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Marilyn Sings 'Happy Birthday' to JFK, 1962

Marilyn Sings 'Happy Birthday' to JFK, 1962

The actress breathily sings her birthday wishes to John F. Kennedy. The performance would fuel rumors, persisting to this day, that the two had a torrid affair.

In this photo: Marilyn Monroe

Photo: Yale Joel/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

May 01, 1962