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“Everything I learned I learned from the movies”- Audrey Hepburn

Marilyn Monroe waving to the crowd during an Atlantic City parade in 1952.

It’s a Marilyn Monroe tug of war! What beefcake will win?

Actress Betty Grable in a saucy hat!

One day, while filming a scene on the set of Jailhouse Rock (1957), Elvis Presely swallowed a tooth cap and had to be hospitalized to remove it.

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Edward Clark, 1950.

Marilyn seductively sings the song “Kiss” in the 1953 film, Niagara.

The classic shot of Marilyn Monroe’sdress blowing up around her legs as she stands over a subway grating was originally shot on Manhattan’s Lexington Avenue at 52nd St. on Sept. 15, 1954 at 1 AM. 5000 onlookers whistled and cheered through take after take as Marilyn repeatedly missed her lines. This occurred in the presence of an increasingly embarrassed and angry Joe DiMaggio, Monroe’s husband at the time. The original footage shot on that night in New York never made it to the screen; the noise of the crowd had made it unusable. Billy Wilderre-staged the scene on the 20th Century Fox lot, on a set replicating Lexington Avenue, and got a more satisfactory result. However, it took another 40 takes for Marilyn to achieve the famous scene.

Goddess in lace- Marilyn, 1953

Costume test for Marilyn’s 1953 film, Niagara. This suit would be featured in the film tightly hugging Marilyn’s derriere.

Marilyn Monroe during a scene from her 1952 film, Niagara. This film was shot on location at Niagara Falls.

Hugs & Kisses, Love Marilyn

Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, and Betty Grable posing for publicity of their 1953 film, How To Marry A Millionaire.

Marilyn Monroe arriving to the premiere of her 1953 film, How To Marry A Millionaire.

Hugs & Kisses Love, Mamie Van Doren