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Marilyn Monroe: Life and Times

Brunette Marilyn, Age 15

Brunette Marilyn, Age 15

A 15-year-old Norma Jeane poses in 1941. She is one year away from her first marriage and five years away from breaking into movies and changing her name to Marilyn Monroe.

In this photo: Marilyn Monroe

Photo: Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images

Jan 01, 1941