Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe's long-hidden photoshoot with John Vachon now appears in ""Marilyn, August 1953: The Lost LOOK Photos" from Dover Publications.
Marilyn Monroe's long-hidden photoshoot with John Vachon now appears in ""Marilyn, August 1953: The Lost LOOK Photos" from Dover Publications.
As photographer John Vanchon looked on, the starlet hit the ski-lift to check out the scenery during off time in Banff, Alberta.
Marilyn mugged with a stuffed bear during off-time from her contentious film shoot.
The rare photograph of the iconic bombshell's brief bikini-and-crutches phase.
Marilyn Monroe injured her ankle shooting a river scene in "River of No Return."
Marilyn Monroe played near a public pool during her off time from filming.
Only three of Vachon's photographs were used in the October 20, 1953 article about location shooting in Canada.
Vachon received rare access to the starlet who was hobbled with an ankle injury.
A rare, intimate moment between Marilyn Monroe and then-husband-to-be and baseball legend Joe DiMaggio.
Marilyn Monroe showed off her crutches during the photo shoot.
The photographs appear in the book "Marilyn: August 1953" which includes a letter from the photographer Vachon which referred to Monroe's co-star Robert Mitchum as "an unmitigated jerk."