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Beautiful Pics Of Marilyn Monroe On The Beach Taken By Sam Shaw In 1957 (17 Pics)
Marilyn Monroe. Everyone has heard about her, most people know her story. She was an American actress, singer, model, she did it all. She became a popular sex symbol in the ’50s and ’60s, inspiring many women to chase their dreams and be themselves. Sadly, famous Old Hollywood star passed away at the very young age of 36.
However, the famous actress still managed to achieve more things than most people do in a full lifetime. Marilyn was photographed by many photographers, including one photoshoot by Sam Shaw which is considered one of the most famous of her shoots. Shaw was also a dear friend of Marilyn’s, he photographed her private life and her most vulnerable moments. In these beach photos, Marilyn was pregnant. Sadly, one month after, she had a miscarriage.
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“She was a beautiful woman without makeup and in her spirit as a person” – that’s how Sam Shaw described Marilyn Monroe. He photographed her at Amagansett Beach, New York in July 1957. She was wearing a white bathing suit, her blonde hair was messy from the wind. Her natural beauty shines through in these vintage photos and she looks happy and comfortable.
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Sam Shaw lived his life in New York. He was born in 1912 and died in 1999. Shaw is recognized through his photographs of films and famous stars, although he had a lot of other hobbies like music, sculpture, painting, literature as well as political and social activism. Sam Shaw’s early life was not easy. He didn’t have much money, so he had to gather materials for his artwork from the streets of New York. He worked his way up and created his career from nothing.
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Sam Shaw has taken many famous photographs like the poster for the movie “A Streetcar Named Desire” where he captured Marlon Brando in a ripped t-shirt. He also captured one of the most well-known photographs of all time, the iconic Marilyn Monroe with her skirt blowing up in the movie “The Seven Year Itch”.
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Marilyn Monroe is considered by many to be the most iconic and beautiful female celebrity of all time. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Marilyn spent most of her childhood in foster homes and married at the very young age of 16. While working in a factory, she was noticed by a pin up girls photographer and from that moment, her life changed radically and she became one of the most famous women in the world.
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Marilyn lived a life of glamour, but it wasn’t without its flaws. She struggled with depression, addictions, and anxiety. That’s why it’s refreshing to see such happy, carefree and simple photographs of her on the beach. It seems like all her worries vanished and she was just having fun. Marilyn Monroe died in 1962 from overdosing, although conspiracy theorists around the world are still trying to figure out if that’s true to this day.
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Night Owl 5 years ago (edited)
She was such a beautiful woman. I think my favorite pictures of these are the ones where she's splashing in the water and the one in which she's jumping, she looks genuinely happy in those
Amazon QT 5 years ago
I’ve read several books on her life (the past few years), by people that knew her personally and she liked the moments where she wasn’t being “pined-over by paparazzi”.
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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
I've never seen a bad picture of her. In her autopsy photo she looked like a 12 year old girl sleeping (other than a little blood pooling under her skin). The pictures above where she's splashing in the waves she looks genuinely happy.
Chris DiFonso 5 years ago
I think one of the most notable aspects is that Marilyn Monroe's weight was much closer to realistic than that of the super skinny - actually, emaciated - models of the past 5 or 6 decades, especially the last 5 decades.
Marina 4 years ago
I was amazed by that! she was and still is considered one of the most beautiful women in the world and at the same time women who nowadays have her body type feel worthless exactly because of it...
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Maria Rohlen 5 years ago
She was beautiful but she did have plastic surgery, not au naturelle as many think she was.
Amazon QT 5 years ago
Her plastic surgery was not as invasive as the stuff that done today. She still looked like Norma Jean not a completely different person, like the celebs today.
Load More Replies... pebs 5 years ago
The funny thing is that, today, she would be considered too fat or otherwise not beautiful enough. Anyone could notice the difference with photoshopped photos that are currently posted by the divas or starlets, or even by common people.
Obese Lukas 5 years ago
what are you talking about? I have never heard anybody talking even remotely bad about how Marilyn looked.
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Sandra Libertad 5 years ago
She was so stunning, so beautiful inside and outside.... I always felt something special for her, like I would love to hug her and cheer her up... cause in reality, she was so sad and lonely.... is like a tenderness feeling.
m o o d . 5 years ago
Just because she changed her hair color it doesn't make her fake.
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Sue Prewitt 5 years ago
She was perfect. Today she would be considered overweight (though not by me).
pusheen buttercup 5 years ago
society really has gotten to us- was this what everyone wanted to look like, at that time? people wanted women with fuller figures? Why couldn't I have been born then, I would eat more icecream AND wear swimsuits!
Janna Broskina 5 years ago
No make up? So what do you call the bright lipstick, mascara and some eyeshadows?
AndersM 5 years ago
She is just so natural and beautiful. And no surgery and no filters. Hope it changes back to that someday.
Beachy 5 years ago
The feminists want everyone to be free to make the decision whether to shave or not. Whereas you're implying that shaving is somehow a better choice.
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Night Owl 5 years ago (edited)
She was such a beautiful woman. I think my favorite pictures of these are the ones where she's splashing in the water and the one in which she's jumping, she looks genuinely happy in those
Amazon QT 5 years ago
I’ve read several books on her life (the past few years), by people that knew her personally and she liked the moments where she wasn’t being “pined-over by paparazzi”.
Load More Replies... Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
I've never seen a bad picture of her. In her autopsy photo she looked like a 12 year old girl sleeping (other than a little blood pooling under her skin). The pictures above where she's splashing in the waves she looks genuinely happy.
Chris DiFonso 5 years ago
I think one of the most notable aspects is that Marilyn Monroe's weight was much closer to realistic than that of the super skinny - actually, emaciated - models of the past 5 or 6 decades, especially the last 5 decades.
Marina 4 years ago
I was amazed by that! she was and still is considered one of the most beautiful women in the world and at the same time women who nowadays have her body type feel worthless exactly because of it...
Load More Replies... Maria Rohlen 5 years ago
She was beautiful but she did have plastic surgery, not au naturelle as many think she was.
Amazon QT 5 years ago
Her plastic surgery was not as invasive as the stuff that done today. She still looked like Norma Jean not a completely different person, like the celebs today.
Load More Replies... pebs 5 years ago
The funny thing is that, today, she would be considered too fat or otherwise not beautiful enough. Anyone could notice the difference with photoshopped photos that are currently posted by the divas or starlets, or even by common people.
Obese Lukas 5 years ago
what are you talking about? I have never heard anybody talking even remotely bad about how Marilyn looked.
Load More Replies... Sandra Libertad 5 years ago
She was so stunning, so beautiful inside and outside.... I always felt something special for her, like I would love to hug her and cheer her up... cause in reality, she was so sad and lonely.... is like a tenderness feeling.
m o o d . 5 years ago
Just because she changed her hair color it doesn't make her fake.
Load More Replies... Sue Prewitt 5 years ago
She was perfect. Today she would be considered overweight (though not by me).
pusheen buttercup 5 years ago
society really has gotten to us- was this what everyone wanted to look like, at that time? people wanted women with fuller figures? Why couldn't I have been born then, I would eat more icecream AND wear swimsuits!
Janna Broskina 5 years ago
No make up? So what do you call the bright lipstick, mascara and some eyeshadows?
AndersM 5 years ago
She is just so natural and beautiful. And no surgery and no filters. Hope it changes back to that someday.
Beachy 5 years ago
The feminists want everyone to be free to make the decision whether to shave or not. Whereas you're implying that shaving is somehow a better choice.
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