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Marilyn Monroe: On the Set

Marilyn Monroe Shoots the Subway Grate Scene

Marilyn Monroe Shoots the Subway Grate Scene

In September 1954, director Billy Wilder films Monroe standing over a breezy New York subway grate for "The Seven-Year Itch." The scene becomes Monroe's most iconic image.

In this photo: Billy Wilder, Marilyn Monroe

Photo: George S. Zimbel/Getty Images

Sep 15, 1954