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Casting Norma Jeane

Casting Norma Jeane: A Starlet is Transformed into Marilyn Monroe focuses on 1946, the year when 20 year-old Norma Jeane Dougherty became Marilyn Monroe. Author James Glaeg met Sam and Enid Knebelcamp, part of her extended family, in 1958. The book … Continue reading


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Alan Young Remembers Marilyn

In December 1946, Marilyn – who had changed her name just a few months before – appeared on a Rose Bowl float in Los Angeles, promoting the Alan Young Radio Show. The Northumberland-born actor and broadcaster dated Monroe twice, as … Continue reading


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‘Icons and Idols’ Auction Details

Full listings for the Icons and Idols auction (December 1-2) are now online at Julien’s Auctions. A print catalogue – featuring a cover shot of the young Marilyn by Joseph Jasgurs – can be ordered (for $100.) On the subject … Continue reading


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Jasgur Photos on Auction

Photos taken by Joe Jasgur in March 1946 of the then 19 year-old model, Norma Jeane Dougherty, in one of her first professional shoots, are to be sold by Julien’s Auctions in December to pay off the late photographer’s debts, … Continue reading


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Miller Photos on Auction

  A selection of extraordinary colour photos of a young Marilyn, taken by Richard C. Miller in 1946, are among the Monroe-related items on offer at Heritage Auctions. The sale is set for July 29.


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Norma Jeane’s First Foreign Cover

This portrait by Andre De Dienes made the cover of England’s Leader magazine on April 13, 1946, her first front-page appearance on a non-US publication. Thanks to Megan at Everlasting Star


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August 26, 1946

Signing her first studio contract with Fox, the former Mrs Norma Jeane Dougherty changed her name to Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn was after actress Marilyn Miller and Monroe was her mother’s maiden name.)


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