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Marilyn Monroe, after signing a contract with 20th Century Fox, poses for a portrait in 1947 in Los Angeles.
Monroe sits in the shade against a garden fence, 1954.
Monroe sits next to British thespian Laurence Olivier during a press conference at the Savoy Hotel in London in 1956.
Monroe does a cartwheel in the backyard of her agent Johnny Hyde's house on May 17, 1950, in Beverly Hills.
Monroe in Hollywood in 1950
Monroe lies on the grass in Palm Springs, California, in 1954.
Monroe rests her eyes wearing a white fur coat on March 24, 1955, in New York City.
Monroe in New York City, March 1955
Monroe (right) and Arthur Miller (left) after their civil wedding ceremony in White Plains, New York, on June 29, 1956
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.
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.
Monroe and Miller wait in a car to leave their residence in New York City on May 31, 1957.
Monroe poses for a portrait in a bathing suit and high heels, circa 1953.
Monroe rests against a car's open window on the set of The Misfits in 1960.
Monroe and Miller on a bike ride, 1956
Monroe lies beside a small dog while shooting The Misfits in 1960.
Monroe sits under the shade of an umbrella and speaks with director Billy Wilder during a break on a movie set in 1959.
Monroe holds Miller's dog Hugo at his summer home.
Marilyn Monroe tries some cake in a mess hall for service members near Seoul, South Korea, during her wartime entertainment tour in 1954.
Monroe surrounded by admirers at a party in 1951
Monroe sits on a bedroom floor and reads sheet music beside a recording device, 1950.
Monroe sings to an audience of service members during the first show of her four-day tour on Feb. 22, 1954.
Contact Pia Peterson at pia.peterson@buzzfeed.com.
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