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At the age of 15

Marilyn Monroe marries her first husband, James Dougherty in 1942. She was 16 years old.

Just a worker in a Van Nuys, California, factory in 1944

1949

Marilyn photographed in 1949 when she was a model.

Marilyn Monroe's Thanksgiving Photo in 1950

Marilyn and fellow sex symbol, Betty Grable - 1951

Robert Wagner with a seductive Marilyn Monroe on his lap during a test scene for Let's Make It Legal on June 14, 1951.

Marilyn exercising - 1952

On the set of Niagara - 1952

Marilyn Monroe was declared 'a movie press agent's dream', by Time magazine in 1952. At the mention of her name, men made a wolf whistle.

1953

1953

1953

Marilyn posing for Playboy in December 1953. 'At 5'5' tall, she measured 36-22-34 and while her weight fluctuated throughout her adult life from 118 to 140 pounds, she always maintained that hourglass ratio.

Marilyn's Dept. of Defense I.D. card when she flew to Korea to entertain the troops - 1954

Marilyn standing over a subway vent in Manhattan while filming The Seven Year Itch in September 1954 in New York.

1954

Marilyn and a very young photographer - 1955

1955

1956

1957

Marilyn in a showgirl costume - 1957

Marilyn and husband Arthur Miller spent a two week vacation in Jamaica in January 1957, and dodged questions from the press about her possible pregnancy.

1958

Marilyn Monroe with Tony Curtis in 1958

1959

Marilyn in Some Like it Hot. This was her most famous movie that also starred Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. 1959

Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl - 1959

Marilyn and Yves Montand - 1960

Marilyn trying on wardrobe options in August 1960

1961

1961

Montgomery Clift and Marilyn attend the premiere of The Misfits on January 31, 1961.

Marilyn with then husband Joe DiMaggio at a Yankees game on April 11, 1961

Marilyn with her date and boyfriend Mexican screenwriter Jose Bolanos at the Golden Globe Awards on March 5, 1962.

Marilyn and Rock Hudson - 1962

Marilyn's final photo-shoot six weeks before her death - 1962.