--- title: Marilyn Monroe: A Life in Photos description: Remembering Marilyn Monroe on the anniversary of her death on Aug. 5, 1962, with photographs of the actress throughout her long career. canonical: https://time.com/3973828/marilyn-monroe-photos/ author: Eliza Berman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-05T12:00:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:13.255Z og:title: Marilyn Monroe: A Life in Photos og:description: Remembering Marilyn Monroe on the anniversary of her death on Aug. 5, 1962, with photographs of the actress throughout her long career. og:url: https://time.com/3973828/marilyn-monroe-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca70d8e6c4c25abe/69885ca68e060161af46190a/150727-marilyn-monroe-09.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Marilyn Monroe at home, 1953. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Marilyn Monroe: A Life in Photos twitter:description: Remembering Marilyn Monroe on the anniversary of her death on Aug. 5, 1962, with photographs of the actress throughout her long career. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca70d8e6c4c25abe/69885ca68e060161af46190a/150727-marilyn-monroe-09.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Marilyn Monroe's Life in Photos > Sponsored content. 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As the editors wrote: --- > “” --- Here, in that spirit, are LIFE’s most timeless images of one of the most celebrated, emulated and complicated celebrities of the 20th century. _Liz Ronk, who edited this gallery, is the Photo Editor for LIFE.com. Follow her on Twitter_ [_@lizabethronk_](https://twitter.com/LizabethRonk)_._  Marilyn Monroe on the patio outside of her home, 1953. Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Marilyn Monroe posing in a studio, 1949. J.R. Eyerman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Marilyn Monroe in dance class, 1949. J.R. Eyerman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Marilyn Monroe in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California, 1950. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Marilyn Monroe in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California, 1950. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Marilyn Monroe strikes a pose, 1950. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Marilyn Monroe talking on the phone during an interview for the movie "Clash by Night," while producer Jerry Wald looks on, 1951. Bob Landry—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Marilyn Monroe at the Club Del Mar, where she received the Henrietta Award for Best Young Box Office Personality, given by the Foreign Press Association of Hollywood, 1952. Loomis Dean—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Marilyn Monroe at home, 1953. Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Marilyn Monroe wearing her famous gold lamé gown designed by Bill Travilla for a publicity still for the motion picture "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," 1953. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in a scene from the movie "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," 1953. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  A tearful Marilyn Monroe standing outside her home to face dozens of reporters after the announcement of her divorce from Joe DiMaggio, 1954. George Silk—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Actor Robert Mitchum wrestles with Marilyn Monroe in a scene from the film "River of No Return," 1954. John Swope—The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images  Marilyn Monroe sits on a piano in a scene from "River of No Return," 1954. J.R. Eyerman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Marilyn Monroe attends the premiere for 'East of Eden' at the Astor Theater, New York City, 1955. Michael Rougier—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Marilyn Monroe and playwright Arthur Miller sit in a Thunderbird convertible, 1956. Paul Schutzer—The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images  Ambassador Winthrop Aldrich, ex-envoy to Britain, chats with Marilyn Monroe as her husband, Arthur Miller, looks on at the April in Paris Ball, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, 1957. Peter Stackpole—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Marilyn Monroe looks startled while holding a flaming sparkler in the Rockefeller Center Sidewalk Superintendents Club during a ceremony for the soon-to-be built Time & Life Building, 1957. Walter Daran—The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images  Producer Kermit Bloomgarden (right) visits with Arthur Miller (center) and his wife, Marilyn Monroe, in their apartment, 1958. Robert W. Kelley—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Marilyn Monroe peers out at husband Arthur Miller from behind a door to see if he approves, 1960. 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