‘The people made me a star’: 100 years of Marilyn Monroe – in pictures

View image in fullscreenNorma Jeane, 1946 Born on 1 June 1926, Marilyn Monroe remains a defining presence in popular culture. From the first pin-up photographs made when she was a young model named Norma Jeane, to her last interview for Life magazine and the poignant final images on Santa Monica beach in 1962, she w…

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