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To end your long week the right way: An incredibly

To end your long week the right way: An incredibly rare and unpublished photo of Marilyn and Joe on their honeymoon in 1954, likely in Japan. #marilynmonroe

Caption this! Marilyn by John Florea, 1953. #mar

Caption this!

Marilyn by John Florea, 1953. #marilynmonroe

Part II of the CNN docu series Reframed: Marilyn M

Part II of the CNN docu series Reframed: Marilyn Monroe. #marilynmonroe

Part I of the CNN docu series Reframed: Marilyn Mo

Part I of the CNN docu series Reframed: Marilyn Monroe. #marilynmonroe

Lots of you (who are outside of the US) have said

Lots of you (who are outside of the US) have said you want to watch! I’ll livestream tonight’s two episodes on my IG channel.
Be sure to tune in at 6:00 PM PST/California time. #marilynmonroe

RIP Berniece Miracle, Marilyn’s half-sister. She

RIP Berniece Miracle, Marilyn’s half-sister. She was born in 1919, seven years before Marilyn. Most fans thought that she was still living, but it was just recently discovered that she actually passed away in May of 2014. Her family has been very quiet in recent years, which had caused me to wonder if she’d passed and they were just staying silent to have some privacy. Of course, it’s very big news when Marilyn’s closest living relative, that she actually knew, passes away. This info is now spreading quickly through the MM community.

Part of my collection is this colorful birthday card adorned with multiple butterflies and signed on the inside in blue fountain pen ink in Berniece’s own hand, “Love, Berniece & Paris” that was sent to Marilyn for her thirty-third birthday. Enclosed within the card is a small slip of paper penned in same ink reading “Dearest Marilyn, I’d love to fly up and visit you this summer during part of my vacation. Please phone or write me as to when you will be home, and the best time to come. Give my regards to Arthur. Love, Berniece.” Included is the original transmittal envelope addressed to “Mrs. Marilyn Miller, 444 E. 57th Street, New York City, N.Y.” and postmarked “Gainesville, FLA, Apr 24, 1959.

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💫 1949 ➡️ 1962 💫 #marilynmonroe

💫 1949 ➡️ 1962 💫

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FRUSTRATIONS WITH PHOTOSHOP Yesterday I posted so

FRUSTRATIONS WITH PHOTOSHOP

Yesterday I posted some photos of what I “thought” were photographs of Marilyn taken by George Barris in 1962. Turns out that one of them was actually photoshopped. Take a look at these photos and it’s apparent that something looks off. Someone, somewhere decided to get creative and splice two photos Marilyn together to create a new one. It’s perplexing. There are countless photos of Marilyn Monroe readily available across many channels: The Internet, books, magazines, etc. Is it really necessary to create “new” images of Marilyn by splicing original photos together? My answer: Unequivocally no. As I always like to say, #keepmarilynmonroereal and this is a perfect example as to why. Prints of the photoshopped image of Marilyn have even sold at auction with fake Certificates of Authenticity.

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Marilyn Monroe by Allan Grant. These photos of Mar

Marilyn Monroe by Allan Grant. These photos of Marilyn were taken to accompany an interview Marilyn had recently conducted with Richard Meryman for LIFE magazine. The article, titled, “Marilyn Monroe Lets Her Hair Down About Being Famous: Fame will Go By and so Long, I've had You,” was published on August 3, 1962. It was her last interview. Her death was announced just two days later on August 5.

These photos were taken in July inside Marilyn’s home at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive in Brentwood, CA. She’s in her dining room. Photos from this session are the only known photos taken of Marilyn inside the home she’d just purchased earlier that year, (aside from the police investigation photos taken after she’d passed away). In the photos, Marilyn displays an array of emotions, from happiness and joy to anger and sadness. They are some of the last images of her. George Barris also photographed her in July of 1962.

Contrary to popular belief, this photography session with Grant did not occur while she was actually being interviewed for the article. They were shot after her meeting with Meryman, which produced eight hours of taped conversations between the two.

Pat Newcomb, Marilyn’s press secretary, was present during the interview. And, when listening closely to the conversation between Marilyn and Meryman, (which are available online) one can occasionally hear her dog Maf barking in the background.

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