe smiles widely and waves her gloves in one hand as she stands next to her husband Arthur Miller
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Monroe (right) and Arthur Miller (left) after their civil wedding ceremony in White Plains, New York, on June 29, 1956

Marilyn Monroe looks down at her dress with her head on her forehand
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Monroe, frustrated that her costume does not fit right, stands in a dressing room before riding a pink elephant for a charity event in March 1955 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Marilyn Monroe eats and sits on a couch next to a man
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Monroe, wearing a black dress, eats and chats with photographer Earl Leaf at a party held in her honor at the Beverly Hills Hotel on July 8, 1958.

Marilyn Monroe, wearing sunglasses, smiles at the camera from the passenger seat of a convertible
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Monroe and Miller wait in a car to leave their residence in New York City on May 31, 1957.

Marilyn Monroe in a bathing suit on a chaise on a lawn
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Monroe poses for a portrait in a bathing suit and high heels, circa 1953.

Marilyn Monroe in a car looking out the window
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Monroe rests against a car's open window on the set of The Misfits in 1960.

Marilyn Monroe riding a bike with her husband
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Monroe and Miller on a bike ride, 1956

Marilyn Monroe playing with a dog lying next to a window
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Monroe lies beside a small dog while shooting The Misfits in 1960.

Marilyn Monroe on a movie set under a parasol talking to the director
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Monroe sits under the shade of an umbrella and speaks with director Billy Wilder during a break on a movie set in 1959.

Marilyn Monroe with her soon-to-be husband Arthur Miller and his dog
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Monroe holds Miller's dog Hugo at his summer home.

Marilyn Monroe eating between two soldiers
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Marilyn Monroe tries some cake in a mess hall for service members near Seoul, South Korea, during her wartime entertainment tour in 1954.

Marilyn Monroe holds up a small glass of alcohol, surrounded by people at a party
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Monroe surrounded by admirers at a party in 1951

Marilyn Monroe holds a microphone and sits on the floor next to a recording device
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Monroe sits on a bedroom floor and reads sheet music beside a recording device, 1950.

Marilyn Monroe, wearing a dress and heels, stands behind a microphone and faces hundreds of service members
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Monroe sings to an audience of service members during the first show of her four-day tour on Feb. 22, 1954.


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