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Marilyn Monroe, 22, takes lessons with acting coach, Natasha Lytess, Hollywood, 1949. people

Marilyn Monroe in ’49: A Movie Icon in Training

Winston Churchill painting in 1949 people

Winston Churchill at Leisure: Portraits of the Private Man

Barbra Streisand in 1966 people

LIFE With Streisand: Early Photos of an Insecure Star

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Jack Nicholson: Rare, Early Photos of an Actor on the Rise

Jackie Robinson relaxes between takes on the set of the 1950 biopic, The Jackie Robinson Story, in which he starred as himself. people

Jackie Robinson: Classic Photos of an American Icon

Bette Davis at home in Beverly Hills California, 1939 people

LIFE With Bette Davis: Rare and Classic Photos of a Hollywood Legend

Johnny Longden (second from right) with fellow jockeys, Hollywood Park, 1952. people

Johnny Longden: Giant in the Saddle

Tennessee Williams at his typewriter in New York in 1948. people

Tennessee Williams: Portraits of an American Genius

Pages from "Red China Bid for a Future," featuring photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson, as the article appeared in the January 5, 1959, issue of LIFE. people

Cartier-Bresson: ‘Red China’ in Color, 1958

Liza Minnelli runs lines with her Flora the Red Menace costar Bob Dishy. In the show, Liza's Flora falls for his character, a fellow designer who pulls her toward Communism. people

Liza Minnelli at 19: Rare Photos of a Legend on the Cusp of Stardom

The First American Girl Scout Daisy Gordon Lawrence in 1948 people

The First Girl Scout: Portraits of Daisy Gordon Lawrence

Dancer and actor Gene Kelly in a multiple-exposure dance sequence from the movie Cover Girl, 1944. people

Classic Photos of Stars in Stop Motion

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