Marilyn Monroe

“She was an innocent. She was cunning. She was complicated.” - Sam Shaw

In 1954, Marilyn met Ella Fitzgerald, beginning a friendship that would last for years.

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Milton Greene in 1954.

There must be thousands of girls sitting alone like me dreaming of being a movie star. But I’m not going to worry about them. I’m dreaming the hardest.