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Happy 86th Birthday to the woman who has inspired me most in life! Long live Marilyn!

Marilyn Monroe boarding a Pan Am flight in the 1960’s.

A handsome photograph of actor Clark Gable.

Marilyn Monroe- Earthy & Beautiful by photographer Cecil Beaton.

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.

Viva Las Vegas (1964): When the wedding scene was filmed, many tabloid magazines at time published photos of the “wedding” and suggested that Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret really had gotten married.

Johnny Depp donated $2 million to a children’s hospital in London, in return for saving his daughter’s life in 2007.

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

Jean Harlow from her infamous 1929 romp in Los Angeles Griffith Park. This was a frequent location for nude photo shoots by Edwin Bower Hesser who took this photograph.

Both Lana Turner and Grace Kelly were considered for the part of Maggie the Cat. Elizabeth Taylor won the role and the Oscar for her performance in the 1958 film.

Actor Montgomery Clift was a close friend of Elizabeth Taylor, although he greatly disliked her husband Richard Burton, and the feeling was mutual. Clift once said, “Richard Burton doesn`t act, he just recites.”.

Elizabeth Taylor- mesmerizing eyes…..

Did you know…… Audrey Hepburn sang “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” to John F. Kennedy on his last birthday in 1963.

Did you know….Marilyn Monroe did her famous nude photo shoot in 1947 nearly SIX YEARS BEFORE the photos were used for Playboy’s 1953 first edition.