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LIFE magazine cover created for the movie, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. people

‘Walter Mitty’ and the LIFE Magazine Covers That Never Were

Marilyn Monroe, 24, in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, 1950. people

Marilyn Monroe: Rare Early Photos, 1950

Marilyn Monroe at home, 1953. people

Marilyn Monroe at Home in Hollywood: Color Portraits, 1953

Vivien Leigh takes home her Gone With the Wind Oscar arts & entertainment

LIFE at Home With Showbiz Superstars

Page spreads from the June 22, 1962, issue of LIFE Magazine. people

Marilyn Monroe: The LIFE Cover Stories, 1952-1962

Marilyn Monroe sings "Happy Birthday" to JFK, New York, 1962. people

Alone in a Crowd: Marilyn Sings ‘Happy Birthday’ to JFK, May 19, 1962

Marilyn Monroe at the time she filed for divorce from Joe DiMaggio, October 1954. people

Tearful Photos from the Day Marilyn Divorced DiMaggio in 1954

Then-unknown actress Marilyn Monroe with Clifton Webb and Laurette Luez on the set of a 1948 comedy, "Sitting Pretty." people

Unpublished: Portraits of Marilyn as a Young Actress, 1948

Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, on the set of Gentleman Prefer Blondes arts & entertainment

Fun With Marilyn and Jane: On the Set of ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’

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

Marilyn Monroe in ’49: A Movie Icon in Training

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