Today in History

June 01, 1926
Blonde Ambition
American sex symbol Marilyn Monroe is born in Los Angeles (as Norma Jeane Mortensen). She achieves fame as a model—she will be the first cover and centerfold of the first issue of Playboy magazine in 1953—and actress in 23 films between 1948 and her death in 1962.



Today's Feature History Article

An image from the "Ballerina" series

Model Arrangement

In Milton Greene, Marilyn Monroe found a friend as well as a photographer who captured the range of her vibrant personality




 



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