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Rare Photos Capture the 'Essential' Marilyn Monroe

By Liz Ronk

LIFE Women's History Month Print Sale: Own a LIFE Photograph

By TIME Staff

Someone Paid $4.8 Million for Marilyn Monroe’s Most Iconic Gown

By Suyin Haynes

Marilyn Monroe's 'Happy Birthday' Dress Sells for Record $4.8 Million

By Suyin Haynes
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Rare Snapshots of Marilyn Monroe Reveal the Star's Lighter Side

An upcoming auction offers a chance to see a different side of the star

By Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk

From Elvis to Marilyn: Henri Dauman's Classic Celebrity Portraits

The LIFE photographer captured some of the brightest stars of the 20th century

By Eliza Berman

See Photos From the Day Arthur Miller Married Marilyn Monroe

The playwright, born 100 years ago this Saturday, married the actress on June 29, 1956

By Eliza Berman

Joyce Carol Oates Remembers Marilyn Monroe and the Novel She Inspired

On the anniversary of Monroe's death, reflections from the author who spent years studying her storied life

By Nikolas Charles

Marilyn Monroe's Life in Photos

Remembering the star on the anniversary of her death on Aug. 5, 1962

By Eliza Berman

Read Marilyn Monroe's Obituary From 1962

The actress, who died on Aug. 5, 1962, was "the only blonde in the world"

By Lily Rothman

Eve Arnold's Life Re-Examined Through Her Photographs

The Magnum Legacy series looks back at the lives of famous photographers

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'Walter Mitty' and the LIFE Magazine Covers That Never Were

Many of the classic LIFE magazine covers on display in 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' were, in fact, never LIFE covers at all.

By Ben Cosgrove

The Best of LIFE: 37 Years in Pictures

A selection of photos from LIFE magazine's storied archives: a photo a year from four decades of unparalleled excellence

By Ben Cosgrove

Marilyn Monroe Love Letters to Be Sold at Auction

Monroe’s “Lost Archives” is a collection of 300 items including letters, photographs, paintings and clothes

By Helen Regan

Photographer Spotlight: J.R. Eyerman

A tribute to J.R. Eyerman's long career with a series of pictures that display the man's dizzying versatility, talent and technical prowess

By Ben Cosgrove

Marilyn Monroe: Rare Early Photos, 1950

In 1950, LIFE photographer Ed Clark received a call from a friend who worked at 20th Century Fox. The friend was raving about "a hot tomato" the studio recently signed: one Marilyn Monroe.

By Ben Cosgrove

See an Exclusive Clip of Marilyn Monroe's Response to Nikita Khrushchev in 1959

See footage of a 1959 political luncheon — featuring a very special guest

By Lily Rothman

Marilyn Monroe at Home: Color Portraits

LIFE.com presents color photos of the movie legend at her Hollywood home in 1953, when she was just 26 years old.

By Ben Cosgrove

LIFE at Home With Showbiz Stars

In its prime, LIFE -- almost alone among the popular magazines of its day -- enjoyed the sort of access to A-list stars (and, admittedly, to lesser lights) that today's tabloids and paparazzi can only dream about.

By Ben Cosgrove

Hidden Frames: Unpublished Photos From Classic LIFE Assignments

A look at nine famous photos, each compared with a picture from the same assignment. Seen side by side, they offer a fascinating look into the way a single picture can inform -- and even alter -- our sense of history.

By Ben Cosgrove
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